Study says - People born in the 90s have worse mental health than any other generation

Remember, the people born in the nineties were evaluated against other age groups. Which means that those who are younger than them will probably also experience a higher risk of poor mental health too when they get older.

Those that are older than them, born in the eighties and earlier, did not have their brains interfered with by technology as much when their brains were still developing. The symptoms don't just pop up out of nowhere, real life brings them out. Once they find themselves yanked apart by the polarized society and can only comprehend that a junk food diet is safe because they never experienced a diet that was not chemical laced, they have social issues.

Just think of it this way, they are taking out the self serve checkouts at many stores now because the stores are aware that the social interactions of full serve checkouts are better socially than swearing at a machine. They would not be pulling those Kiosk lanes out if it was not effecting their business. When those self serve checkouts first came out lots of young and even middle age people went through them, now there are bigger lines at the full service checkouts. It was a mistake and it will be corrected shortly. I used to like going through the line talking to other customers and flirting with the cashier when I was younger. Social interaction is important. I did go out with a few waitresses and one checkout girl from a grocery store when I was young, I met them at their job.

There are multiple reasons for the poor mental health. One other one is debt. The people are sinking in a river of debt nowadays, especially those in their thirties. Credit cards make people spend more than they make. They give into their wants since they are using the card to buy their needs...what the hell, since I am charging it I might as well treat myself. That would not happen if they just had cash in their wallet or purse. They would need to save up for what they wanted but did not really need. Consumerism is doing great with the aid of credit cards. When these people realize how deep in debt they are, they get stressed or depressed. Pills cover the symptoms up and blocks their ability to reason and they go out and get farther in debt. When they do get an inheritance, it all goes paying off the debt they acquired and they might still be buried in debt. This new society we are creating is not good....

Like I said there are multiple reasons for this increase in mental health issues.

Yeah, cause it certainly can't be due to all the "mental Health" drugs that schools and parents wanted the 90's kids on? You know, for ADD, ADHD, WFK?
A drugged kid was a happy, well behaved kid, right?

Who would have guessed there may have been problems from that?

originally posted by: chiefsmom
Yeah, cause it certainly can't be due to all the "mental Health" drugs that schools and parents wanted the 90's kids on? You know, for ADD, ADHD, WFK?
A drugged kid was a happy, well behaved kid, right?

Who would have guessed there may have been problems from that?

Yeah .... there is that. My daughter was born in 1996 so she's in the age group of this study. I remember the kids in her college dorm ... a lot of them were on anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medicines. I read that something like 25% of college kids are. It's insane.

a reply to: FlyersFan

Meh, blame it all on the devil of technology. Today's society sees mental illness everywhere. Depression is no longer something to be ashamed of. On the contrary, it's become cool. Celebrities admit to suffering from depression with pride. Have a bad day? You might have depression. Perhaps, you should consult a psychiatrist. And doctors seem to be dedicated to finding mental problems in everyone. "Show me a sane person and I will cure him." Psychotherapy is trendy, anti-depression pills too.

There's a cult of happiness. But not genuine happiness but artificial one, which means suppressing and condemning unwanted feelings and labelling them as a symptom of some sort of mental illness. People no longer give themselves a right to experience sadness, anger, frustration, disappointment, helplessness, fear, guilt, shame, loneliness... normal human emotions, which are all too often called "negative emotions", "sick emotions." If you don't smile all day, you must be treated. There's something obviously wrong with you.

However, not every mental illness is socially acceptable. Schizophrenia is still not cool. Paranoid nuts aren't cool either. They see stuff other people don't see and they tend to overthink the nature of the Matrix. Like suspecting everyone of having an agenda to lie and implant suicidal thoughts in their heads. Or spy on them and read their thoughts. And many of them think they are normal and don't want to take their meds. There's something subversive about those guys so no place for them in the brave new world.

To be honest, I think the generation born in the 00s will be much more affected by the negative influence of social media networks, especially such as Instagram and TikTok

a reply to: Xtrozero

Just because someone has a "great life," it does not preclude them from having depression. Looking at my life from the outside, you would say I have a great life. Being happily married, having a nice house, three paid-off cars, two degrees, and being financially stable isn't enough to make me not want to harm myself. I live in a relatively constant state of anxiety, dread, and self-loathing. None of my "great life" has seemed to help in the least with my mental state.

Now, I do agree that there are too many psychiatrists prescribing too much medication; however, in some cases, it is warranted.

Edit: To clarify, I am not in the age group of this study. I'm an 80's kid. I also stepped away from social media, except for this forum and LinkedIn, back in 2017. I also don't believe it's cool or stylish to be like this; it effin sucks, and I wish I weren't like this; unfortunately, I've yet to find the proper fix not to be this way.

a reply to: FlyersFan

and what is "society's" response to helping this generation? to drug them up with antidepressants or other drugs to numb their emotions and have them talk to people about their problems, which doesn't do anything to solve the issues they have. the solutions for the mental health crisis are terrible. maybe people should try harder to come up with other ways to help people. because these are the only two things that have been suggested to me repeatedly. I love when you suggest other things but people refuse to listen to you because this generation is "so mentally ill" and we don't deserve to be taken seriously, listened to , or respected. articles like this really get me worked up

originally posted by: Hypntick

I live in a relatively constant state of anxiety, dread, and self-loathing. None of my "great life" has seemed to help in the least with my mental state.

Now, I do agree that there are too many psychiatrists prescribing too much medication; however, in some cases, it is warranted.

I’m not suggesting some people do not have issues, like yourself, but it is too easy these days to be diagnosed and prescribed drugs.

Edit: To clarify, I am not in the age group of this study. I'm an 80's kid. I also stepped away from social media, except for this forum and LinkedIn, back in 2017. I also don't believe it's cool or stylish to be like this; it effin sucks, and I wish I weren't like this; unfortunately, I've yet to find the proper fix not to be this way.

I think life is too easy and it allows people with all this open time to think themselves into perceived mental illnesses. Not saying your case but if people are struggling to survive they really don’t have time for it all. I think it was Peterson who said humans need challenges and struggle otherwise we kind of go insane. In many of these cases today with kids I think it is just a money maker of the system.

a reply to: Xtrozero

My WAG, people are so used to scrolling through social media seeing people killing it and trying to keep up with said people they feel they failed.

Really struck home at my last base active duty kid deletes himself and while it was being discussed people were saying he seemed so happy in his social media posts.

Wtf, in comparison I always got to know my troops and one time I noticed one young lady seemed despondent didnt care about how her uniform looked (she once told me her service was a highlight in her life to that point), I immediately started asking questions when I realized she was well down the road I got her to the chaplain 10 years later we are still friends.

I dont say that to ring my own bell, I once had a supervisor do something similar for me, personal touch is way more important than monitoring social media.

Part of the reason I moved to the middle of nowhere alaska, every day I have things that MUST be done, so every day I accomplish something tangible and my mental health has gone up even right now with like 15 hours of darkness.

*shrugs* as a society we are obsessed over nothing tangible and as a species we always need a purpose and direction.

a reply to: Xtrozero

There's also a tendency to misdiagnose as well, I've noticed. I was diagnosed as having adult ADHD, put on Adderall, and sent on my merry way. One night, my wife and I were at the grocery store, and I was feeling kind of funky, so I decided to hit up the blood pressure cuff by the pharmacy to check things out. Yeah, we left our basket and went to the hospital due to how high my blood pressure was.

Turns out I do not have adult ADHD; I have panic disorder. Took a trip to the ER and a different psychiatrist to get a proper diagnosis; this was 15 years ago. I know it's much worse now, as every new doctor I've worked with has tried to get me off of my anxiety medication. Every single time they try something new, it jacks me up to no end. That's part of the issue with a lot of the meds they do prescribe; they're not a "fix one problem" medication. They try and fix 3-4 problems in one pill, which plays hell with your brain.

It also doesn't help that much; like any other doctor out there, they get bonuses and funding from pharmacy companies pushing new drugs out the door. No one wants to help solve a problem; they want to throw the latest pill at you.

originally posted by: Hypntick

It also doesn't help that much; like any other doctor out there, they get bonuses and funding from pharmacy companies pushing new drugs out the door. No one wants to help solve a problem; they want to throw the latest pill at you.

Not to mention psychiatric sessions can be lucrative. My degree is in psychology, but I went into educational psychology, and still, I know a thing or two. My ex-wife was also fully bipolar with a layer of paranoid schizophrenic like icing on the cake. She would not get help as to her there was nothing wrong. I could go to the VA tomorrow and say I'm depressed and within a week be on a regiment of drugs...It's just too easy to go the drug route... BTW I don't have a depressed bone in my body.

originally posted by: Hypntick
There's also a tendency to misdiagnose as well, I've noticed.

SO TRUE! And to be given wrong medications! It's happened in our house a few times. I have come to the conclusion that a lot of what doctors do is guesswork.