Is It Now Fashionable or Trendy to Be Depressed or Bipolar?

Question by NONAME: Is It Now Fashionable or Trendy To Be Depressed or Bipolar?
As far as this seeming TREND of ‘bipolarism’ in society, I do believe that the drug companies more than benefit from trying to make everyone think their “stress” is some sort of mental illness. It is almost COOL to be taking some sort of anti-depressent these days.

I wonder: After a generation of ecstasy users have grown up and have learned they suddently can’t deal with life… we have this wonderful add campaign to offer ‘little purple pills’ to “make it all better.”

Note: One of the side effects of ecstasy use is a life of depression and inability to manage ones emotions. Not a good trade for a few ours of “ecstasy” —A lifetime of emotional instability!

What is with the increased TREND of all the self-diagnosed depression(ism) and Dr.s who are so free with pen and ink issuing out pill after pill after pill?
I have observed on more than one ocassion, conversations where several people (Some strangers to each other) had all taken or were still taking several different anti-depressant medications.

They spoke of it as if it were asprine for headaches. The conversation was so light, they were all self-diagnosing each other, suggesting one get off one drug and try another, while some who just “thought life sucked” were being urged to give yet another drug a go.

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Then there is the issue of everyone sharing their Xanax pills as soon as the work load becomes heavy… Sheesh! Life happens, deal with it. Dr.’s need to be a little more careful who they lead to believe actually needs anti-depressents and anti-anxiety meds. Those things are being tossed around like recreational drugs these days. And THAT IS INSANITY!
No disrespect at all for those with ligitimate disorders. I am concerned rather about people who just “Have a bad day, or week, month or even year” and decide that they don’t want to deal with it anymore and their Dr. just hands out the drugs.

Is this any different than self-medicating with the bottle? I think not. I am of the impression that we have far too many people taking anti-depressents when they are not really depressed, they just lack social skills and or the ability to handle their emotions in a world that is on the verge of self destruction.

The world is the problem and Medicating everyone in it so they can live in denial about all the social ills of society is not going to make the world a better place.

Maybe we need to be AWAKE (And not put to “sleep” by drugs) so that we can THINK and ACT and MAKE A DIFFERENCE and make this world a nice place to live again.

Best answer:

Answer by CRYSTAL S
how funny,and how sad that you r totally right!
check out this link it’s a bit funny but it makes you think PS.you have to watch it all the way through to see where the prescription pill head stuff comes in at…

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