Parents – please tell your teens to stop talking about their mental health when applying for jobs!

[Anonymous]

I guess the real question here is why are so many teens having mental health issues now ?! Is it because of the repercussions caused by isolation from the pandemic? Social media ? Academic pressure? Problems are the same but therapy is much more socially acceptable now than it was 20 years ago? All of the above?
Not judging. Just asking a genuine question.

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Anonymous wrote:Times have changed. I do some interviewing of recent college grads for our org and a significant percentage of them mention being in therapy.

True and it’s not a good look.

We, older people (maybe gen x or older millennials) think so, but these young people don't so maybe this is how it's going to be in the future.

Snowflakes like this won’t last half a year at a real job

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Times have changed. I do some interviewing of recent college grads for our org and a significant percentage of them mention being in therapy.

True and it’s not a good look.

We, older people (maybe gen x or older millennials) think so, but these young people don't so maybe this is how it's going to be in the future.

Snowflakes like this won’t last half a year at a real job

The problem is that workplaces are having to adjust to the snowflakes instead of the other way around. I’m really not optimistic about the future of our country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess the real question here is why are so many teens having mental health issues now ?! Is it because of the repercussions caused by isolation from the pandemic? Social media ? Academic pressure? Problems are the same but therapy is much more socially acceptable now than it was 20 years ago? All of the above?
Not judging. Just asking a genuine question.

It’s trendy now, facilitated by horrifically bad parents who indulge this nonsense instead of telling their kids to knock it the eff off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess the real question here is why are so many teens having mental health issues now ?! Is it because of the repercussions caused by isolation from the pandemic? Social media ? Academic pressure? Problems are the same but therapy is much more socially acceptable now than it was 20 years ago? All of the above?
Not judging. Just asking a genuine question.

Check out Abigail Shrier’s new book, “Bad Therapy”. It’s an interesting read on the issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess the real question here is why are so many teens having mental health issues now ?! Is it because of the repercussions caused by isolation from the pandemic? Social media ? Academic pressure? Problems are the same but therapy is much more socially acceptable now than it was 20 years ago? All of the above?
Not judging. Just asking a genuine question.

Why don’t you read the United States Surgeon General’s report from last year?

SOCIAL MEDIA IS TOXIC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I guess the real question here is why are so many teens having mental health issues now ?! Is it because of the repercussions caused by isolation from the pandemic? Social media ? Academic pressure? Problems are the same but therapy is much more socially acceptable now than it was 20 years ago? All of the above?
Not judging. Just asking a genuine question.

Why don’t you read the United States Surgeon General’s report from last year?

SOCIAL MEDIA IS TOXIC.

It also has to do with the way we treat mental health issues in children. We encourage them to see themselves as victims and to ruminate on their problems. We don’t encourage them to move on or grow from their experiences. We are sending them down the rabbit hole.

[Anonymous]

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Check out Abigail Shrier’s new book, “Bad Therapy”. It’s an interesting read on the issue.

There's no way that the issues all lie at the feet of the mental health care industry. And I have a lot of issues with it. Cultural pressures, isolation, parenting styles, overmedication, lack of grit/resilience, social media, phones, etc are much more to blame imo. Not mention potentially food preservatives/additives, plastics in the water, increase number of IVF and C-sections and other environmental issues that no one is really linking together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Times have changed. I do some interviewing of recent college grads for our org and a significant percentage of them mention being in therapy.

True and it’s not a good look.

We, older people (maybe gen x or older millennials) think so, but these young people don't so maybe this is how it's going to be in the future.

Snowflakes like this won’t last half a year at a real job

The problem is that workplaces are having to adjust to the snowflakes instead of the other way around. I’m really not optimistic about the future of our country.

Nope. They’re not. This ain’t 2022.