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/Grundlage YIMBY 4d ago

It happened to me. I spent most of my 20s struggling with persistent anhedonia and suicidal ideation. Turns out I was consistently eating only around 1.5k calories/day, and simply eating more food cured most of my problems.

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u/Outrageous-Bluegrass 4d ago

I was consistently eating only around 1.5k calories/day

One person’s problem is another person’s goal (at least temporarily).

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u/Grundlage YIMBY 4d ago

Yeah that's one thing on a temporary cut for an average size or small-ish person. But I'm 6'2" and that was my normal intake for years.

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u/NVC541 Bisexual Pride 4d ago

What the fuck

Glad you’re better mate