"There Is No Moral Imperative to Be Miserable"
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Yes, capitalism is why you're sad and anxious. Now what?
Max Ernst — The Joy of Life James Greig is a writer from Scotland. After years of efforts to “raise awareness” of mental illness, nothing has gotten better. I can sense a growing weariness with public health campaigns urging us to seek out help in the form of psychiatric drugs and therapy; podcasts where members of the Royal Family “open up” about their mental health journeys; mindfulness apps; books and articles promoting cures like horse-riding and wild-water swimming. If there’s a common strand to all this, it’s that mental illness—specifically depression and anxiety—is an individual…
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