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Could it also be that it just became less of a taboo topic to discuss in the west, hence why we see so much more of it? Also explains why we are trying to pin i
by filoleg 7y ago
Could it also be that it just became less of a taboo topic to discuss in the west, hence why we see so much more of it? Also explains why we are trying to pin it on millenials/genZ, as younger people are typically the ones to experience a lot of anxiety and uncertainty about the future AND are the ones to typically care less about entrenched societal no-nos.
Anecdotal, but I have family that lives in Eastern Europe, and mental health/anxiety/etc. is still very much a "no-no shameful" topic to discuss or air your feelings about there.
Another anecdote: all the mental health initiatives promoted and advertised at work, nationwide mental health awareness month, etc.
- trevyn 7y agoI think beyond it being a taboo, it simply doesn’t enter consciousness in many non-western (or non-US?) countries — maybe kind of like how Asperger’s was discussed before it even had a name — it wasn’t, or that person was just a bit “different” in certain ways.