• ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    This is free advice from a medium expensive counselor who mostly works on insurance reimbursement:

    Most modern pop psychology is finding a way to repackage “try not to think about it” into more palatable terms because a great deal of “mental illness” is directly attributable to systemic issues that have no end in sight

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      2 months ago

      systemic issues that have no end in sight

      Some would disagree, just ask scientists how long the current trajectory can remain.

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      2 months ago

      “Doc, I feel like I’m always being watched and the world is hurdling towards ruin”

      1976: you’re paranoid and crazy

      2026: sometimes being well-informed can be mentally taxing and you need to take a break