“Today, with the way antidepressants are prescribed, nearly one in four Americans will meet the criteria to be diagnosed with depression within their lifetime, and will be prescribed medications that interfere with how their brain functions.”
I still remember when I started college at ESU, it seemed like half of the people there were in the ‘psych’ program...and even then I was wondering what the need for all those ‘psych’ majors was. I’m still wondering that, but I see their political power in the way drugs are now handed out like crazy.
I’ve told my kids to NEVER get involved in the ‘mental health’ system, nor let those monsters get anywhere near their kids. If they have problems, get with us, or other family or close friends. Relationship problems - suck it up, life will be fine. Similar for at work - if they give you a questionnaire asking shrink questions, you had better answer that you are ‘happy’ every day and always ready to jump out of bed to go to work - otherwise you’ll have an army of people demanding to ‘help’ you get through life.
My only exception to the above would be people who have serious chemical imbalances...but I suspect that is very, very, rare in families with no history of it.
Dead on. Too many mental health professionals are like harpies, ready to descend upon anyone they perceive as remotely discontent and push psychoactive substances down their gullet.
It’s no wonder there’s such a strong push for people to open up, share their feelings, cry when they need to, practice “self care.” They’re trying to coax potential pill customers into outing themselves.