1/6 🧵The word "sad" has been completely eliminated from our lexicon.
In its place: disorders, diagnoses, chemical imbalances, and treatment protocols.
2/6 In 1990, roughly 2% of Americans identified as depressed. Today that number is 17.8%.
Is the purported 250% surge in clinical depression genuine, or is there a darker and more insidious force at play?
3/6 Historically, the perception of clinical depression as a chronic and severe condition necessitating medical intervention was uncommon. It wasn't considered a public health concern.
This trend continued until the mass marketing of antidepressants to the general population.
4/6 A diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder requires only a two-week designation of change from previous "functioning."
Essentially, a brief period of struggle within this timeframe could be interpreted as indicative of a "disorder."
5/6 Those characterized as severely depressed are catatonic, enduring multiple hospitalizations, facing prolonged and debilitating depression lasting months or years — not two weeks.
Most outpatient therapists who designate clients as severely depressed have never met these individuals.
6/6 Statistically speaking, it's highly probable that if you were prescribed an antidepressant drug, you shouldn't have been.
This is disease mongering — a very effective marketing tactic to increase pharmaceutical sales and psychiatric treatment.
Full breakdown on Substack:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/drmcfillin…
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