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1/26/2014 11:09:14 PM
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Is mental illness on the rise?
Today at work, I found out one of my friends tried to commit suicide a few years back, which means that I now know three of my friends attempted suicide at least once.
Is this normal for people? I see quite a lot about stuff depression, suicide and other disorders, even a lot from you guys. I used to think it was mostly people overreacting till my friend went through it, and I saw how morbid and sad it all was.
It seems to me a I don't really hear about this kind of stuff from my parents or older friends/relatives, so are these illness's on the rise due to increasing societal pressures on young people? Or is there just more people willing to discuss it?
What do you guys think.
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Edited by Cicero J Faraday: 1/27/2014 6:59:16 PMI'm not saying that there isn't [i]any[/i] sort of increase in mental illness, because there very well may be. That said, I honestly think people have become a lot more extroverted about their personal issues. A lot of you guys are saying that we are more aware of mental illnesses and I agree, but I also think we've just become less private creatures.
