Are you surprised that so many more people are either diagnosed with disorders now or have problems?

[ChicanaChick]

Now that the medicine field have progressed, psychological research have advanced so much by now and many subjects are openly spoken that more people in the world have issues. Seems like everyone has a problem now. More people either have anxiety, are within the autistic spectrum, are addicted, are coming out of the closet etc. Are you surprised?

No, nothing surprises me now

Yes, it's very surprising

[strateguy632]

it is not surprising because people watch negative tv like the view and msdnc and cnn so get a twisted version of how rotten things can be skewed. instead of thanking trump for tarif that protect our farmers. and thanking trump for policy that generated jobs 800 000 new jobs in 8 months including

added more female teachers who will start this school year.

[Billlewis]

Unfortunately, this is what happens when you've got big gov't in bed with big pharma and big tech. You must first sell the public the supposed problem before you can sell them the alleged solutions. I read somewhere that the US is the only country in the world in which ads and commercials for prescription medicine are allowed.

[Snakeyes7]

I think we have made it too easy to be diagnosed with things, or at least with the "self-diagosis" aspect.

I remember 20 years ago, Aspergers used to be a thing but it's no longer used because it's too offensive so not only do we just call it autism now, austism just means socially awkward and it's retarded.

Autism used to refer to an actual inability to communicate, not to describe someone who is capable of learning but doesn't have a lot of social skills.

[DonaldDarko]

Probably because these kinds of disorders are proffitable.

[exitseven]

A lot more people have health insurance. There are a lot more whiners too.

[fishbone77]

It's because victimhood has become currency in our modern culture. Plus a distinct lack of self control and personal responsibility.

[_Jenny_]

@ChicanaChick Not you too

[Anonymous]

No, they are less likely to avoid doctors now