Recent comments in /f/Showerthoughts
ToxicFactory t1_jcxqx9s wrote
Reply to We created a society that is so hard to live in, that in order to not live in a constant state of anxiety, we need Marijuana or anti-depressants. by Adventurous-6981
I mean, we don't have to hunt to survive. We have medical advancements that cure us from many diseases. We extended our lifespan by many years since the past 100 years.
We have access to food from across the world. We can travel from a point to another in a decent amount of time.
The life expentency in 1900 was 47 and is now 79.
People don't realize how hard life was just 100 years ago. Heck, just 100 years ago, women didn't have the right to vote.
All in all, it is way easier to live nowadays. The problem is that the human race is a social mammal. I feel that we are very divided these days and because of that, it makes it harder to feel appreciated, loved, and welcome amongst each other.
Some days I stay inside too long and fell like crap. As soon as go out get some fresh air I already feel a little better. I guess we can start there. Just go out.
Evipicc t1_jcxqrbn wrote
Reply to We created a society that is so hard to live in, that in order to not live in a constant state of anxiety, we need Marijuana or anti-depressants. by Adventurous-6981
You're right-wrong.
There are fewer pressures for survival which caused great stress, that is correct. In that regard we have made life easier PHYSICALLY. There are also massive societal and moral pressures now, which didn't used to exist, and our lizard "Fight-Fly-Freeze" brains can't handle the complexity of that, so anxiety results because we feel like there's a threat, but it's only someone societal or moral and we can't simply fight or run. This made life much HARDER mentally. We shifted the burden from what we weren't good at to what we were, from our bodies to our brains. As a species it's the right course of evolution, a creature can continue to procreate regardless of how ridden with mental illness it is...
Danelix_ t1_jcxqgft wrote
Reply to We created a society that is so hard to live in, that in order to not live in a constant state of anxiety, we need Marijuana or anti-depressants. by Adventurous-6981
Nah, anxious and depressed people always existed. We just didn't care
Rogavor t1_jcxq62w wrote
Pimp_Daddy_Patty t1_jcxq5u3 wrote
Reply to comment by robbage24 in We created a society that is so hard to live in, that in order to not live in a constant state of anxiety, we need Marijuana or anti-depressants. by Adventurous-6981
Not that I agree with prohibition, but part of the reason it happened in the States is due to domestic violence.
BeenThere_DidNothing t1_jcxq4ic wrote
Reply to comment by mister_XYZ42 in We created a society that is so hard to live in, that in order to not live in a constant state of anxiety, we need Marijuana or anti-depressants. by Adventurous-6981
Were they? Or did they not have an understanding like we do of mental health? Lots of alcoholism, spousal abuse, people leaving to "go west". The main reason we know we have more depression is that we have learned so much more about it. Our awareness level exists where as 100 years ago it didn't
robbage24 t1_jcxq1su wrote
Reply to comment by Pimp_Daddy_Patty in We created a society that is so hard to live in, that in order to not live in a constant state of anxiety, we need Marijuana or anti-depressants. by Adventurous-6981
I’ve read a little about how much people used to drink….and it seems maybe a tad excessive, like a bottle of whiskey a day? Like was everyone just an alcoholic for like several hundred years?
Old_Army90 t1_jcxpwp1 wrote
Reply to comment by mister_XYZ42 in We created a society that is so hard to live in, that in order to not live in a constant state of anxiety, we need Marijuana or anti-depressants. by Adventurous-6981
> and were less depressed.
Citation needed
Pimp_Daddy_Patty t1_jcxpvhz wrote
Reply to comment by mister_XYZ42 in We created a society that is so hard to live in, that in order to not live in a constant state of anxiety, we need Marijuana or anti-depressants. by Adventurous-6981
No, they just got violently drunk and went home to beat their wives and kids
mister_XYZ42 t1_jcxpmh6 wrote
Reply to comment by Denaton_ in We created a society that is so hard to live in, that in order to not live in a constant state of anxiety, we need Marijuana or anti-depressants. by Adventurous-6981
Back then people had to work hard, physical jobs in order to survive and were less depressed.
Denaton_ t1_jcxp92w wrote
Reply to We created a society that is so hard to live in, that in order to not live in a constant state of anxiety, we need Marijuana or anti-depressants. by Adventurous-6981
I think it's the opposite, it's so easy compared to a few hundred years ago that the brain gets under stimulated.
Showerthoughts_Mod t1_jcxod2q wrote
Reply to We created a society that is so hard to live in, that in order to not live in a constant state of anxiety, we need Marijuana or anti-depressants. by Adventurous-6981
This is a friendly reminder to read our rules.
Remember, /r/Showerthoughts is for showerthoughts, not "thoughts had in the shower!"
(For an explanation of what a "showerthought" is, please read this page.)
Rule-breaking posts may result in bans.
ArseBurner t1_jcxnlvd wrote
Same thing with voices. One people talking in a room and you can't help but to hear what is being said. But a full classroom or coffee shop of people talking and it's all just white noise.
[deleted] t1_jcxjbn4 wrote
[removed]
[deleted] t1_jcxderm wrote
[removed]
Tanagrabelle t1_jcxr0t0 wrote
Reply to We created a society that is so hard to live in, that in order to not live in a constant state of anxiety, we need Marijuana or anti-depressants. by Adventurous-6981
It's always been this way. We just didn't used to have anti-depressants and marijuana wasn't easy to get. Go do a search on asylums. Alexander Hamiton's daughter, after her brother died, apparently spent the rest of her life in a state of childlike mental capacity, for no reason they could figure.