Why Big Pharma Re-Defined Mental Illness - The Age Of Anxiety - Health Documentary

According to the World Health Organization, anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental illnesses on the globe at the moment. Is this a disease of modernity? Or is our highly competitive and material culture itself undermining our nerves? The Age of Anxiety examines what anxiety is, and how and why it is being re-defined by medical and pharmaceutical industries.
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[@chelseascott5872]

If everyone needs to be on psychiatric meds, the problem is with the way we live, not our brains.

[@greensorrel6860]

Absolutely right

[@god5535]

Or possibly there isn't even a problem. Kafkaesque.

[@human1513]

"Everyone is" not on nor needs psychiatric meds. Sadly most 'educated', self-appointed know it alls think everyone is feeling the way they are. This is ludicrous. And simply not true.

[@chelseascott5872]

@@human1513 no not everyone is on psychiatric medications but a lot of people are. I think normal human emotions are often diagnosed as psychiatric illnesses and too many people are put on medications when there isn't a need for that. I personally never gained any benefit from any antidepressant medications. Oddly enough, when I took Effexor it caused me to have psychosis for a entire year. My doctor still tries to convince me to try other types of antidepressants but I would never try that again.

[@brydenlumsden1837]

@@chelseascott5872 it gave me psychosis too

[@margiehankins-jerde6094]

This video is absolutely the truth. People who never had mental illnesses are now having terrible fear and anxiety. The entire world is on a roller coaster of disaster.

[@capresti3537]

All Created by psychiatrists and their pharmaceutical cohorts.

[@StratsRUs]

And...exhale

[@supercoolyguy]

Com'on man 🤡

[@theresak.7475]

The v s distributed and coerced over the past 3 years have been reported onto the appropriate gov web site as preceding THOUSANDS of cases of anxiety.

[@slorgdulschmodus]

that kind of thinking will absolutely not help the situation

[@susanasp3065]

We live a life that we are not designed to have, we have lost contact with nature, eat non nutricios process food, have lost sight of core values family, friends, chaising stuff we don't need and never have enough of, and the result is that our brains are not able to handle this kind of life. No amount of pills is going to fix that.

[@Shay416]

True but society doesn't care. They function to earn money and extract it from us at all costs.

[@jeanetteschulthe1andOnly]

In my opinion, the pills are toxic and make you worse.

[@ennuied]

You're right. The social change is too rapid and adaptation can't keep up.

[@BirgitteV]

Thank you ! Spot on!

[@GerardVaughan-qe7ml]

I hear that the Japanese city dwellers like these people are moving out into "the hills". I believe that is probably the Only solution. Cities are insane these days. We rely upon a vast system that is being attacked and dismantled by the Billionaires who own both it - and the governments. WHO WEF World Bank Black Rock, Bill & Melinda (the "philanthropists") etc.. Were I that couple with the working wife I would sell up and move to an African ? village. Assuming that they have the sense to help out as well as fit in. Brilliant DiY abilities to be taken there - - and more learned there. It used to be called "dropping out" - by the ignoratsi. Bulgaria has done me proud for 17 years now - but beware the robbers, disguised as Steptoe*Son - or the guy helping you find an engine for your lorry who needs a loan to get an op. done in hospital. He'll pay you back "when his house sells" - but it sold a year ago !!

[@bec472]

The boy said his anxiety was triggered by seeing someone choke and nobody helped them. I think this is key- he saw the dark parts of human nature. As we become city dwellers, working a stressful job with money struggles we understand that at any moment, it could all be taken away and nobody really cares enough to help. We don’t have the huge, close-knit families like we used to have that can catch us when we fall. Today, it’s up to us and only is whether we stay afloat or become homeless and helpless.

[@Davido50]

Truth..well said!

[@TheCGMM1776]

And yet, he lives in a very nice home, and there's a familial history of "anxiety", which shows that he adapted the behaviors and thought patterns that were passed down.

[@JohnGlen502]

@@TheCGMM1776 Hmmm, or inheritied them by DNA, or biology. Or other things like eating habits, not exercising, bad gut bacteria. The physical makeup of the body itself has been too discounted, including Vitamin D, etc.

[@annmarieknapp2480]

Plus the nightmare of social media, the stress of keeping your job and being able to provide for your family, and all the expectations that you'll roll with the punches. It gets harder and harder as I get older. Then ageism makes things worse. Especially, for women who experience ageism more. I see people actually supporting others to fail. It's really disturbing.

[@TheCGMM1776]

@@JohnGlen502 I don't buy the inherited from DNA aspect at all.

[@iw9338]

Families don't take time to sit and eat dinner and talk. We are so disconnected, too much media and online distractions.

[@kierlak]

Yep. So much of our mental disorders come from childhood. We develop coping mechanisms that we carry on into adulthood. We should not focus how to treat anxiety, rather we should ask: what drives the anxiety, depression etc ? Very often it's trauma that as a society we often refuse to accept. Gabor Mate's movie Wisdom of Trauma explains it pretty well

[@kate60]

Correct. Life is difficult. We need to teach how to take a hit and move on. We are not fragile.

[@sciencenotstigma9534]

@@kierlak I love Mate’s book, “In the Realm of the Hungry Ghosts.” He talks about trauma and addiction, in his work with people in his harm reduction program, offering medical services and housing. There’s a lot to be about trauma and mental health that applies to everyone, in the book. He also has a talk by the same title on YT, and it’s NOT just a book plug. It’s a lecture imparting some of the same information. He talks about how many people in the audience will, statistically, develop a new addiction, and it’s a lot. Definitely, our disconnected, impersonal society has a lot to with it!

[@ullagunther381]

@@sciencenotstigma9534 and perhaps our lack of good nutrition and above all, sufficient minerals in our systems? Sleeping enough in darkness, etc. I'm sure these all contribute to anxiety.

[@whiteybopbop9232]

True

[@GadeadelCid]

People is sick because they live in a sick society.

[@aakasoto]

Multiracial societies does not work!

[@demitrijones6922]

...are. love you.

[@user-yq7cm6ln1m]

Anxiety when severe like in panic disorder is no joke.. Fear is the worst emotion to experience as a human

[@YukariOro]

As simeone who suffered panic attacks and anxiety in my teens and 20s, and well into my 30s, in part due to untreated childhood ptsd, I can say the medication prescribed to me never helped me improve. Medication only left me more numb and unmotivated. What did help was stopping the medication, getting cognitive behavioral therapy to deal with my trauma and anxiety, and doing self- imposed exposure therapy, but doing the very things that triggered my panic and anxiety, Through repeated exposure to the very things I feared doing, I learned to fear them less and changed my thinking and coping skills. Before, I had viewed simple things, such as missing a city bus, as horrible disasters, a moral failing in myself. But with time, I unlearned that negative thinking pattern, and realized, if I miss a city bus, well, I'll just catch the next bus then. Medication doesn't teach you better coping skills, and I think that's the worst thing about this rush to medicate people when they're struggling to cope. Most probably don't need medication, when they really need to learn to cope better, or change circumstances in their life that are the true source of the issue.

[@Ann-tl9mc]

Better to deal with the issues a person is faced with, than to medicate a person to ignore the problems. Learning to forgive others, Make better decisions, get wisdom and released fear and trust your gut feelings, actually when you do no evil or think no evil you’ll sleep better and won’t have negative feelings and anxiety…… God gives peace in the world we have tribulations.

[@cristinaevans139]

Thank you so very much for sharing that information…I can relate ❤

[@karengiorella2690]

Well said.

[@007lutherking]

Instead this generation is being treated the exact opposite, instead of facing their fears they're taught to hide from their fears behind a veil of lies and safe spaces.. telling them what they want to hear to make them feel better in the moment.. instilling in their brain contradictions about the nature of the environment/ people.. making them stay.. immature and infants in adult bodies.. the Era of the last man. But I'm glad you're on the right path towards overcoming yourself and giving your rational side the respect it deserves

[@stevekaylor5606]

@@007lutherking Oro is one of the people who mediated, set up positive outlooks toward others and trained himself aesthetically. Yet, most people who trusted Mental Health professionals to help them - did not receive any talent training. Instead, psychiatrists conjured caring crocodile tears, gave them disease-like labels, forced them to take neurotoxic drugs - and tried to keep them as long-term cash cows for the financialized Mental Health Industry. Such victims remain passive-dependent, childish delinquents - while this Industry is now being granted more funding by legislatures, for especially depressed girls!

[@user-od5fh3gn4d]

I feel badly for all the kids who were put on anti-psychotic meds in their youth- those particular drugs cause extreme weight gain and other physical problems.

[@szancilulu]

The most terrible thing about mentslal illnesses is not the illness itself, but the fact that people you love the most will start to look at you as if you were simply dumb or they will think that you overreact or fake the whole thing and they will feel sorry for themselves for being forced to tolerate you...

[@edie4321]

You may be ill because you have that kind of person as a support system. Which means you need new people for your support. I pray you find them.

[@goodgriefgirl41]

@@edie4321 When your ill it's beyond anyone to save you. No amount of zen can silence constantly misfiring brain. It's a disease. You don't treat disease with good wishes and friendly thoughts

[@cathyjennings5580]

Natural need to learn to be CALM & COURAGE to reach one's goals!!!

[@goodgriefgirl41]

@Harper Moore Everything happens for a reason? What kind of magical thinking is that?

[@porkch0mp538]

too true. depression is a societal novelty. In less civilized societies and pre-industrial era, there is no depression. If the people around you are high society bootlicking yuppies, they have bought into society 100% and only care about their place in it. They denigrate you to ingratiate themselves and assuage their fears that they don't measure up to society and will be exposed an humiliated. So they direct attention to anyone in their proximity they can.

[@deborahfox4206]

I question it all: diagnosis, medication… We live in a pathological system so of course it makes us sick.

[@Jade_holloway]

I totally agree

[@miapdx503]

Big pharma and the medical community have put profits over patients. The sicker we are the more money they make. Our good health isn't in their best interest.

[@ConsultColin-fv6rc]

The most pathological group are arguably doctors who as we've seen over the last few years are mostly absolute idiots

[@lugnutlarry1764]

My number one goal in life is to avoid all pharmaceutical medications. I’m 52, so far so good

[@RuthEveryoneMakesMusic]

You are so lucky

[@srso4660]

I'm envious!!

[@slowanddeliberate6893]

My philosophy, too.

[@trudybarton151]

Just say No!

[@dn1084]

My thoughts exactly!!

[@l.5832]

I fled an abusive marriage, was discarded by my family of origin, and started to get bullied by a new staff member at work. Those fears were absolutely rational but at the same time the situations were completely out of my control.....hence, anxiety. I could have jumped on the prescription bandwagon but said absolutely not to my doctor. Instead, I have had several years of counselling, read many books on narcissism, and got a cat for companionship. It has taken me years to feel someone solid but if I got on those drugs I'd be on them for life and the original issues would still be there. I'm glad of the route I took, despite the time and pain.

[@petroonajourney3503]

I hear you, we have very similar stories to tell.

[@sigmamale4147]

Glad you're going better. Trying to do the same thing and solve the source instead of the symptoms. You make me hopeful

[@cacatr4495]

It's like self-medicating with alcohol, something that people do that makes them feel better for a while, but doesn't change a thing. Being of sound mind is a valuable thing.

[@misguidedpearls7456]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤amen

[@wesleybradford7381]

Good for you! I'm sure you have also discovered the mind-body connection. Each sympathizes with the other. Healthy nutrition is important for brain wellness.

[@buddystix]

I suffered from Anxiety for about 15 years, it was also a learned behaviour that I learned as a child. The worst thing for me that I did to "help" my Anxiety was take perscription Anxiety medication. The best thing I did for Anxiety was quit taking prescription medication. I had to learn how to look at things in a completely different way than I normally did. Doctors dont care about their patients, they just see you as $$$$$.

[@Shay416]

Yup once I got into a pattern of going to the gym (classes) I came off my anxiety meds. Working out did more for me, in terms of feeling and effects.

[@buddystix]

@@Shay416 I m glad to hear that your feeling better !

[@MsHeartIsArt]

Medication helps some people, it’s not wise to project your own experiences because everyone is different.

[@buddystix]

@@MsHeartIsArt Welcome to the internet where we are free {somewhat} to state our opinions !

[@Heyu7her3]

You DO realize that's called "therapy"? People shouldn't start meds without having that anyway. But the rest of your message is dangerous without that disclaimer.

[@m.r.6222]

I stumbled upon an online group that was for people trying to wean themselves off of psychiatric drugs. One person said to the group that they had found out that when the adrenal glands dump adrenaline, it causes panic attacks! That made so much sense. I tried to recognize that when I had a panic attack it was not real feelings of despair, but a temporary chemical reaction. It really helped get me though

[@starcityrc3298]

Same with stress. It's your body producing Cortisol.

[@markharris5544]

The medical medium elaborates into the role of adrenaline in anxiety and many other so called mental disorders in his new book "Brain Saver"

[@stephaniecespedes5959]

Yeap they let go of the natural to make money out of the pills. Smh

[@mandygainey312]

Tomorrow will make a year that I have been prescription med free!! I was prescribed psych drugs after both of my children(post-partum), over 10 yrscago, and since then it was never suggested to me that maybe I should get off of the drugs. Well, my pastor suggested it, but never a professional. So, a year ago I started weening myself off of 4 meds(lorazepam, Wellbutrin, Cymbalta and Lamictal). It took me 5 months til I was off all of them. It was horrible, like getting off street drugs!!!!!! And my body is still probably detoxing!! And I truly believe that the side effects from 2 of the meds are what I and my GP had attributed to fibromyalgia!!!!!

[@chaos-ku4vw]

I found a site online which helped me to get off psych meds also. It was called beyond meds.

[@thomasparrish429]

There's a connection between junk food and mental health!

[@Anon0nline]

Mental Health itself isn't really a scientific concept; it's a political one based on teleological sophistry.

[@ch0wned]

@@Anon0nline Nice deflection. Gut and brain health balance has been known since antiquity. Dismiss wisdom at your peril.

[@jenbingham0914]

@@Anon0nline bullshit. It is most definitely a scientific subject.

[@Anon0nline]

@@jenbingham0914 Tell that to the lead editor of the DSM, Psychiatrist Allen J Francis, or the other 250 Critical Psychiatry Board Members. You have a narrative; I have facts and figures.

[@Anon0nline]

@@jenbingham0914 Also, I took at look at your KZbin account, and you have a playlist for "healing meditation sounds" which is complete pseudoscience. You clearly have no idea what science is.

[@SWTORDREKKIN]

Fantastic documentary. The chairman for the DSM is naive as hell. He is a useful tool for pharmacology. I had terrible OCD for most of my life, but learned that the more you run from it, the stronger it gets (or more accurately stated, the weaker you become). Face your fears and you become stronger. The fear never goes away, but the strength and courage gained by facing it consistently pretty much entirely mitigates the negative effects of it. Just like lifting weghts. 100 pounds might be really difficult, but eventually you get stronger and that 100 pounds now feels light. That is how it works when we face our fears. It is scary, but the results are worth it.

[@TheCGMM1776]

The DSM is just a glorified insurance categorizing tool, same as a medical coding book for physical ailments.

[@alexanderschmoldt2982]

thank you for that good example and descripition on how resilience is build up. May a use this example? And that its not about becoming fearless, but about becoming strong enough. Cause you get weaker. I know so many people that run away so much and searching for a place without fear, but than they fear the smallest things. I mean the whole i need a safe space from words is exactly that.

[@Afura33]

I agree, the DMS turned into a total joke which is made by psychiatrists that are on the payroll of the pharmaceutical industry, in the DSM even totaly normal behavior that everyone has or had in their life looks like a mental illness.

[@benitagaston126]

This is true!

[@bellamango6708]

This is exactly why I can't get help. My actual issue at the core of everything isn't profitable to treat, bc it would actually mean recovery. Hurts that our system prioritizes diagnosing everything they can to get money out of us, rather than giving us HEALTHcare.

[@brendanbyrne6607]

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy , thats helped my by a good 90%

[@Jeebus-un6zz]

Yeah people speak really highly of CBT. Personally I gravitated toward buddhist practices like mindfulness and self compassion and I'd say when I was really radically honest and radically compassionate with myself I was able to reduce my feelings of anxiety and rumination to a fraction of what it was, and this only took me a few weeks once I picked it up. I found later in therapy when a therapist wanted to try CBT that there's kind of a lot of overlap between the two. If I may say so, there are practices which encompass all the methodologies of CBT but which are far older and more mature albeit not endorced by academic professionals in any way.

[@aquious953]

Out of control cost of living, outsourcing, wage stagnation, souring cost of living, atomization, establishments use of fear and economic dispair to control.

[@greensorrel6860]

Truth

[@rudra62]

Then they offer you a chemical solution to all of that - for a price.

[@gaylehudson7267]

Cymbalta took me 9 months to quit. Other people take longer. They gave it to me for pain that turned out to be heart related, not DEPRESSION!! The "anxiety " turned out to be my adrenal glands.

[@Juxtapose76]

😲.

[@princesabonita79]

cymbalta is used to treat pain as well as depression tho. Same thing with gabapentin.

[@gaylehudson7267]

@@princesabonita79 Not effectively. Gabapentin is an old seizure medicine that was too harsh for epileptics, so they repurposed it for nerve pain. Cymbalta is an SNRI and does nothing for pain. Neither one is any good for anxiety because a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor quite literally WASHES the brain with anxiety signals. It ramps up the adrenaline which is the main anxiety causing hormone. I wish people would investigate the truth about these drugs before agreeing to take them. Just be aware of all the information. I have never taken a pill that I did not read the entire insert for. I reluctantly tried Cymbalta because I was desperate and all it did was make me so manic that I produced over 500 original oil paintings in one year. I did not sleep or eat. I just spent thousands of dollars on oil painting supplies and as soon as It got out of my system, I haven't painted one painting since. It contributed to my adrenal disease by interfering with my hormones and chemical balance.

[@jenbingham0914]

Then you didn't have true anxiety.

[@jenbingham0914]

@@princesabonita79 I am on a whopping dose of Gabapentin to treat severe nerve pain. I have taken it for about 12 years for the pain, but it has zero effect on my mental illness issues. Its crazy how my brain is uneffected, but it is the only thing that works for my chronic pain.

[@RadBadBoys]

It's because we are not in our natural habitat.. we've disconnected ourselves from nature.

[@sushmitasutradhar4880]

👏🏼

[@blackpuglove]

The most severe cases of any mental illness require treatment such as prescription medications. More often that not, a person just needs a lifestyle change, a stronger support system, and possibly a therapist.

[@Goober_gobbler]

I was often described as a shy kid. Thing is that I wanted to participate i just *couldn’t*. Eventually it got so bad that I couldn’t leave my room, and at that point I needed meds because the only thing my therapist could tell me is that she couldn’t help me because i cant even help myself 🤷‍♀️ wish i was medicated earlier because maybe i wouldn’t have missed such important and crucial times in my life

[@RuthEveryoneMakesMusic]

This is my concern for my grand daughter. Sometimes people really need medication. ❤

[@Goober_gobbler]

@@RuthEveryoneMakesMusic wow, what a coincidence. My name is Ruth, i really dont see it much nowadays.

[@wintersprite]

I was shy growing up, however looking back, I think I had anxiety as a kid. I was often afraid of my teachers and afraid I would be laughed at or yelled at if I got an answer wrong or didn’t know an answer. I also developed the bad habit of chewing the insides of my cheeks in second grade.

[@jackdrizhal3045]

If I had to surmise I would say at least 25% of people with anxiety disorder are highly sensitive persons- empaths etc.

[@jlllx]

cptsd

[@sciencenotstigma9534]

Most people have a chronic physical health disorder, at some point in their lives. It is argued that if we make mental health as important to physical health, we discover that mental illnesses are also common. On the other hand, having lived in poverty for most of my life, I’ve noticed mental health professionals often fail to appreciate the level of daily stress, under conditions they are unfamiliar with. It’s disturbing to think of doctors prescribing to people living under various conditions that would make anyone feel hopeless, anxious, etc.

[@gaylehudson7267]

Yeh. The push to blame pain on mental problems has left a lot of people consuming poison and still in pain. I am sad because of my pain. I am not in pain because I'm sad.

[@sciencenotstigma9534]

@@gaylehudson7267 I absolutely agree. My old pain doctor gave me the diagnosis, “Emotional distress secondary to physical pain.”

[@gaylehudson7267]

@@sciencenotstigma9534 OH. no. I'm sorry for your pain. Mine said my pain was BECAUSE OF MY "DEPRESSION". I have never been depressed a day in my life, but I've been in severe pain from skeletal and autoimmune disease since I can remember. My very first memory is of pain, like my leg was broken when I was 6 years old. I got my first bike and was learning, and my foot slipped off the pedal. The pain shot all the way up to my spine. The idea of how pain works has changed too much when they lump all pain into the psychological category. I already had a great therapist and refused his referral to a clinic they get kickbacks from and was cut off. That was February 16, 2017, and I have not had any pain relief since. But hell will freeze before I take an illegal substance. I lived with the pain my whole life. I can take it. It makes a person tough. I am just sad that 80% of my adult productivity was stolen by these untreated diseases. We suffer at the hands of incompetent medical "professionals", don't we?

[@sciencenotstigma9534]

@@gaylehudson7267 Oh, sorry. I was initially just talking about mental health; as well. But when I thought someone else had distress due to chronic pain, I told the rest of my story. I also have Bipolar Disorder, PTSD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. My Bipolar condition is mostly mania, when not treated. but the bipolar depression gets bad, when it hits. At first, they treated me incorrectly, with meds for regular depression, and they made me feel like I was drunk. I couldn’t make good decisions. My son would always take the opportunity to hit me up for the next book in a series, hot wheels, or action toy. Thankfully, it’s hard to tell I have bipolar disorder on the right meds! I can’t even believe it was me who had the hardest times (for me).

[@sciencenotstigma9534]

@@gaylehudson7267 Considering your comment now, it makes a lot of sense! Yes, I do need to take something for Bipolar, but I have considered moving from prescription lithium citrate to a lithium orotate supplement. It’s more bioavailable, so it’s less hard on the organs, somehow. I trusted my first doctor, who told me I would only ever need one medication, and the next gave me 5 or 6. I was pulled over for suspected DUI several times (sober) and missed a lot of important days, before I realized I wasn’t going to “adjust” to them and they were just ill advised. I’ve been feeling so much better since!

[@karleykathleen4945]

10:17 This woman is obviously suffering because she has to do absolutely everything for her family while her husband is practically a second child... It is clear that she is becoming physically sick from extreme amount of work and pressure that she faces everyday at work and at home. The fact that her husband is basically a passive observer is atrocious.

[@violetsabrewing7938]

I agree with you. That big man-child is a huge cause of her anxiety.

[@keksterbojester818]

She said the gender roles are reversed in her home so does that mean stay at home moms are children by your logic? Or is it simply because it's a man you have a sour tooth about it? Don't forget shes obviously attracted to it but you won't mention that part eh? Don't dare criticize the women right?

[@msheart2]

She’s may be suffering because of that, and since she doesn’t live in a vacuum, like many people who have dealt with the last 3 yrs I bet she worse by far, since there is no end in sight from the WHOs intention to control humanity for their one health care fit all, control people via a virus construct.

[@karleykathleen4945]

@@keksterbojester818 No, it's because she does the work of both genders' roles in her household. She works outside of the home, and she is also the only one maintaining the home. All the husband did was sit on the sofa, eating cheerios and watching children's movies with his daughter. At the very least, he could own his responsibility to do AT LEAST some of the cleaning, cooking, shopping, etc. Stay-at-home moms never sat around and did next to nothing like that. I have noticed that most women are intrinsically motivated to make things nicer for their families. There are a lot of women that hold that as their dream in life even. They don't need to be hassled in the same way as a man (low-quality man) does. Moreover, she is the one that carried and birthed the child in the first place. Another thing that he did not do and obviously cannot do. The lack of respect for her is appalling. Who says she is attracted to him like this? I highly doubt this woman has the time of day to think about who and what she is attracted to. She probably has kept going to support the family to give some security to her child. Also, women are a lot more agreeable than men on average, so they often struggle to assert themselves until they realize things have gone too far and suddenly leave.

[@karleykathleen4945]

@River This "stay-at-home dad" did nothing useful for the family other than watch TV with his child. She was still doing all of the housework and related domestic tasks, by the sounds of it. Stay-at-home moms never sat around and did nothing all day like that. Both of you should be ashamed of yourselves for having so much disrespect for women and mothers.

[@lisalong9064]

I worked at a psch hospital in the 1980s. At the time there was an epidemic of Major Depressive disorder. But actually, Major Depressive disorder was fully covered under insurance, hence the most common diagnosis...

[@drugsdelaney2907]

Insurance is a scam. You probably have some war stories. The 1981 omnibus reconciliation act gutted those systems that were put into place as a safety net.

[@afterthestorm221]

The unity has been taken from community. We've become compartmentalized from each other fearing interaction and judgment.

[@afireinhearts1302]

Very much this!! 💯

[@ansr3538]

Agree. It’s become a very lonely existence for many of us, very sad. Competitiveness in life also contributes to mental illness

[@djomegaminus]

Growing up in a small town and tight community where everyone knew each other and then moving to a big city and seeing the belly of the beast it became obvious that people didn't even know who their neighbors were like back in the day.

[@pyarkaaloo]

💯💯💯

[@tonijohnson7804]

My thing about antidepressants is that it's not solving the root of the issue,it like putting a bandaid on a broken leg.The docs that immediately prescribed you make you wonder do they really know if this cures the systems or is this used to just to cash out

[@margiehankins-jerde6094]

All the medications we are given is putting a bandage on the problem. It's a temporary fix.

[@tictoc5443]

Imho our bodies/minds normally heal themselves If we let them

[@curiousbystander9193]

gut biom remediation is the only cure..... hard now with cry1 carb binding proteins and gly pho sate in the food.

[@cswann8]

Treating the root cause is not even on the radar in Western medicine. Look at Type 2 diabetes. It's 100% reversible through diet alone. But they make their money selling pills and procedures to sick people, not fresh meats and vegetables to healthy people.

[@curiousbystander9193]

@@cswann8 look at all the people convincing themselves they have asd (with faker videos coaching them)......when it's their poor diet and biome controlling their choices and socializing..... but there's a pill for that.......

[@eddieortiz3141]

Here's my unscientific diagnosis. It's us, all of us, people, it's the fear of people. We're like deer to water in the Savanah, we know that we can be attacked and prayed upon at any second. We don't live with trust, it's a constant fear of being ridiculed, being criticized, being fired, rejected, no liked, it's a predatorial society that has created this perpetual societal anxiety in us. That's my opinion.

[@demitrijones6922]

Bombs, weapons high prices. It's enough to scare anybody out of their minds.

[@whitneyanders5945]

And too many humans competing for finite resources. Gets tiring and anxiety inducing. But the powers to be will say we need more people to consume, consume, compete, consume, compete. Urggghh

[@aug.jam.1]

100%

[@maricamaas2326]

Fear of man brings a snare, while fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Ultimately we as human beings are not in control. Others have the power over us, what we allow them to have. It is when not worshipping God as Creator, and not being thankful towards Him; instead given over to idolatry... As noted in Romans 1: It is then that one is increasingly given over to destructive thoughts and actions.

[@ronswansonsdog2833]

Interesting analogy.

[@logical_evidence]

The breakdown of the family unit plays a huge part in all of these problems. They know exactly what’s happening. Just a big experiment.

[@halfdome4158]

Agree 100%.

[@bobjary9382]

I think the breakdown of our surrounding social peer and grouping of families is also important ( the village ) Its not that long since we had villages where we knew everyone. Its cold and hard in our modern society and whilst we might like to think of ourselves as better off alone or fiercely i dependant we do need each other. We have been living in groups pretty much until 100 /200 years ago . There were cities but not a big % of the population in most places. We became humans and had the ability to dominate others so well because we collaborated , we had big brains (not dominant fighting skills or strength) and with the brain power we could communicate organse and cooperate . Alone we cant do what we can as a group. I lived in an isolated community and it was quite unusual . However the thing that i loved the most ws the communal responsibily and the benefits . We needed each ofher for survival , we had different skills and all contributed. I was respectful to everyone bc i wanted to eat , the light to wirk thw roof to be dry etcetc .in our modern society its easy to flip someone off and not care what happens next . In a village you might miss lunch for that , then again you migt have the understanding of your peers who know thats not luke you and get support . Having expensive items owned communaly is much cheaper , eveyone buying their own washing machine lawn mower etc is expensive and wastefull if we cooperate ..... .....there were so many plus points it was an epiphany. We need to consider these principles as they do provide perapective on our trpublez

[@whendis.roberts9903]

I agree. The Government does not Support and Help keep the family unit together. The Government raises taxes and raises prices on everything and causes more stress And more stress leads to substance abuse and substance abuse leads to divorce and Children growing up in total dysfunction amd the parents aren't ever home because they are working themselves to death to pay a mortgage or rent and buy food. Instead of the Government keeping taxes low and stop being so corrupted and taking 10 cents on the dollar when we go buy something here in Colorado and property taxes are absolutely rediculas. When my Dad moved here 10 years ago his house taxes were about $1,200.00 a month and now because the value of his home has almost tripled his house taxes are $3,000.00 a year now. Think of how many houses there are in this State..times at least $2,000.00-$3,000.00. Then when a person gets their License plates renewed on their vehicle or get new plates there's another $300.00-$600.00 for each car unless the person has a very old vehicle. The Government is the reason for the break of family. The financial stress is huge and stress causes disease and Medical system is totally corrupted when it comes to Chronic illnesses. Instead of curing people they give pills that cause more disease. They call it side affects. It's actually more disease.

[@peterd2587]

You hit that right on the head…

[@bobjary9382]

@@peterd2587 After a life time of feeling at odds with what i was always told was right ...i finally figured it out 🤣

[@artoffighting06]

"If you have an illness that can be corrected with a new boyfriend or a check for 5000 dollars, then you probably don't have a psychiatric disorder at all.." love that line :)

[@jenbingham0914]

This is so true!

[@tiamarie1226]

I loved that line too.. very true

[@katesun2957]

So true, my son says, mom get another boyfriend.

[@antoniagaines6611]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@originalkingalpha5116]

Actually it's the complete opposite if one believes that any of those mentioned could correct the illness, then that's definitely a psychiatric disorder.💊😂

[@princesabonita79]

recently i've noticed a big push for "ADHD". I've seen countless ads and videos on instagram, here on YT and FB. It usually starts with "do you have X Y and Z symptom? well you probably have ADHD", and it's mostly normal things like getting distracted with something while in the middle of a task. And there's always a link that leads to prescription drugs.

[@Samuel-bg7xo]

Diagnosis are brands

[@kimlarso]

Yes, it’s called prescribing the equivalent of street meth

[@Scorcher-ii1ty]

Love my Adderall!!

[@yourdrunkdad3455]

Those videos bother me so much. They are always some really pretty girl posting "symtoms" that almost everyone struggles with. It delegitimizes people actually stuggling with mental health issues. No one is going to take these disorders seriously when every one thinks they have them. At some point people are going to start saying if you breathe and blink you might have some sort of "disorder"...

[@tiamarie1226]

Yeah a lot of kids in the black community are not ADHD they just need love and parents that are not going thru their own drama. Also teachers that understand boys learn differently than girls. They have been pushing ADHD for a long time.

[@jamesr1703]

These drugs are also designed to produce side effects, for which the drug companies have a drug. Suddenly you find yourself needing to take 10 meds a day, which is exactly what the drug companies want.

[@mephistopheles6806]

Anxiety is natural. Everyone gets it. Some just get it more often and severely. General Anxiety Disorder is real and absolutely awful.

[@feralbluee]

yes!!! i’ve had it for decades (and a couple of other disorders). if it weren’t for my meds and finding a therapist in my late 20’s first, i don’t know where i’d be. it’s scary to think about. 🌷🌱

[@palladium607]

Yep

[@CMoore8539]

Yep

[@jeseAudio]

Anxiety is natural, like pain. You need to react

[@feralbluee]

@@jeseAudio this has nothing to do with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. you can’t move, you can’t do anything. you’re frozen in fear. some people get it worse than others. look up Panic Attacks! just like Depression, GAD is real.

[@cloisterene]

Having a legitimate physical ailment that goes untreated is enough to make anyone feel anxious and worried. They're supposed to treat the cause, not the effect.

[@roxannerodriguez7075]

It doesn't feel that way here in Arizona. It seems like they want to treat any and every symptom/effect they hear- and rarely ever look for the cause. 😕

[@OswaldBeef]

In the dsm v, body dysmorphia makes no separation between people who have physical injury and those who don't

[@patriciaherlevi6217]

Too many children and young adults are being labeled with mental health issues or psychiatric disorders. This brings up questions.

[@curiousbystander9193]

questions about the food!

[@yoga_joanna]

@@curiousbystander9193 and sleep quality

[@curiousbystander9193]

@@yoga_joanna and phone addiction

[@demitrijones6922]

We were taught not to question things.

[@vkim3149]

I label you as smooth brained 🙊✨✨💅

[@kimmariefaber4636]

When I was in university in 1992, I wrote a paper on disease, illness being defined and therefore being treatable- like being pregnancy and dying. These are normal, natural occurrences. When male doctors replaced midwives, pregnancy became something to cure you of!

[@miapdx503]

Yes, they had to get women out of their homes and into the hospital. Ka-ching!

[@photonjones5908]

And the law also mandates you submit to that. If I were a woman I would hope to be a lesbian. It is horrible the way our society controls women by exploiting their natural bilological realities. So sad...

[@petroonajourney3503]

True 👍👍👍

[@rayb.5609]

Knowing others go through it, helps ease anxiety I have. Knowing you're not alone is truly a great feeling.

[@prschuster]

Social isolation in a society with little in the way of community, and job insecurity where everything is done for profit, disenfranchising employees, has increased the social anxiety levels. I can see this tendency increasing even more when drug companies profit from diagnoses.

[@RobespierreThePoof]

I've yet to see a documentary on mental illness that actually understands the topic well. That includes this one

[@lizardlips98]

“it is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society” -krishnamurti

[@ivangil-silva2044]

The fact that they're trying to drug their way out of the human conditions instead of facing humanity and intimate human relations says everything about the state of science... This is insane.

[@RosyOutlook2]

It's all a racket, Psychiatry is a racket, a lie, a box ticking agenda, they want to turn erase individuality turn humanity into one hive minded bunch of transhumans , conform obey= all funded by big oil based drugs and bankers - & UN's WHO the most vile orgs on the planet who are working for a one world government, they don't give a damn about health look at what they've been doing since 2019.

[@adnanbosnian5051]

Zionist Satanist Freemasons. Sorcery. Actors on TV. Lies.

[@The_Quaalude]

Fixing humanity isn't profitable to doctors

[@RuthEveryoneMakesMusic]

It's not totally insane. My MS causes depression and emotional lability. Some of us need the help. I am by nature very chill and handle stress and loss well. It is a physically oppressing depression that I get.

[@yshchrist3015]

If psychiatry worked at actually curing a patient they would put themselves out of business, ergo the DSM-5 is not about treatment but about control and profit.

[@annmarieknapp2480]

Hearing Lucas, a teen, experiencing what he perceives as his heart stopping (panic symptoms), it really shows how bad it can be.

[@albertawheat6832]

People are full of anxiety because they are seeing the real state of living.

[@agranero6]

A simple pill of Clomipramine and my OCD was gone, and I took it for almost a year. Then I throw it away. It made me gain 10 kg and several others effects that I don't even dare to describe. And worse I didn't feel like myself without my OCD. I always managed to control my OCD and sometimes use it to my benefit. Only sometimes it got me paralyzed. I prefer OCD it only bothers me a few times a day. The medicine bothered me all the time it was like living underwater.

[@katesun2957]

I love your comment. My son has pretty bad OCD. Nobody would ever know it. I was shocked when he told me. He was 5th in his class, got his AA in high school, was Prom King and voted Most Well Rounded by his classmates. I feel so much better reading your comment. I think he feels just like you. He took an anxiety med once and didn't like feeling out of control.

[@agranero6]

@@katesun2957 I'm not surprised you never noticed. To understand you must understand how OCD works: usually nobody knows. Usually, it is not obsessing about a thing. Those intrusive thoughts you have lead you to make things to get free of the stress of having them. For an imaginary example: "I need to touch each one of the points on that picket fence or someone will die." You know for a fact that this is absurd. But you can't help touching them. As you know they are absurd you never tell it to anyone even when you are a child. Many families have people with OCD and never know except for little manias as arranging things in a specific way for instance. Only when you have an OCD crisis that interferes with your functioning it get noticed. But I never even knew this had a name until I was 30 years old. I only knew it was a personality trait like Monica on Friends but it was just that to me. For me, I was just...being me. When the pandemic began I saw people disinfecting purchases and shoes when arriving home and smiled: now everybody is like me. But sometimes I locked the door on my way out of my apartment and called the elevator then I came back to check if the door was locked, and the elevator went away I called it again sometimes 5 or 6 times in a loop. But most of the time it is under control. But my wife thinks I take too much time washing the dishes for instance. I can live with that. PS: I am almost 60 yo now and I live very well with my OCD, this annoys the others a little but is a small price to pay.

[@katesun2957]

@@agranero6 Thank you so much for your reply. I told my son your first message, my reply to you, and then you're response. Thinking you have to touch each fence post, or someone will die, would not be acceptable for me to live with at all. That is exactely what my son deals with, but not as bad now. My other son has such anxiety problems, that it's literally killing him at 21. As far as the loop with the elevator and making sure your door was locked, I asked my son if that has ever happened to him. He said a few times, but not as much any more. I have the kindest, most wonderful kids in the world, so you must also be very, very nice. Thank you so much for your response. It's nice having these talks with my son. Maybe he'll try Clomipramine. Also, you said it only bothers you a couple of times a day. Oh, my gosh, you must be a very strong individual to be able to able to bear it a couple of times a day. I'll be praying for you. It takes my son a long time to rinse the dishes too. Anyway, thank you so much for your comment. Hearing it from someone else who goes through it and prefers it to feeling "underwater" was unreal to me. I couldn't live like you and my son, yet he not only lives, he excelles at everything, which is probably like you too. May you and your wife be blessed. Thank you again.

[@vkim3149]

LoL I guess the drug did help you~~ you realized that your just being melodramatic and you actually don't need them 😂😂 congrats

[@iw9338]

Bessel Vander kolk, the body keeps the score, movement helps to release some of the stress Dance song a song, take a walk, meet with a friend.

[@fan_of_brent_terhune_comedian]

Apart from the overprescribing issue, i think it’s important to note that the over-diagnosing is largely due to insurance companies. I’m a therapist in private practice and accept some insurance plans. I MUST diagnose my clients with a mental disorder for the insurance to pay the claim. There’s no way around that, unless the client pays out of pocket. Lots of clients benefit from therapy to manage and work through problems in their lives- but they may not fit the criteria for a mental disorder. For those clients I diagnose them with the most basic and benign disorder there is, which is Adjustment Disorder, Unspecified...health coverage only reimburses claims for those who are sick. So we’re forced to label healthy people as having a mental illness...and God forbid the client’s condition improves, then they try to stop covering payment...insurance carriers play a big role in this too

[@RobespierreThePoof]

The insurance system is ridiculous on many fronts. But, of course, writing "adjustment disorder" on a form to get bureaucrats to act isn't really a problem. It's silly and meaningless from a medical perspective but you know in your own mind that you aren't actually diagnosing the client with a mental illness. You're effectively saying "yes they require my help, so pay up!" If those numbers get counted in the data for mental illnesses ... Well, that could have ramifications.

[@psm3072]

Sat down one day with 9 other people for a drink. Someone brought up their meds in conversation, everyone joined in. I was the only one their who was not on any meds. They have a cure for everything, plus, the cure for all the side effects.

[@kate60]

Sad

[@Vixinaful]

I had such anxiety I could hardly shower and for 20 years. Went to a homeotherapist and was cured within 4 weeks. Its been 5 years now and it never came back. Turns out I was defecient in vitamin D.

[@andrie4384]

So,Sun cures anxiety then.

[@2degucitas]

What is a homoetherapist?

[@katesun2957]

Wow, I just took 3 vitamin D's. I'm low also.

[@sebastianliwinski222]

Did you mean Homeopath? Homeopathia.

[@jlr1176]

Thank you, America. Create a problem & provide a solution.

[@disorganizedclutter5513]

That's the formula for making money.

[@hjio3995]

The thing about mental illness diagnosis is that you need to meet the criteria without it being able to be explained by anything else, but people aren’t looking at their lifestyles, diets etc

[@coffeecat086]

Oof. I have ASD , major depression and generalized anxiety and it’s very annoying. I don’t take any medication for it. Meditation helps, having someone just say it will be ok halos if you are very close to the person. Look at the hypersensitivity with autism. We feel overwhelmed in a society where there’s all these lights, sounds, texture smells and such. It can be helpful, but it can be debilitating especially when you’re aware it is out of proportion to the situation. If is just wow.

[@L333gok]

How do you feel about the criteria for what autism is expanding over time? Autism used to be a disorder reserved for people that didn’t naturally show emotion and stuff, nowadays basically any socially awkward person can get a diagnosis. I have schizophrenia and it pisses me off how “having schizophrenia but never hearing auditory hallucinations” is now a thing. I feel like it’s people wanting to be quirky or different who convince themselves they have these disorders, and big pharma tells them they do so they can sell them meds. It’s insulting to real schizophrenics.

[@v.m.8472]

If you are the only person in the room who isn’t on anti anxiety drugs, you realize how mean these drugs make people. It is like they don’t feel anymore. The boss on anti anxiety drugs sets unrealistic standards. Lindamoodbell is a place with a very toxic environment for workers not on medication. They push diagnosis rather than realizing that too many people in a small space, continually acting in a critical and rude manner. I watched a small six year old pushed until he said, “my heart hurts.” Of course it did. We kept him inside for four hours studying.

[@KedPac84]

Look at what you feed your mind and then ask yourself "why am I anxious?"

[@brianallison1913]

Could the answer lie mainly within not the people's genetics but the environment/society the people are subjected to?

[@claudiamanta1943]

Genetic factors predispose. Gene expression is affected by external factors, too.

[@tamarrajames3590]

My family doctor diagnosed me with depression because I had severe fatigue, disrupted sleep, and difficulty keeping food down. He prescribed a drug in the NSRI compounds. Within a year I ended up hospitalized with Pernicious Anemia. I had a metabolic crash, and required a blood transfusion and complete rebalancing of electrolytes, vitamins, and minerals. It took 3 weeks, and I left hospital weighing 94.3 pounds…I’m currently up to 101.8 pounds a month later. At no point was the possibility of a physical cause for my symptoms considered. I had to wean off the medication that I didn’t need in the first place. Big pharma wants everyone on at least one prescription…and if you get side effects, there are medications for that too.🖤🇨🇦

[@FOJO27]

This documentary was released in 2013. I'm genuinely curious how much has changed in the last decade since its release? Wonder if there have been any updates by the original documentarians. Be curious to know.

[@laikanbarth]

I’m going to say that people have more anxiety after dealing with Covid.

[@ThePathOfLeastResistanc]

@@laikanbarththere are studies to support that

[@KaiTakApproach]

A lot of hospitals are now asking basically every ER patient if they want anxiety pills. Lol. It's sick.

[@KCFlyer2]

I had a doctor diagnose me with social anxiety and prescribed Paxil. I took it for years but when that doctor retired my new doctor always said "I hate Paxil". One visit he said he wanted to try me on Prozac. I took it for a month, he asked how I was doing. I told him fine, then he asked a question rarely heard these days..."Would you like to come off it" I did and I've been fine because I discovered meditation and relaxation techniques. He told me that the half life of Paxil is very short and withdrawal could be nasty. The Prozac masked the withdrawal, and it has a half life of 30 days, so stopping cold turkey actually weans you off it. AFter the fact I read that Paxil can cause weight gain between 50 to 70 pounds. I weighed 212 when I went on Paxil. I weighed 270 after taking it for 10 years. Sadly, the weight doesn't come off as easily as it went on.l

[@richtygart6855]

Wow! The same thing happened to me as a little boy after I asked my teacher about choking. For 6 months I was scared to death to swallow food.

[@thomashugus5686]

I suffered from social anxiety disorder it was 100% debilitating. Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy

[@vkim3149]

Just take some meds you'll be fine ❤

[@photonjones5908]

Social anxiety disorder is horribly painful and truly disabling . No decent person should ever have to feel like a pariah among their own kind, yet this is the world we have created. WE forget that to be "human" literally means to be kind to each other.

[@jejelaurent9495]

They you use to get bully when was at school.

[@L333gok]

Oh no, you can’t deal with nervousness, the horror. Quit being a crybaby and claiming you have a mental disorder and taking away from the actually mentally ill

[@Dani68ABminus]

I'm a very empathic and emotionally open person and noticed a marked change in affect over the last couple of decades. There are more extremes. Whether they have too flat of an affect and you notice you are talking to someone that isn't really there or you encounter someone who is aggressive and egotistical and regards you as an object. I am GenX and feel so sorry for those younger than me. The way out is to stop caring about stuff and what other people think of you. The way out is to go in.

[@danmaertens7872]

That is insightful, the next generation is retreating more and more from reality.

[@Scapegrace74]

"Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you." --Carl Gustav Jung

[@Eric-tj3tg]

"Psychology/Psychiatry measures a person's adaptation to the society in which they find themselves. No inquiry, however, is made as to that society's adaptation to the nature of things."-Hubert Benoit, Zen and the Psychology of Transformation.

[@ChickpeatheTortie]

I've been on anti-depressants for the past 50 years (started when I was 18 and now 68) - I have to be drugged in order to stand it. Also got RA and have spent the past 20 on cocodamol - I consider life to be one long pain both mental and physical.

[@dred05m61]

Sounds like enough data to make a new documentary of using AD or AA medication their entire adult life 😢

[@stra808x]

If everyone needs to be on medication their is something very wrong with the mental health industry.

[@katesun2957]

It's too bad that everyone can't be tested for a parasite cause, as a 14 year old boy, turned psychotic almost overnight said the parents. They went through two or three years of psch. drugs and different labels being put on him by psychiatrist. The dad was researching everything. It turns out, the boy had two types of parasites. One is cat scratch fever. He not only caught up with his class, he was valedictorian after getting the right anti-parasitic medicine and getting off the psych drugs.

[@RuthEveryoneMakesMusic]

Oh my goodness

[@user-ek5du4dp3f]

I can only hope this pharmaceutical nightmare gets exposed quickly. Probably not! Not as long as our Government and the entire medical system down the line profit expediently from it! Now we have a World of drug controlled zombies!

[@anatino]

Wow

[@FUEGOSTARR]

Interesting!!!

[@gtw4546]

Counting one's blessings and keeping a proper perspective is the best medicine I know of for anxiety - it's free and has no negative side effects. And it builds over the years - I can now consider myself a genuinely joyful person.

[@MC-fw5vt]

That's nice for you. It's not so simple for people who have been abused, neglected, traumatized,etc

[@gtw4546]

@@MC-fw5vt Why are you assuming that I hadn't been "abused (mother), neglected (father), or traumatized (assaulted)"?

[@RuthEveryoneMakesMusic]

I am a joyful person by nature as well, however, I would have died without meds

[@kate60]

Correct.

[@kaybeekal]

@@gtw4546Because if you had ptsd, it would NOT be that simple. Maybe you have been through some things, although I have to assume that you are just claiming you have for the sake of an argument, but you were not traumatized. Some people have brains that can just roll with it, for whatever reason. But nobody, and I do mean nobody, with severe ptsd has ever claimed that it was not a total nightmare, and most of all- claimed that just “counting one’s blessings and a change of perspective” is curative. Most people with ptsd are very good at counting their blessings because they have been so close to death, but it does not cure them.

[@johnny-r]

Thanks to cell phone addiction and anti-social media, we turning into a nation of paranoid, jumpy misfits. And we actually think things will go well in the upcoming 20-30 years.

[@futures2247]

unintended consequences - this has been going on for years and most fo the task force members have financial ties to drug companies they know what they are doing

[@Srindal4657]

I ate some vegetables and salmon and it was the calmest I've been ever. If you have an anxiety disorder study food, it really does work

[@RuthEveryoneMakesMusic]

I eat like that all the time, what works for one person does not always work for another.

[@kch8437]

I’m a therapist and I want to show this to all my patients. Not everything is a diagnosis and meds are not a good first defense I know personally! Skills before pills is best in most situations!

[@jennifermoody6987]

As someone who has struggled with anxiety and depression since childhood, I grew up never understanding why I couldn't get past it and feel better, even with the medication prescribed for it.. I was in my mid 20s before I realized that I was an Empath, or HSP(highly sensitive person), and that I was literally just absorbing and internalizing other people's emotions and energies and mistaking them as my own, most of the time..over the years I've grown to understand this vital aspect about myself and also learned how to handle it for the most part, however, I still have what seems like unprovoked bouts of anxiety and panic that appears to come outta nowhere.. more recently I've begun realizing that I'm picking up on some things that I feel could be a collective consciousness issue which seems to be affecting so many people throughout the world.. so understanding THAT allows me to be better able to navigate and move through those moments more easily and effectively.. medication did nothing to actually help me learn how to deal with and navigate my anxiety issues.. it just dulled my sensitivities to the point of not really allowing myself to feel things that are a normal part of being human.. without being able to FEEL, we will never actually LIVE.. we will all simply be robots..I've learned that exploring my feelings, during any situation at any given time, is the best way for me to understand them and handle them in a way that liberates me from being attacked and overwhelmed by them, which is what I experienced growing up.. the majority of the time that we're experiencing anxiety or panic, we are actually receiving a neurological and biological alarm bell telling us that something is outta balance within our subconscious, physical body or environment.. that alarm is innate within each of us and is necessary for us to address certain issues that we may be unaware of consciously..

[@TheINFJChannel]

Many people are empathetic. Too many claim to be an empath.

[@jennifermoody6987]

@@TheINFJChannel that's true.. some who are just HSP mistakenly think they're an Empath.. there's a definite difference between the 2

[@flyandshy00]

That sounds like aspergers. It’s overload of information that surrounds you.

[@cristinaevans139]

What idiot told you that new age crap …collective consciousness..give me a trucking break

[@auhzaik2141]

Thank you for sharing

[@Haywood-Jablomi]

Humans have been communal creatures so we first appeared, and society/technology has progressed at such an exponential rate that it’s transformed to a very individualistic society. People don’t have a community to belong to like we used to and it causes anxiety because we don’t have that group protection.

[@martinmunnelly5532]

I've always found if i just walk away from the problem and never think of it again. You don't have a problem. It's serverd me well for 45 years

[@RuthEveryoneMakesMusic]

Hmmm, I am not sure my trouble tween, abandon by both parents would appreciate that method .glad it worked for you.

[@MoonbearStartiger]

I'm lonely, bored and alienated. I have not gotten the recognition and care and compassion and sense of connection/community that I need. That's my disorder. I have PTSD stemming from a life of struggles with loneliness, bullying, social-related anxiety, insecurities... they're CAUSED by real things. So what constitutes as a "mental illness" if the illness could be improved simply by improving the elements of one's life that cause a constant sense of unsafety, alienation, loneliness or insecurity??

[@kaleidojess]

31:28 made me feel a lot better about the moments I've been shy 38:23 I remembering mentioning to a doctor that I had a numbness in my thumb and he said it was anxiety, he proceeded to prescribe me meds, when I said I didn't want pills, he told me to go see mental health expert. I'm no doctor but I'm pretty sure it's usually not so easy to diagnose someone so quickly, the way he did. Weird experience I used to have panic attacks and I was able to drastically remove them from my life with just a few exercises related to the 5 senses (from someone's advice years ago), a healthier lifestyle and just better sleep overall. People act like anxiety is something unnatural that shouldn't happen but in many cases it's quite normal, we for some reason, have just decided that taking pills is much easier than finding a real solution to problems.

[@crukih7527]

That is bizarre and concerning. I'm not a doctor. I've just finished my first year of medical school so I'm a way off being able to diagnose people, but numbness like that is far more indicative of a neurological problem. Some kind of nerve compression, carpel tunnel syndrome or peripheral neuropathy. I came here because I wanted to by a psychiatrist, but now... I'm so disenfranchised with the way things are done. One of my fellow students is a bit older and was originally a language student and went through years of hell because the mental specialists were not helping her, nor being held accountable for their shortcomings. She thought she could do a better job than they did and change the system from the inside. but a year in she's starting to see how things are done and feeling hopeless that she can change anything. Big pharma holds so much sway, and it wants people on pills that it they must take regularly so they can keep generating a constant source of revenue. It's why emerging treatments like regenerative medicine and stem cell therapy are not approved. Who wants a one-time treatment when they can keep taking money from you... I'm currently on two kinds of medication and see a therapist regularly. Thing is I don't think there is anything wrong with me. The problem is our brains were not designed for the modern day. Our cortisol levels rise when we are stressed as part of the or flight response. But we can't fight our boss, nor run from our responsibilities. I don't know what the solution is sadly. Something needs to change drastically, but I fear our society is so far down this rabbit hole that any attempt to change or re-define any of those is met with pushback. I still hold out hope things can get better, but society needs to really change for that to occur, and so much of our systems are so deep-rooted, it's going to be a mission to change things.

[@stevekaylor5606]

Playing-up anxiety as an illness is central for: the Mental Health-pharmaceutical-Derivatives marketplace!

[@pierrelabounty9917]

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[@pierrelabounty9917]

Natural remedies are much better, for physical anxiety, chemically induced symptoms. Try natural and supplemental remedies first. They help and do work. Proper eating and exercise. Having things to involve oneself that are rewarding and safe. We should all seek God in Christ. He gives grace and peace into our lives as we desire what He desires for us. Meaning and life. I try to stay away from sorcery with pharmaceuticals. True medications as needed, without the side effects, I have no problem. But everybody suffers from some kind of anxiety, some proper and temporary and normally situational. Other kinds can be very hard to live with, without address. Of course they want to sell drugs like any drug dealer, to make a lot of money. Then we have it where Government intrigues screw it all up as with Covid.

[@stevekaylor5606]

@@pierrelabounty9917 Yes, natural remedies, proper eating and Laughter Yoga like classes. The first classes should be with enthusiastic drum music, where everyone starts clapping + stomping. Soon people are laughing, since happiness & physiology are being triggered together - which the subconscious mind takes literally. After many emphatic classes { ref. Peter Breggin + Howard Glasser }, many are ready to sing in Glee Clubs, etc. Thus, people can build their own Imago Dei culture - and this is not being touted by professionals in the financially bent Mental Health Industry!

[@goodgriefgirl41]

Anxiety is one thing, anxiety disorder is another, I'm afraid. Please take my word for it.

[@stevekaylor5606]

@@goodgriefgirl41 Perhaps anxiety disorder would be an embedded lifestyle habit - where, at every turn, the person has a new worry or fear. My guess would be to write down things that may be bothersome and make 1 change at a time, and at other times - listen to drum music and keep the beat with happy clapping and stomping. This was the approach of psychiatrist Harry Stack Sullivan, who died in 1949. He would have intense conversations with patients - to find out things which were bothering them, so he + they could problem solve {not contrive problems for them or drug/ECT them}. Sullivan worked to bring out the best in people, with agapeic love - not to act authoritative, then brand them with disease-like labels and soon consign them to Triage modeled custodial debasement. Peter Breggin, Howard Glasser and Julia C. Christensen [with her dance training] have this approach today!

[@Shotsfyred]

We have not understood ourselves well enough that such a situation was obvious.

[@Cats4nelson]

Yeah why are meds the first choice it seems? They are quick easy and work in the short term. Things like meditation and healthy diet/exercise seem to be afterthoughts. At least that’s how it was for me. During 2020 anxiety gripped me. I found meditations here on KZbin and I believe it saved my life and led me down a path to health without anxiety medication. Great documentary!! Humanity is awakening!! ⭐️☀️🌕🌎Thanks!!❤

[@rosep9866]

Good for you,,,, for some of us meds really help... Each of us is different deep breathing & mediation is too slow for me, I find it hard. Being me is hard if wish I wasn't born,, there is no help for emotional peosons...😐

[@tinman8972]

I believe that anxiety evolved alongside intelligence in humans, that anxiety is an emotional response to simultaneously envisioning several possible outcomes, or simply being able to predict the future based upon the present.

[@asherahalchemy5101]

We live in predatory societies where certain forces with various types of power act as predators on a massive scale, especially economically ( survival) . The limbic system ( fight/flight/freeze response system) is stimulated. Pharmaceuticals the solution- not often

[@measlesplease1266]

Well they create incentives and those incentives are monetarily reinforced and so that incentivizes them to make the problem more prevalent to make more money.

[@scottcampbell9479]

There is too much pressure on people from employers wanting more, people comparing themselves on social media etc. The world is just too busy and stressful now and the human mind just can't cope with it all.

[@tonystout1545]

For the lady on this video saying her MD automatically prescribed medications over changes in diet, exercise, etc: I had an MD who prescribed exactly that for my depression/anxiety. He did give me some first generation anti depressant that basically did not help at all, and I almost ended up dead, as in killing myself. I prefer a doctor who recognizes that changes in diet and exercise are not the great panacea, and knows that sometimes medications are needed.

[@RuthEveryoneMakesMusic]

❤❤

[@Contessa998]

I love the young kid. He’s so bright! If you live with anxiety or depression, like I do, it’s almost impossible to get through life without medication. People that don’t deal with these problems do not understand. medication can be life-saving not harmful.

[@Afura33]

I am dealing myself with it, but you will be surprised that this is not the solution to your problem.

[@laurainfinity1390]

I have anxiety and I try to keep my mind busy to not think about it everyday is a challenge some days r good but I will not turn to medication I think meditation, exercise and healthy eating can help but some people need medication and if u do turn to that method God bless u and I pray for all of us suffering 🙏

[@StudiousCattery]

Have you looked into somatic experiencing at all?

[@purpur7187]

Anxiety disorders and depression are symptoms that we live in a toxic and abnormal environment.

[@Nancy68fromNJ]

Thank God for the doctors who prescribe good nutritious foods and supplements, exercise and nature!

[@boxerspause]

Didn’t the APA just make grief a mental disorder? Good grief, prolonged or not grief takes it’s own time. I am not sure medication is the answer to all of this! And that doctor who’s in charge of what goes on the DSM 5, his eyes couldn’t blink fast enough when he said that pharmaceuticals don’t play into what goes into diagnosis’. Right.

[@ItsOKtobeNormal]

When my husband's dad had a death in the family (it was either a family member or pet i cant remember) he put himself on depression meds, thats just the way his parents are, always on pills. Experiencing grief after death is normal, not depression at all, people are too scared to feel anything.

[@SimplesMenteSaude-gc1bp]

The DSM-V Task force doctor doesn't recognize any responsability. oh my

[@bowtech1020]

Hard enough to live with just anxiety. But living with the Trinity of depression anxiety and ocd is on another level.

[@kaustavgoswami3918]

Thank you for the eye opening documentary. A Must watch for all.

[@shatteredprism]

"If they can fix their anxiety with a pill..." My immediate response was "It doesn’t fix it, it just makes it more manageable if you find the right one for you, that way you can more easily do stuff that does help more with the root of the issue".

[@adliberate]

May as well have stuck with the notion of demons and leaches

[@maccdruu]

I don’t have anxiety, I very seldom have, but this so far is a very interesting watch

[@waynetemplar2183]

This is a really good documentary, but I have to confess watching it left me feeling anxious 😢

[@user-cc5od3zk4p]

The gp that I see suggested I apply for government disability because of long covid and anxiety. She declared I would have more time to 'heal' and we could develop a treatment plan. My response? Thrusting myself into a life of crushing poverty will help my long covid and the mild anxiety as a result of not doing what I normally can do. Well, it's good for her bank but, not so much for me. I've worked hard and am getting back on my feet and have decided never to return to a doctor unless injured or gravely ill. Doctors and drug companies are killing us. Stopping the insanity starts with us.

[@stevekaylor5606]

The cellist Pablo Casals made himself part of both the creative process + teaching. He would not be sidelined by anxiety, since he was building for the future!