From 'The Times' article:

 

"NHS figures on Thursday found that 23 per cent of people of working age now have a mental disorder, up from 18 per cent a decade ago, rising to 26 per cent in 16 to 24 year-olds."

 

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/welfare-reform-disability-benefit-cut-pip-dwp-86fzqchng

I blame COVID vaccinations!

I blame Aseannow!

5 minutes ago, simon43 said:

"NHS figures on Thursday found that 23 per cent of people of working age now have a mental disorder, up from 18 per cent a decade ago, rising to 26 per cent in 16 to 24 year-olds."

 

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I blame COVID vaccinations!

Along with the political climate and there causing mental disorders 

"mental disorder" is too vague.

it's so abstract it can mean anything.

 

if you've had at least one depression in your life, does it mean you have a "mental disorder"?

maybe it's normal to go through depressions. 

 

also, Big Pharma is more than happy to put labels on you so they can sell you pills.

 

also, work and life is stressful. it's the way it is. 

maybe if they cut down the working week, people could spend more time with their families and have less stress. 

 

32 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

if you've had at least one depression in your life, does it mean you have a "mental disorder"?

Yes, depression is a mental illness.

32 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

"mental disorder" is too vague.

it's so abstract it can mean anything.

It’s a great term as it covers a broad range of mental health issues including various types of psychosis, rage, dementia, schizophrenia, retardation, the effects of brain damage among many others. Not having the skills to diagnose a specific disorder, it’s appropriate to use a general term “mental disorder” by applying life experiences to make the descriptive without a specific diagnosis. 

11 hours ago, novacova said:

es, depression is a mental illness.

 

If you let yourself go on a perpetual downward spiral maybe, which often includes becoming a heroin addict.

 

But most often can be managed without pharmaceutical intervention. 

 

20 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

"mental disorder" is too vague.

it's so abstract it can mean anything.

 

if you've had at least one depression in your life, does it mean you have a "mental disorder"?

maybe it's normal to go through depressions. 

 

also, Big Pharma is more than happy to put labels on you so they can sell you pills.

 

also, work and life is stressful. it's the way it is. 

maybe if they cut down the working week, people could spend more time with their families and have less stress. 

 

More time with family doesnt always equal less stress

25 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

 

also, work and life is stressful. it's the way it is. 

maybe if they cut down the working week, people could spend more time with their families and have less stress. 

 

Some people find it far more stressful being around family than they do being at work. 

Can I blame Brexit? 🤔

I blame Boris Johnson

49 minutes ago, simon43 said:

From 'The Times' article:

 

"NHS figures on Thursday found that 23 per cent of people of working age now have a mental disorder, up from 18 per cent a decade ago, rising to 26 per cent in 16 to 24 year-olds."

 

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/welfare-reform-disability-benefit-cut-pip-dwp-86fzqchng

 

One has to turn to the Guardian to find the truth, that it is in fact women, who are driving up the mental disorder stats in the UK. Social media is no doubt a major contributing factor to this, as it has been proven to have a detrimental effect on mental health. As the chart below shows, the number of women with mental health conditions is more than double that of men. I told you, they're all crazy!

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/26/young-people-england-common-mental-health-conditions-nhs-survey

49 minutes ago, simon43 said:

From 'The Times' article:

 

"NHS figures on Thursday found that 23 per cent of people of working age now have a mental disorder, up from 18 per cent a decade ago, rising to 26 per cent in 16 to 24 year-olds."

 

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/welfare-reform-disability-benefit-cut-pip-dwp-86fzqchng

It's the most well paying benefit vs unemployment benefit...but also overheads are punishing in UK now...rent/mortgae rates/food/utils...all the delayed shockwave from covid and much of it was also a cashgrab by firms.

 

49 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I blame COVID vaccinations!

I blame Gareth Southgate 

 

As equally nonsensical, right?

31 minutes ago, angryguy said:

More time with family doesnt always equal less stress

You've met my Ex.....

11 hours ago, Keeps said:

Some people find it far more stressful being around family than they do being at work. 

 

My family has driven me to near insanity.

It's because people are mostly screwed up, and you can't get away from family.

And they have nothing to lose by dumping their neurosis on you.

But workplaces have a lot of neurosis as well, unless you're lucky to have a good job.

 

11 hours ago, Cameroni said:

Social media is no doubt a major contributing factor to this,

 

Social media is mostly an "illusion" creating fantasies.
People taking photos of themselves in exotic locations.

That's not real life.

The women that are constantly traveling and posting pics of themselves on Instagram in exotic locations can barely keep a relationship alive, let alone raise a family properly.

And all the other women are watching this thinking their lives are boring and they are missing out.

 

Life is not meant to be a constant adventure and seeking endless thrills. 

 

Just now, save the frogs said:

People taking photos of themselves in exotic locations.

That's not real life.

It is for me .........

I blame Labour and the Conservatives.

40 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Can I blame Brexit? 🤔

 

No.

42 minutes ago, Stocky said:

I blame Boris Johnson

 

That reminds me of an old Jethro joke.

 

 

8 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

My family has driven me to near insanity.

It's because people are mostly screwed up, and you can't get away from family.

And they have nothing to lose by dumping their neurosis on you.

But workplaces have a lot of neurosis as well, unless you're lucky to have a good job.

 

Ties in with the old saying along the lines of " you can choose your friends but you can't choose your family".

 

Don't really keep in touch with any family (due to the reasons you outlined) other than my elderly mother (when back in UK) and I don't like her much either.

13 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

Social media is mostly an "illusion" creating fantasies.
People taking photos of themselves in exotic locations.

That's not real life.

The women that are constantly traveling and posting pics of themselves on Instagram in exotic locations can barely keep a relationship alive, let alone raise a family properly.

And all the other women are watching this thinking their lives are boring and they are missing out.

 

Life is not meant to be a constant adventure and seeking endless thrills. 

 

Itll be a dissapointing 2nd half of those girls lives

25 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

Social media is mostly an "illusion" creating fantasies.
People taking photos of themselves in exotic locations.

That's not real life.

The women that are constantly traveling and posting pics of themselves on Instagram in exotic locations can barely keep a relationship alive, let alone raise a family properly.

And all the other women are watching this thinking their lives are boring and they are missing out.

 

Life is not meant to be a constant adventure and seeking endless thrills. 

 

Depends upon the thrills, surely!

11 hours ago, BritManToo said:

It is for me .........

yeah but nobody sees the decades of blood, sweat and tears that went into it. 

 

 

I like to think it's because I left the UK and the Ladies are missing me, probably why there's not so many blokes effected as there getting my left-overs.

31 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

Social media is mostly an "illusion" creating fantasies.
People taking photos of themselves in exotic locations.

That's not real life.

The women that are constantly traveling and posting pics of themselves on Instagram in exotic locations can barely keep a relationship alive, let alone raise a family properly.

And all the other women are watching this thinking their lives are boring and they are missing out.

 

Life is not meant to be a constant adventure and seeking endless thrills. 

 

 

That's true of course, these Insta influencers are mostly one step removed from outright prostitutes, who provide companionship to guys who take them to 5 star resorts. It's extremely common, and certainly not the real life for either the guy or the girl. But the thing is the women who watch it don't realise that and get depressed their boyfriend doesn't take them to a villa in Tuscany with a giant pool, they start ruminating how good their bf really is, depression sets in and Bingo, she's another unhapyp statistic created by social media.

 

Indeed, when the camera's are not recording the influencers lead mundane lives every bit as boring as the depressed girls' lives, often worse lives than many on here. And yet, social media increases depression and FOMO, anxiety and not to mention narcissism!

 

 

 

 

29 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

It is for me .........

 

Is this Milford Keynes? I hear from my Brit friends the concrete cows should be on everyone's bucket list.

1 hour ago, Cameroni said:

One has to turn to the Guardian to find the truth,

The Guardian and truth is an oxymoron, unless you are a die hard left winger of course!

11 hours ago, Cameroni said:

Indeed, when the camera's are not recording the influencers lead mundane lives every bit as boring as the depressed girls' lives, often worse lives than many on here. And yet, social media increases depression and FOMO, anxiety and not to mention narcissism!

 

Yep, spot on.

 

And the occasional murder on Law & Crime Network features a couple who were documenting their lives on social media and pretending they had perfect lives and fooling thousands of followers. You don't see what's going on behind the camera.