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Originally Posted by Duke
Nah I don't know anyone who's bipolar, oh wait, um, nope, oh there is that..., um no, nobody.
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I thought you knew me.
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All kidding aside, a part of me wonders if the human race has turned "label happy". These days it seems like most of us have some affliction or are suffering on one level or another.
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Label happy is definitely true. See the amounts of medication your average, apparently healthy citizen is taking per year. Some afflictions (some cancers, HIV/Aids, etc.) depend on people taking their meds, to be treated. Others are more addictive, but barely show effects. If smoking needs to be banned, most sleeping pills should be banned as well (hell, placebo's have a high effectivity as well).
Bi-polar is one of the most well-documented mental illnesses in existence. Interestingly enough, some conditions as being left handed (and the differences in the brain related to that) seem to increase the chances that you will suffer a mental illness.
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I also believe much of what we are susceptible to is hereditary (isn't most everything?).
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It is a combination of hereditary factors and environmental factors. e.g. a lot of Asian don't have the gene to succesfully downgrade cow milk or alcohol. However, in an environment in which neither of these products is used in abundance, it is not an issue at all.
However, if you overuse then the hereditary factors actually play a role. That the sensible position for use of these products is that moderate use (at most) is the healthy way of using these substances should not be ignored.
In short, barring a few conditions (Marfan's syndrome, hereditary bowel conditions) , simply blaming it on genetics is indeed often diverting blame.
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Lastly, these days it's cheaper to medicate than actually take the time to understand the problem. I think this is the root of why it's so damned hard to find a good doctor.
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Yup. Medication is way cheaper. Admittedly some afflictions can't be properly treated without medication. A doctor / psychologist / psychiatrist cannot treat a lot of afflictions, even if they were available 24/7.