Are more people dealing with mental health issues now more than ever?

Or is it that I wasn't aware?
I see more young people with mental illness disorders now more so than when I was growing up!
Or maybe I was sheltered!

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JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

Perhaps in the past it was never dealt with.

People may have been more apt to just say, "That's life. Deal with it!" Also, I presume the stigma was more pronounced back then. People would be more afraid to confront it, admit it, deal with it. And I presume services were less. Fewer treatments.

BarbossasHusband · 36-40, M

@JoyfulSilence I was gonna write something ssimilar, but I'll just join this comment instead 👍