I point the finger at neoliberalism.

In Britain there's an epidemic of depression, suicide and anxiety following the Conservative government's deliberately cruel austerity cuts. People are turning up at A&E departments suffering mental trauma from anxiety and depression.

120,000 have already died, mostly the sick and disabled. A mini eugenics holocaust.

The Working Class is being squeezed, with more pressure being heaped on already over worked employees. The unemployed and sick are having their benefits cut or stopped. Previous welfare state protections have been destroyed leaving massive gaping holes in the safety net and British unions are the weakest in Europe.

I have never seen so many homeless people, yet the rich are getting richer.

The ruling class are crushing the working class.

There is not much hope left. This is why depression is rising.

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It has always confused me that the doc says depression is a brain chemical thing, just like any other disease, but that it's on the rise because of stressful situations. Unless the stress causes the brain chemical thing. Okay, answered that for myself.

Part of my yearly "physical" now is being asked:

1. Are you depressed?
2. Are you lonely?
3. Are you afraid?
   Government mandated according to my GP.

Yes, today it's been on the news regarding a rise amongst University Students, I'll wager that they're counted due to the fact that they get relatively easy access to College/Uni counsellors though and that in fact all young people are equally represented.

With the cost of education, housing, child and health care getting completely out of hand, we have created a very stressful society.

Interesting and sad.