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  • July 18, 2012 at 8:48 am #39554

    Steven

    You make some valid points.

    Yet, at the same time, I don’t remember when I
    was growing up or in my parents generation,
    when there was more war and “less comfort”,
    people being afflicted with anxiety disorders.

    And by afflicted, I don’t mean just being
    diagnosed or simply complaining, I mean having
    the condition so that it is debilitating to them
    and they can not function. Anyone who actually
    has had an anxiety disorder knows what I mean here.
    Yet, overall, for the most part, this was something
    you simply did not see.

    It appears as though even though life was just as
    stressful before, maybe even more so, people were
    able to “handle it”, but today much less so. The
    real question is why.

    S

    July 18, 2012 at 8:48 am #39556

    Steven

    You make some valid points.

    Yet, at the same time, I don’t remember when I
    was growing up or in my parents generation,
    when there was more war and “less comfort”,
    people being afflicted with anxiety disorders.

    And by afflicted, I don’t mean just being
    diagnosed or simply complaining, I mean having
    the condition so that it is debilitating to them
    and they can not function. Anyone who actually
    has had an anxiety disorder knows what I mean here.
    Yet, overall, for the most part, this was something
    you simply did not see.

    It appears as though even though life was just as
    stressful before, maybe even more so, people were
    able to “handle it”, but today much less so. The
    real question is why.

    S

    July 18, 2012 at 1:32 pm #39558

    bagua

    I think its our culture/society. We have professions now for people to discuss matters that were never discussed before. In the past divorce was difficult or could not occur. Women would have to stay married and just shut up and live their life even if they were miserable. Up until recently women were really property owned by husband, their feelings did not matter. As we go back in history it gets worse. There was no profession of therapists, no reality tv, no outlets for expression of their feelings. Some of the world is still like the old way. Go to middle east, women are not equally, their culture is not like ours. I believe its our culture. It was a lot worse in the past.

    bg

    You make some valid points.

    Yet, at the same time, I don’t remember when I
    was growing up or in my parents generation,
    when there was more war and “less comfort”,
    people being afflicted with anxiety disorders.

    And by afflicted, I don’t mean just being
    diagnosed or simply complaining, I mean having
    the condition so that it is debilitating to them
    and they can not function. Anyone who actually
    has had an anxiety disorder knows what I mean here.
    Yet, overall, for the most part, this was something
    you simply did not see.

    It appears as though even though life was just as
    stressful before, maybe even more so, people were
    able to “handle it”, but today much less so. The
    real question is why.

    S

    July 18, 2012 at 1:32 pm #39560

    bagua

    I think its our culture/society. We have professions now for people to discuss matters that were never discussed before. In the past divorce was difficult or could not occur. Women would have to stay married and just shut up and live their life even if they were miserable. Up until recently women were really property owned by husband, their feelings did not matter. As we go back in history it gets worse. There was no profession of therapists, no reality tv, no outlets for expression of their feelings. Some of the world is still like the old way. Go to middle east, women are not equally, their culture is not like ours. I believe its our culture. It was a lot worse in the past.

    bg

    You make some valid points.

    Yet, at the same time, I don’t remember when I
    was growing up or in my parents generation,
    when there was more war and “less comfort”,
    people being afflicted with anxiety disorders.

    And by afflicted, I don’t mean just being
    diagnosed or simply complaining, I mean having
    the condition so that it is debilitating to them
    and they can not function. Anyone who actually
    has had an anxiety disorder knows what I mean here.
    Yet, overall, for the most part, this was something
    you simply did not see.

    It appears as though even though life was just as
    stressful before, maybe even more so, people were
    able to “handle it”, but today much less so. The
    real question is why.

    S

    July 18, 2012 at 2:36 pm #39562

    Steven

    Makes sense.

    A natural corollary to this is the question
    of whether the availability of all this therapy,
    sharing, and discussion is a good thing, or whether
    it aggravates the problem.

    Or maybe the anxiety beforehand was more suppressed . . .

    Just musing,
    Steven

    July 18, 2012 at 2:36 pm #39564

    Steven

    Makes sense.

    A natural corollary to this is the question
    of whether the availability of all this therapy,
    sharing, and discussion is a good thing, or whether
    it aggravates the problem.

    Or maybe the anxiety beforehand was more suppressed . . .

    Just musing,
    Steven

    July 20, 2012 at 11:49 am #39566

    bagua

    My feelings: If it can lead to growth and change, a good thing. If it becomes part of one’s constitution and a way of life than not so good.

    bg

    July 20, 2012 at 11:49 am #39568

    bagua

    My feelings: If it can lead to growth and change, a good thing. If it becomes part of one’s constitution and a way of life than not so good.

    bg

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