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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you all are just trying yourselves to feel better instead of actually looking at the root of the problem.

In 2021, 1 in 44 kids had autism
In 2023, 1 in 36 kids had autism

In 2021, 20.1% of the U.S. population aged 12 to 17 had at least one major depressive episode. 20%!!!

I didn’t know a single person with depression growing up. Now I know many.

Don’t tell me that they were hidden. No, in communities people knew each other and their kids and we would know through relatives and friends.
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What could have possibly happened in 2020 and 2021 that might have led to 20% of teens having a depressive episode? Hmmmmm.

I was never diagnosed as depressed as a teen in the 1990s. But in hindsight it is so obvious I was, but no way in a million years would my parents entertain such a thought, let alone seek out mental health care for their children. Instead, I got yelled at, a lot of "snap out of it" and "stop being so mopey" and "you better smile and act happy, I don't care how you're feeling!" My guess is my neighbors and acquaintances would tell you I was perfectly fine. I was actually struggling with depression and anxiety and a compulsive disorder I hid fairly well--I was and to some extent still am very good as masking. My teen years were awful.[/quote]

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