There seems to be ample evidence that young people today are experiencing previously unheard-of levels of mental illness.
1, 2, 3, 4
Anecdotally, I'm seeing it first hand, with every family with GenZ children I know having at least one kid with mental distress/illness of some kind. Telling them to harden the **** up does not appear to be an option.
The theories behind this tsunami of issues point in several directions, and the strongest link is possibly the rise of social media. The main take from me is that it's a very big problem, and we're critically under-funded worldwide for dealing with it. In the long term it may make covid look like a blip - these are people with potentially lifelong disabilities and someone's going to have to pick up the tab.
It could even be that covid has exacerbated the problem not just with lockdowns and disruptions to schools, but by the virus itself affecting the brain. If it causes cognitive impairment, it's not a big stretch to see it causing mental illness.
I'm a big fan of using psychedelics, but since they're still a heavily illegal drug in most places it's not an overnight cure.
Discuss.
1, 2, 3, 4
Anecdotally, I'm seeing it first hand, with every family with GenZ children I know having at least one kid with mental distress/illness of some kind. Telling them to harden the **** up does not appear to be an option.
The theories behind this tsunami of issues point in several directions, and the strongest link is possibly the rise of social media. The main take from me is that it's a very big problem, and we're critically under-funded worldwide for dealing with it. In the long term it may make covid look like a blip - these are people with potentially lifelong disabilities and someone's going to have to pick up the tab.
It could even be that covid has exacerbated the problem not just with lockdowns and disruptions to schools, but by the virus itself affecting the brain. If it causes cognitive impairment, it's not a big stretch to see it causing mental illness.
I'm a big fan of using psychedelics, but since they're still a heavily illegal drug in most places it's not an overnight cure.
Discuss.
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