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[quote=Anonymous]I think partly it's circumstances, social media showing "perfect" lives, seeing what they might be missing out on when friends are posting, etc.  It used to be you'd only hear about what others were doing, now you see it in real time.

But I also think there's a social contagion aspect.  You have the opposite of perfect also on social media, with attention-seeking illnesses.  Remember when it was the internet and anorexia?  Those Ana websites showing girls how to not eat, or how to be bulimic?  And recently it was Tourette's and tics, now it's a lot of depression and anxiety.

Dropping social stigmas around mental health is a good thing, but there's also young people seeking attention, validation, identity with "illnesses".  This was an interesting podcast on the topic:  https://www.honestlypod.com/podcast/episode/e8701381/does-glorifying-sickness-deter-healing

(I know Bari Weiss rubs some the wrong way, but I thought her guest, Freddie deBoer - someone with bipolar disorder - had interesting insight on the glorification of mental illness).

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