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Hardly a surprise, I'm sure suicide rates and alcohol consumption are going up as well. It's a combination of loneliness, lack of supervision (can't find a bett

Hardly a surprise, I'm sure suicide rates and alcohol consumption are going up as well. It's a combination of loneliness, lack of supervision (can't find a better word, I mean someone who could help in case of an overdose), despair about the future. This pandemic is unprecedented for the modern people, many don't have the means to deal with it psychologically.

redisman 6y ago
Relentless doom and despair for at least a year with no leadership or hope in sight and the only thing you can do to help is to stay at home as much as possible. Yeah it's the perfect storm for any "self-medicators" out there.
- paul_f 6y ago
  Their is no leadership vacuum, it has been pushed down to the state and local level so that localities can deal with the situation in a way that best fits. New York City and Montana need different solutions. Whether you agree with their policies, it seems Newsom, Cuomo, De Santis and Abbott have definitely been engaged as leaders.
starkd 6y ago
A doom and gloom from the media isn't helping either. It's one thing to provide information, but the endless speculation about "how bad its going to get" is irresponsible.
- Mirioron 6y ago
  I would say the media is one of the larger factors (after factors such add unemployment though). When you can't go out and mingle with other people a lot of the information some people get about what's going on is from the media.
- dkdk8283 6y ago
  The media stopped being about journalism long ago. It’s now infotainment. Our media is destroying the USA.
  - collyw 6y ago
    >Our media is destroying the USA. I think this is incredibly true. And it is spreading to other parts of the world. There is a lot of sensationalism, around black lives matter protests, and very little objective analysis of the "problem". It seems incredibly irresponsible considering the results. I would urge everyone to listen to (or read) what Sam Harris says in his podcast on the topic, he brings some objectivity and rationality back to the discussion. You feel like there is still some sanity left in the world after listening to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmgxtcbc4iU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmgxtcbc4iU https://samharris.org/can-pull-back-brink/ https://samharris.org/can-pull-back-brink/
BurningFrog 6y ago
> I'm sure suicide rates and alcohol consumption are going up as well. Many of these overdoses surely are suicides.
gliese1337 6y ago
They absolutely are. My wife is an ICU nurse, former ER nurse, and they've seen way more cases of purposeful suicide attempts and alcohol poisoning in the last few months.

redisman 6y ago

Relentless doom and despair for at least a year with no leadership or hope in sight and the only thing you can do to help is to stay at home as much as possible. Yeah it's the perfect storm for any "self-medicators" out there.

paul_f 6y ago
Their is no leadership vacuum, it has been pushed down to the state and local level so that localities can deal with the situation in a way that best fits. New York City and Montana need different solutions. Whether you agree with their policies, it seems Newsom, Cuomo, De Santis and Abbott have definitely been engaged as leaders.

starkd 6y ago

A doom and gloom from the media isn't helping either. It's one thing to provide information, but the endless speculation about "how bad its going to get" is irresponsible.

Mirioron 6y ago
I would say the media is one of the larger factors (after factors such add unemployment though). When you can't go out and mingle with other people a lot of the information some people get about what's going on is from the media.
dkdk8283 6y ago
The media stopped being about journalism long ago. It’s now infotainment. Our media is destroying the USA.
- collyw 6y ago
  >Our media is destroying the USA. I think this is incredibly true. And it is spreading to other parts of the world. There is a lot of sensationalism, around black lives matter protests, and very little objective analysis of the "problem". It seems incredibly irresponsible considering the results. I would urge everyone to listen to (or read) what Sam Harris says in his podcast on the topic, he brings some objectivity and rationality back to the discussion. You feel like there is still some sanity left in the world after listening to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmgxtcbc4iU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmgxtcbc4iU https://samharris.org/can-pull-back-brink/ https://samharris.org/can-pull-back-brink/

BurningFrog 6y ago

> I'm sure suicide rates and alcohol consumption are going up as well. Many of these overdoses surely are suicides.

gliese1337 6y ago

They absolutely are. My wife is an ICU nurse, former ER nurse, and they've seen way more cases of purposeful suicide attempts and alcohol poisoning in the last few months.