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The Blue Generation
Posted by Tanya
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6:08 PM
Most everyone calls themselves Green, but no one is really Green. Recycling a bottle is not going to make a difference. The planet is collapsing one oil rig at a time. My throwing away a can of Monster is not going to kill the earth, it may not be great for the earth, but it's not going to make a big difference. Everyone has seen the news, everyone knows how devastating the oil spill in Louisiana is, that is what makes a difference on the environment.
But pretending to be Green is easier than outwardly saying it is out of my control. Let's all just pretend and carry around our cute little Recycle Tote Bags around. What the hell.
A friend of mine came to me with his own theory today. He said that our generation should be called The Blue Generation. He said that this generation is the over-diagnosed, over-medicated generation. It seems as though everyone has a diagnosis nowadays, if you're not Bipolar, you're ADHD. If you're not suffering from Major Depressive Disorder, you're suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder. When we're blue, we run to the psychiatris or the psychologist. It's almost as if people need to have a disorder to blame their behavior on.
Whenever it's exam time for my Abnormal Psychology class and I pull out my DSM-IV-TR--the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders--I can't help but feel like this is a little overboard. Sure, there are people who are legitimately mentally ill, I don't deny that, but there is a fine line between being unique and quirky and being mentally ill. I swear, there is a disorder for every strange behavior on earth. If I got a diagnosis for every quirk I had, my psychiatrist would have enough money to retire after an hour long session with me. Then I would be taking a bottle of pills everyday. Pull out the Benzodiazepines, the Thorazine, the Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors, the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, get the pharmacist pumped and ready for a lifetime of business from me!
Maybe in a few months when I'm strung out on Benzos and Opioids I can go see a new psychiatrist in rehab. Let me tell you, The Green Generation is bullshit. We are the Blue Generation. Our moto is "Drown yourself in meds to get you out of bed". Feeling sad? There's a pill for that. Can't sleep? There's a pill for that. Loss of sexual appetite? Ask your doctor about those pills you saw on TV.
For more information, see your doctor.
But pretending to be Green is easier than outwardly saying it is out of my control. Let's all just pretend and carry around our cute little Recycle Tote Bags around. What the hell.
A friend of mine came to me with his own theory today. He said that our generation should be called The Blue Generation. He said that this generation is the over-diagnosed, over-medicated generation. It seems as though everyone has a diagnosis nowadays, if you're not Bipolar, you're ADHD. If you're not suffering from Major Depressive Disorder, you're suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder. When we're blue, we run to the psychiatris or the psychologist. It's almost as if people need to have a disorder to blame their behavior on.
Whenever it's exam time for my Abnormal Psychology class and I pull out my DSM-IV-TR--the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders--I can't help but feel like this is a little overboard. Sure, there are people who are legitimately mentally ill, I don't deny that, but there is a fine line between being unique and quirky and being mentally ill. I swear, there is a disorder for every strange behavior on earth. If I got a diagnosis for every quirk I had, my psychiatrist would have enough money to retire after an hour long session with me. Then I would be taking a bottle of pills everyday. Pull out the Benzodiazepines, the Thorazine, the Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors, the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, get the pharmacist pumped and ready for a lifetime of business from me!
Maybe in a few months when I'm strung out on Benzos and Opioids I can go see a new psychiatrist in rehab. Let me tell you, The Green Generation is bullshit. We are the Blue Generation. Our moto is "Drown yourself in meds to get you out of bed". Feeling sad? There's a pill for that. Can't sleep? There's a pill for that. Loss of sexual appetite? Ask your doctor about those pills you saw on TV.
For more information, see your doctor.
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