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Phracker@ashleyyrain
I'd say probably 90% of anxiety and depression cases are situational. There are people like me who have actual mental issues, so SSRIs are a perfectly valid solution, but I feel like most people don't need them, and the solution is to fix the economy, not drug people up. But of course the former solution doesn't benefit the pharmaceutical industry as much as the latter.
I'd say probably 90% of anxiety and depression cases are situational. There are people like me who have actual mental issues, so SSRIs are a perfectly valid solution, but I feel like most people don't need them, and the solution is to fix the economy, not drug people up. But of course the former solution doesn't benefit the pharmaceutical industry as much as the latter.
@Phracker2Art I couldn’t agree more!
Li ~ Crystal System@ashleyyrain biggest lie capitalism sells you : "you cant buy happyness"
the second lie it tells you is that said hapiness should come at a cost
@Li @ashleyyrain
I say if money doesn't make you happy, then why don't the elites just give all of theirs away?
I say if money doesn't make you happy, then why don't the elites just give all of theirs away?
@Phracker2Art @Li exactly! in my case, and so many others, we’re simply just trying to survive. not even shooting for luxury, just the basics to get what we need.
@Phracker2Art @ashleyyrain to be fair here my impression from looking at the likes of the elon musks or bill gates of the world .. is that they aren't actually very happy .. i this meant more like basic necessities being met, but also things meant as entertainment, like music, movies, games, etc; or otherwise to be enjoyable are also offered at a fee- so bleh, its nuanced xS
.. i would say that money gives you societal power, and lets you have control over others; and like status, and thats probably what most of the elite is actually after ..
@Li @Phracker2Art i agree with you. when I posted this, my thoughts were tailored towards basic necessities so that we can simply survive and have better conditions because this isn’t it
@Li that part! mental health symptoms would decrease so quickly with increase universal basic income (ubi), instead of paying trillions for more wars, utilizing funds to create housing so that we can eliminate homelessness, etc.
instead, we’re trap in such terrible economy, jobs being lost, low pay, high gas prices, groceries, bills. it’s ridiculous
instead, we’re trap in such terrible economy, jobs being lost, low pay, high gas prices, groceries, bills. it’s ridiculous
@ashleyyrain you see we 'cant afford it' but we obviously can afford to send cops to brutalize people, and we can spend heaps on blowing people up overseas, and even more on tracking their every location and communications of everyone online, and ....
gods can we abolish the state already ffs
@Li yep! we have money for the wars, but we can’t feed the poor
@Li @ashleyyrain
Taxation is only theft when that money is used to help people. Then the people being taxed feel worse knowing that someone else just benefited from their tax dollars because they think everything is a zero-sum game. If it's used for violence and brutality, then the people being taxed can still feel like they're getting ahead.
Taxation is only theft when that money is used to help people. Then the people being taxed feel worse knowing that someone else just benefited from their tax dollars because they think everything is a zero-sum game. If it's used for violence and brutality, then the people being taxed can still feel like they're getting ahead.
@Phracker2Art @ashleyyrain tbh taxation is theft, in some sense anyawy; and i dont like taxes (i mean fuck capitalism, fuck money in general, fuck paying a subscription to exist and to not have violence committed against you ?) but .. id also rather we steal from the rich and give to the poor, than steal from the poor give to the rich, to murder the poor; i also would rather not have 'money' at all, or at the very least not "super rich" so yknow, in context that makes a bit more sense
but yeah it is as you say .. most who say that though are completely fine with all of that shit, specifically want to still have a state and this time it only hurts people, and you still have to pay a subscription to exist, you just pay it only to corporate overloads, instead of state overlords; and well fuck that :)
Juan Per¢ent,🇲🇽 🍉,🇻🇪@Li @ashleyyrain Hence " Cost if living"
Mx. Luna Corbden 🐸@ashleyyrain @courtcan Can confirm.
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François @Jura@ashleyyrain the GOP is not interested in nurturing a virtuous cycle but rather in maintaining a vicious one more tax cuts for the rich -> more and poorer people-> more desperation and crime -> more prisons, more political grip
Tattie@ashleyyrain this. Diagnosis acts to re-situate the problem away from the societal factors that cause it and onto the person who suffers from it, putting the onus on them to deal with. And usually, pressuring the person to change themself to fit the system, rather than changing the system to fit them.
This tends to happen whether or not diagnosis is well-intended. And whether this is formal medicalised diagnosis, or any other system of attaching problem labels to individuals.
There's a reason capitalist systems are really keen on handing out diagnoses.
morgan@ashleyyrain it makes them easier to manage for sure but sorry, no, they don't disappear
@fay definitely. i am sure whoever made this post isn’t a clinician nor was ever diagnosed with a mental health disorder… thinking more a “figure of speech” (although I’m aware it is not stated here). most folks will draw their own conclusions. my intention of this post is more so about how having access to basic resources can reduce, or as you stated, manage symptoms that can be otherwise be exacerbated.
bkhl@ashleyyrain @fay just an anecdote, but for me getting a job made my depression go from clinical to subclinical.
lilly@ashleyyrain @fay @bkhl yea also just an anecdote, but for me all the financial security in the world - while it would help with a lot of stuff - would still leave me completely broken
@_lilly @fay @ashleyyrain Im not questioning that at all, but then the screenshot doesn't say "all" mental illness, it says "a lot". If I were to critique posting it would probably just be that it's too blatantly obvious to be novel.
Paleva@ashleyyrain this wisdom is old as fuck. And as long as wealthy people were not included, this was old news like last century. Sorry to puke.
Education.
Equal rights.
Eqaual payments.
Yes, how beautiful concepts for mental health.
But it’s also known, just as old as the other fuck, existentional stress takes up to 30%of your intelligence. That is one third of regular brain power. That gets stolen every fucking day by stress provoked just by emotions. Contemporary politics r emotions
Education.
Equal rights.
Eqaual payments.
Yes, how beautiful concepts for mental health.
But it’s also known, just as old as the other fuck, existentional stress takes up to 30%of your intelligence. That is one third of regular brain power. That gets stolen every fucking day by stress provoked just by emotions. Contemporary politics r emotions
@Paleva it can be wisdom that is old as fuck.
it’s simply a post that I seen online that I related to and wanted to share. many things can be true at once. thank you
Kibrika@ashleyyrain Is it unpopular? I've heard this quite a bit in the last some years, I think. Maybe just my bubble...
@kibrika i don’t know who the creator is. It’s not my work
Hedders@ashleyyrain So, so, so much this.
It's true that money can't buy happiness, but it can buy the absence of misery.
@hedders agreed! 100%
Juno Jove
atopoeia-o@jupiter @ashleyyrain I did I did! Honest-injun.
But then I fell down a flight of stairs and it was over.
But then I fell down a flight of stairs and it was over.
kolya@ashleyyrain how is this an unpopular opinion? with whom? billionaires?
@kolya hey there, so I am not the original creator. I only re-posted this. personally, i think it’s quite a popular belief. some feel differently about that.
Willow 🏳️⚧️🏴🇵🇸@ashleyyrain ”money doesnt bring happiness” means “the second million wont make you any happier or your life any better.
it does not mean a poor person should just be happy even tho they cant even eat enough and are facing variety of financial problems at the same time, while the ever looming threat of houselessness hangs above their depressed head.
damaru@ashleyyrain I would add to that, when you feel loved.
@damaru definitely. love this point
DanieruOtakuBoy@ashleyyrain Hmm... This is not always the case; I have serious problems such as insomnia, panic attacks, and stress, due to my thanatophobia. And I have a stable home, and a full refrigerator thanks to my sisters in the US and Aruba. I have a stable life but a restless mind.
@danieruotakuboy i am happy to hear this and respect your perspective. if you didn’t have access to a more stable life, do you think your mental health would be affected? obviously, it’s fine if you believe things would stay the same; i just know that’s not true for everyone.
it’s all subjective as everyone’s access to resources varies, as with the severity of mental health symptoms, even for folks who share some of the same mental health disorders. really interesting stuff
@ashleyyrain Thank you for understanding.
In any case, I am not trying to dismiss the perspective of your post, but rather to expand on the fact that mental health can be affected by many different circumstances.
@danieruotakuboy oh I agree. i hope my response don’t come across as dismissive. I respect and appreciate your honesty and perspective. an open dialogue is always appreciated from me.
refraction 
@danieruotakuboy @ashleyyrain no one claimed this is always the case. or even most of the time. just a lot.
@danieruotakuboy @ashleyyrain even for those for whom it does happen to resolve issues it doesn't necessarily resolve all of them. it certainly helps a lot for everyone though not to have the constant pressure and worry.
Frans Super 🇺🇦🇵🇸🍋 FKNZS🔻@ashleyyrain It's the truth. Indisputedly.
Ави Кафазен
a1@ashleyyrain Haven't seen a more sensible assertion in years. Smiley.
@ar1 oh woah! noted
chicating@ashleyyrain Until you meet your nut +3 to five thousand, money does, in fact, buy happiness.
@chicating I need that like yesterday. i think finding my nut would be a helpful start
@ashleyyrain Yeah, been there. The interesting thing about that research is the happiness doesn't climb when the amounts do, but it's still true on the lower rungs.
@chicating i agree. i think managing mental health symptoms can look different on everyone. it could be happiness, it could also look like a person being able to function more in society as opposed to feeling so low because of their circumstances (fill in blank) that they retreat from their daily routine, that kinda stuff. so more so meaning, money/resources has the potential to keep a person at baseline (fill in blank), as opposed to a downfall of some sorts (fill in blank).
Aurin Azadî@ashleyyrain This.
@atarifrosch omg, this!!!!
Alien software, human hardware@ashleyyrain from my perspective as an #autistic person this is as much an "unpopular opinion" as "the sun is bright and makes plants grow".
You neurotypicals are so weird; unable to see the simplest things sometimes.
This deficit should probably be studied.
You neurotypicals are so weird; unable to see the simplest things sometimes.
This deficit should probably be studied.
@mavu hey there, so the quote picture that was posted was NOT created by me. I simply reposted it. idk who made it. i don’t actually think it’s an unpopular opinion, just something i resonated with and wanted to share.
@ashleyyrain i was addressing whoever wrote the words in the picture and the universe as a whole, not specifically you :)
@mavu I misunderstood. my sincerest apologies!!