The worst aspect of medicalizing anxiety disorders and common forms of mental depression is that it distracts attention from social and economic causes such stress over crushing debt, lack of opportunity and a corrupt food system. We need to look at causes, not just symptoms.

Apr 8, 2021 · 1:29 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Well said. Speaking as a former mental health nurse
Replying to @marwilliamson
And big pharma profits - that's the underlying motive 😞
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That'll never happen as long as a system that dependents on a population of cheap, desperate labor to exploit remains in place.
Replying to @marwilliamson @N2X
The playbook of the entrenched bureaucracy companioned with the "political leaders" of both parties is mostly about distracting attention from the mechanisms of power and wealth transfer and consolidation. barring that, there is still "entertainment".
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Any reaction against your enslavement is a disorder.
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Lack of financial wellbeing & all the stress that comes with it can create mental health decline in & of itself.
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I have a 1000% less stress when I started working for myself and can curate my own work schedule. My work is also much better too. Companies would benefit by not treating their workers like little children and paying them well.
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Therapist here - totally agree.