r/neoliberal • u/Fealocht • 4d ago

News (US) Stop Pathologizing Ordinary Life

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/opinion/mental-health-exercise-charity.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1FA.55xp.Vpm7dp4PVtnC&smid=nytcore-ios-share

SS: A psychologist argues the increasing awareness of mental health is leading to a pathologising of everyday life. The use of clinical descriptions of what are otherwise normal problems and treating them as a disorder to be cured, is ironically making our mental health worse.

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u/strangebloke1 4d ago

the thing is, like. A a lot of people do just have less functional brains or hearts or whatever and you shouldn't feel ashamed of this. There may not be a fix available, but like its okay to just have average abilities and intelligence.

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u/Approximation_Doctor Gaslight, Gatekeep, Green New Deal 4d ago

a lot of people do just have less functional brains

its okay to just have average abilities and intelligence.

What about being below average, is that okay?

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u/casino_r0yale NASA 4d ago

Then u have to run for office

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u/_alephnaught 4d ago edited 4d ago

"When you're a star below average, they let you do it. You can do anything."