Does Anyone Agree That Our Culture Has Become Overly Therapeutic?

Question by Pri?ci??? ?: Does anyone agree that our culture has become overly therapeutic?
It seems like these days everyone has some disorder or another. We’ve all got depression, anxiety problems, codependency issues, ADD, half of us are bipolar/unipolar what have you…

and apparently now every child needs ritalin and a steady supply of behavioral meds for their autism.

Doesn’t anyone else see that this is all just a ploy to make the pharmaceutical companies rich and richer?

Best answer:

Answer by anaise
INDEED! I worked as a vocational counselor with the rehab commission in my state and found how some disorders were not actual disorders but merely for the purpose of quotas or numbers to get more funding. Is that messy or what?! The government has a major role in this problem.

Answer by Eileen
HI,
Sure in some ways I do. I also see it’s affecting people who honestly do need medication and cant get it. Example: People who suffer with some sort of Chronic Pain condition and doctors do not want to prescribe the correct medications they need in order to get pain relief. Doctors are too afraid of loosing their license or the DEA….I think it sucks bigtime because I’ve been there. I’ve seen people be denied treatment, compassion and treated like crap. Treated like a druggie or a mere drug seeker. Don’t get me wrong, I know there are people out there who are indeed drug scammers…but it’s made it terrible for people like me who truly need heavy duty pain medications in order to be able to
try and live a normal life.
Eileen

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