It’s an idea that so many people believe, that it’s now taken for fact; depression is on the rise. If true, modern society has messed up. In 1985, 10% of people had no one to talk to and tell important things to. By 2004, that number had grown to 25%! We’re spending less time with real people, eating bad food, and getting less exercise, sunlight, and Z’s (sleep). For every person who took an antidepressant (depression pill) in 1987, there are now over five others. Depression is growing more common with a rounded cost of nearly $100 billion a year. But that increase is deceptive. Yes, there are more people getting diagnosed with depression, but there are three explanations for that. Depression has become so much more common while antidepressants
