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[Monkeygourmet]

A few things out of interest.

I tend to dip in and out of many forums, having a little look. This is mainly because I like to keep a fluid mind flow and gauge other people's responses to events and observe potential agendas they may have when perceiving them.

I don't sign up to groups / parties as a rule.

Now, obviously don't feel obliged to give personal info but I just wondered about the coloration of medication / depression among people who ever to the extremes of things.

It seems highly evident that a huge majority of individuals in other forums are highly medicated or dealing with depressions and other issues yet at the same time feel they are stable enough to give judgement on others.

It seems less so on Gaf although I have zero idea.

Anyway - please add thoughts on this and anything to add to what seems to be an epidemic of 'mentally ill' people.

 

[Ban Puncher]

 

[Shmunter]

A few things out of interest.

I tend to dip in and out of many forums, having a little look. This is mainly because I like to keep a fluid mind flow and gauge other people's responses to events and observe potential agendas they may have when perceiving them.

I don't sign up to groups / parties as a rule.

Now, obviously don't feel obliged to give personal info but I just wondered about the coloration of medication / depression among people who ever to the extremes of things.

It seems highly evident that a huge majority of individuals in other forums are highly medicated or dealing with depressions and other issues yet at the same time feel they are stable enough to give judgement on others.

It seems less so on Gaf although I have zero idea.

Anyway - please add thoughts on this and anything to add to what seems to be an epidemic of 'mentally ill' people.

No, we're all clean here. Evidence is in the post quality and lack of general cognitive dissonance

 

[Monkeygourmet]

I know it's unfortunately a nightmare in the U.S. - kids being dosed up before they are even teenagers.

A friend of mine once visited and on the deceleration about what medication they had, they said "none".

The person checking could not believe this

 

[Monkeygourmet]

*Could a Mod move this to politics?

Thanks.

 

[Soodanim]

If we take the OP statement as true, then to roughly state the mentality of GAF as a collective I'd say it's a less sensitive forum when compared to some other places, but I couldn't say whether that precedes the grouping or is a result of the grouping. In other words, it could be that GAF isn't the place people come to get sympathy for their problems, or they come here because they aren't that way inclined in the first place.

*Could a Mod move this to politics?

Thanks.

It doesn't even belong there, this is your standard Off Topic thread.

 

[Monkeygourmet]

If we take the OP statement as true, then to roughly state the mentality of GAF as a collective I'd say it's a less sensitive forum when compared to some other places, but I couldn't say whether that precedes the grouping or is a result of the grouping. In other words, it could be that GAF isn't the place people come to get sympathy for their problems, or they come here because they aren't that way inclined in the first place.

It doesn't even belong there, this is your standard Off Topic thread.

I beg to differ, purely as there is a huge push for medication on citizens, especially in countries like the US (also U.K. now).

I am summarising this has a major effect on certain political or political based movements due to unchecked or over medicated mental health disorders.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

I'd say people in general are not made for getting so old.
It just piles up over the years, not only on your body, but especially on your mind.

 

[teezzy]

No meds. No drugs. I rarely even drink.

I play PC games, eat Chinese foods and exercise

I'm a good little boy. Sometimes I'll even meditate or read.

 

[and 3 others]

I play PC games,

Throw bleach upon this man, this is Sony Country!

 

[FreedomOfSpeech]

The real ill is not being skeptical.

Is it a good idea to become dependent on opiods?
Do I have adhd or am I just comsuming too much sugar?
Is this food pyramid actually conforming to biology?

They tried to prescribe me anti depressants once, I politely declined. Glad I did.

 

[synchronicity]

It's a reflection of culture imo. We live in a mostly disconnected culture of hollow consumerism where people work longs hours at (often) unfulfilling jobs to pay for things (and often massive debt) that are unfulfilling. When fundamental human needs go unmet, humans suffer. I mean you can look at (relatively) material poor tribal cultures in many cases to see that we're (in the developed world) worse off where it really matters, ironically.

 

[joe_zazen]

I beg to differ, purely as there is a huge push for medication on citizens, especially in countries like the US (also U.K. now).

I am summarising this has a major effect on certain political or political based movements due to unchecked or over medicated mental health disorders.

i dont think ree is special or different in that way.

modern life based on humanism and scientific materialism and money is horrible. I'd wager more people are on meds than not.

my wife was talking to a group of her fellow teachers, and they were legit shocked she'd never been on anti depressants.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Mental illness exists and can be devastating.

But it's also an indisputable truth that a lot (a LOT) of people get put on medication too easily, and for the wrong reasons.
We could include gender reassignment to the list of medications, of course.

Scores of women, especially, are on antidepressants even if all they need those for is the delusion of coping a little bit better with their everyday struggle. Antidepressants can be a lifesaver if you're actually depressed to the point of not functioning or wanting to kill yourself, but they're a side effects-filled placebo in all other cases.

I am an introvert person, not very social. I'd probable be diagnosed with social anxiety up to a few years ago if I ever decided to get tested by a psychiatrist. There was this one time when I decided to try Paroxetine to see if it would make me less anxious in social situations, because I was with a girl who'd like for me to be more extroverted. After three days (yes, three) of taking the drug it was basically impossible for me to ejaculate. Which would have been a good thing if the pleasure was the same, but nope. I barely felt anything. So I dropped the drug immediately and never thought about "improving" myself that way again. I have my bad spells, but I'm not depressed and I'm a little more social than before, even.

It's way too easy to get a diagnosis of depression and get put on medication. More likely than not, you don't need it. Boredom isn't mental illness. Nor is shyness, sadness, bereavement, or the daily shit we all have to put up with. Now, a truly depressed person needs help, not encouragement or "bootstraps" suggestions. But there's less of these people than we are led to think.

 

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[DESTROYA]

Does weed count?
I don't take any meds but the occasional pain pills for a sore back or headache.
I very rarely drink

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

The USA prescription drugs industry has a stranglehold on government lobbying, seriously. It is the literal definition of a systemic issue the populace just go along with gladly and seek out themselves in place of putting in the hard yards.

 

[synchronicity]

The USA prescription drugs industry has a stranglehold on government lobbying, seriously. It is the literal definition of a systemic issue the populace just go along with gladly and seek out themselves in place of putting in the hard yards.

Drive-thru "wellness".

 

[poppabk]

The OP seems to have some strange ideas about medication, like it turns you into a zombie. Anti-depressants make you less depressed and more able to function like a normal person.

 

[Robot Carnival]

while I agree that the normalizing medication is an issue, I feel that's mostly a problem to specific groups of people. I know for the most part people from my country that's living in the US don't really take meds like that.

 

[GAMETA]

I've never taken drugs that aren't illegal, so I'm clean... wait, no... let me rephrase it.

I've never taken drugs for fucked up people. Stay safe, everyone.