do you think emo and depression is being too glamorized in our culture?

Question

We all know that teens and adults alike suffer from depression and sadness in our world. but in society, a poll says that 52 percent of girls and boys think therapy is "no big deal" and 11 percent actually said, "its kind of cool". Teens are beggining to follow the emo trend, a rising way of life. now, our culture is taking emo/depression far more than a slice of culture- its becoming a new mainstream way of life, actually making things like depression meds and cutting trendy. what do you think could help stop this? what do you think about this?

not this has not. this bad trend has just started in these decades of the 21st century!

hey justagrandma- to teens today, they think its glamour. I KNOW its not, but thats what our culture is making it. it's not my fault- get your facts straight!

Answer 1

It totally is being glamorized and it is ridiculous. Why in the world would someone like the idea of everyone knowing or thinking they are screwed up? It makes no sense. Therapy should not be "cool," it is a way to help people handle the fact that they aren screwed up, not a way to flaunt it. Yes, it definately agree with you, but i haven't a clue how to stop it. Sometimes a good homelife doesn't even do the trick.

Answer 2

about 5 years ago, I started to fall into a really depressive episode. At first I thought it was only because I had a bad break from a relationship but the feelings wouldn't go away even after I got a new girlfriend. It was wrecking my life until a point where it was seriously affecting my work and personal life.

She was very worried but at the same time couldn't understand why I was still sad and thought that I still couldn't let go of my previous relationship. Being the wonderful person that she is, she put aside her feelings and suggested I go for psychiatric evaluation. Many months later and even more anti-depressants, I was not coming close to being better at all.

After doing some research online, I found out the real cause as you described it really makes a lot of sense and purchased this program. The results were simply astonishing. I read this book over three times and put all words in action. Using this method, I've kept my depression at bay ever since. Up to date I'm still living happily with my girlfriend.

Depression Free Method?

Answer 3

Yes. And prescription drugs for depression are way too prescribed. I went to a counselor who gave me a rather simple test for depression, and concluded that I am clinically depressed. I replied that I do fall into self-pity periodically, but I didn't consider it depression. But she said next time I go to my doctor, I should mention it, so I did. The doctor prescribed an antidepressant, and I'm taking it.

But this morning I got down into self-pity again, in spite of the drug. And the way I have felt better recently might be attributed to the drug, or might be because my friend Vanessa has been coming by three times a week to take me shopping, help me with housework, be my nutrition Nazi and exercise Nazi, and I've been enjoying her company and beating her at backgammon.

Still, calling it emo or going to therapy because it is trendy is a darn sight better than the drop into illegal drugs which my generation did back in the 60s. That gets you involved with the whole "feds and heads" game, can end up in prison or hospital, and is generally a more dangerous way to deal with teenage angst. The cutting thing frightens me, though. I think that needs to be taken seriously and stopped immediately. Perhaps a 12-step program like Emotions Anonymous?

Answer 4

I think depression is becoming more prevalent. While some of this may be due to glamorizations. Many attribute it to the change in values in society. Your never rich enough, beautiful enough, or thin enough. It is difficult not to feel depressed if you feel you are not enough. Furthermore, success and happiness are seen only from a materialistic perspective. Good looks and money are supposed to make you happy when they often don't. In the past we had different standards of success. That being said I worked at a shelter for pregnant teens who had been in trouble with the law. These girls would come in with 5-10 pages of diagnosis for various mental and emotional illnesses! It was unbelievable and clearly they were over diagnosed. So it is not just kids, there are to many professionals anxious to diagnose kids and give out prescriptions. We had one girl who had been diagnosed with depression. When she was put on medication her behavior drastically changed for the better. The drugs were pronounced a success, until they found out she was selling them at school. Turns out she learned how to fake depression and wellness from legitimately ill residents just to get the pills. She was taken off the pills, and diagnosed with something else for having created the scheme. While many of them had serious emotional problems. Alot of the girls just desperately wanted attention and did very well when they had a support system/sense of family and structure. Some still needed meds. Truth be told too many parents let there children learn values from the media, instead of investing time and energy in them. consequently kids are dying to belong, find their place, and get attention. Kids no more about Brittany and Paris then their own parents.

Answer 5

I think you are making light of a very serious situation, true, clinical depression isn't glamorous, to the contrary its sufferers tend to not do anything at all...they don't keep themselves or there surroundings clean, they don't seek treatment. You see a lot of kids talking about depression when they have bad days, but true depression is never having a good day, never seeing the good things being unable to cope, sometimes its even being unable to work up the energy to turn over in bed, or get the mail. Its living in a grey fog. What normal person is going to take a razor blade to themselves because its trendy, thats asinine. To even consider scarring your own body is indicative of a serious problem. To actually do it means that person need intervention immediately. If anything I'm glad that the younger people don't see therapy as the older ones do, as something to be ashamed of, an admission of weakness.
Depression meds are prescription drugs, its up to doctors not to hand them out like candy, but when needed for short term help they are useful.

Answer 6

I think commercials for prescription drugs should be taken off the air (t.v. and radio). Seems that's just saying it's ok to take a pill for whatever ails you instead of getting to the root of the problem. People are being taught that there is a pill for everything instead of being taught how to deal with life.

Answer 7

To tell you the truth, who really cares as long as you don't do it you shouldn't care. This sort of stuff has been going on for centuries it is just now we realize it is wrong as a culture and think we are the bad generation.

Answer 8

well it is being glamorised just the same as being gay is it not.
these days it is "cool" to be gay... (i pity the people when this phase passes)

if you spend more time with your children and actually care for them and be close to them they will be more stable people. Having good morals and values taught doesnt hurt either