Telling people that being rich or having more money will not help them with their depression is a lie.

I'll revise my current opinion when I find that panel of mental health professionals and extensive clinical trials which advocate extreme poverty as a means of treating depression,

Money may not cure depression but it certainly can buy one enough time, opportunity, freedom, and tools to discover what might.

Cut the bull crap.

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WhateverWorks · 36-40

🤔 lots of psych studies have confirmed that money decreases stress both by having needs and wants met, but by being able to resolve issues when they arise. There’s a correlation between money and improved health as well as intelligence likely because of access to resources. There’s this thing where at a certain point emotional well-being caps off. In 2010 it was around 75K, but copycat studies have updated that with the cost of living per year. ‘Life evaluation’ continues to rise though.

DarkHeaven ·

@WhateverWorks hard to refute data like that. And with mental illness being a percentage of whole it would account for that in both sides. The only difference is that the poverty side would have no money to treat it if it’s there.

WhateverWorks · 36-40

I think people forget that there are many factors that can cause depression. The rich are not immune to chemical imbalances, stress about ‘losing it all’, unaddressed dysfunction in their support systems, and existential crises, but I agree that they surely have more access to treatment options. @DarkHeaven

DarkHeaven ·

@WhateverWorks 💯 🖤🤗

Miram · 31-35, F

@WhateverWorks

I didn't forget that the rich can have depression.

WhateverWorks · 36-40

Oh I know. I was chatting back and forth about rich people eith DarkHeaven @Miram