Liberals = Lower Levels of reported happiness and higher rates of Mental Health Struggles. Why?

[StrongAF_2026]

You have to read the whole study. What did differ was treatment behavior: Republicans with depressive symptoms were more likely to have unmet mental health care needs, suggesting conservatives may be less likely to seek treatment even when distressed. Ultimately the percent is the same with the likelihood to seek treatment as a differentiator. Maybe they were just using prayer and any pastor will tell you that seeking medical and psychological support is God's hand.



Look. I never run down the idea of religion just the execution of it. Even in your post you think somehow the point of religion is to pretend to be better than other groups. Christians are called to be "on Mission" all the time. What is the mission? Loving your neighbor, caring for the needy, and living a life of compassion. Not the spirit of your note above.

"unmet mental health care needs, suggesting conservatives may be less likely to seek treatment even when distressed."
The study views "unmet" as not seeking therapy. Conservative Christians don't buy into therapy.

Most Republicans are Christian. And Christians turn to God in times of distress, not someone with a psychology degree. We man up and lean on God... "for my power is made perfect in weakness"


Nothing I said "pretends to be better than other groups" , we are having a conversation about why Liberals are in general sadder and more depressed, and I am stating facts to support it.
My hope for everyone in this world is to turn to Christ and stop looking for man to solve your problems, they will always disappoint.

 

[StrongAF_2026]

It us true that a conservative, a slide for republican, when they find themselves down in the dumps, or in a rut, or whatever it is likely to say, "I need to get a hobby/get out more/meet a girl/work overtime to make more money/go on a diet, etc."

A liberal/democrat/not democrat is much more likely to respond to unexplained sadness by posting angrily on message boards or using obamacare/medicaid to go to a therapist that specializes in loneliness/fat acceptance/low self-esteem, etc.

Those are facts. We do not blame others for our problems...its thw whole "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" analogy.
I would inject that most Conservatives turn to God for strength as well.

 

[citygator]

It us true that a conservative, a slide for republican, when they find themselves down in the dumps, or in a rut, or whatever it is likely to say, "I need to get a hobby/get out more/meet a girl/work overtime to make more money/go on a diet, etc."

A liberal/democrat/not democrat is much more likely to respond to unexplained sadness by posting angrily on message boards or using obamacare/medicaid to go to a therapist that specializes in loneliness/fat acceptance/low self-esteem, etc.

So you have moved from posting surveys instead of scientific studies to making up stuff in your head.

I cant imagine the amount of insecurity you live with on a daily basis to try and grift some satisfaction from fantasy posting.

I mean… lacking the self awareness to post an angry message board post about angry message board posting is peak right wing self-contradiction.

A liberal/democrat/not democrat is much more likely to respond to unexplained sadness by posting angrily on message boards or using obamacare/medicaid to go to a therapist that specializes in loneliness/fat acceptance/low self-esteem, etc.

 

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Here are the links:

Why Depression Rates Are Higher Among Liberals

Columbia researchers look at the politics of despair.

magazine.columbia.edu

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/new-study-shows-bipartisan-struggles-with-depression-reveals-gaps-in-mental-health-care-access

Now, I don't consider myself liberal or conservative. I'm a libertarian when I'm in a wishful thinking type mood, and a Trump-supporting American firster when I face the real world. But I have gone through phases of being liberal and being conservative. I was once exactly the type pessimist that typifies the liberals I know.

I did take notice of Republicans not getting mental health needs met. This is likely due to the fact that mental health treatement costs money and leaves a record which might be discovered by an employer. This may cause Reps to hesitate or decide not to seek treatment and then say on an anonymous poll that they have unmet needs.

Liberals are not likely to be concerned about those factors, being less interested in employment and most often having some sort of government provided healthcare that fully pays for their shrinks and meds.

Other than that, I think the reason for the disparity in mental illness frequency is pretty obvious.

Well, consider this.

A. The Democrat's biggest mouths are unhinged lesbians and post menopausal women, followed by pussified white males in their 20s and 30s who have the appearance they shit their pants and don't know what to do about it. What could go wrong.

B. Lib. Democrats do not care for truth. For one they're not critical thinkers, for two they're intellectually dishonest, and for three they're cowardly.

C. Left media and politicians prey on these kinds of people, filling them with TDS. Naturally this builds the MASS HYSTERIA true to the definition - yet nobody calls it what it is, MASS HYSTERIA created by left.

It's a circle, left attracts mental issues and they make it worse by their own doing.

Think of today's mainstream Democracks as that weird kid in Kindergarten who is dramatic as they play victim roles, and somehow cannot separate their "feelings" from reality. Their drama becomes their reality. The only difference is these children are an anomaly and have the opportunity to grow.

 

[Seymour Flops]

So you have moved from posting surveys instead of scientific studies to making up stuff in your head.

I cant imagine the amount of insecurity you live with on a daily basis to try and grift some satisfaction from fantasy posting.

I mean… lacking the self awareness to post an angry message board post about angry message board posting is peak right wing self-contradiction.

Okay, so you did not understand when Hafar1014 explained, either?

I was wondering if I hadn't simplified it enough, but if you his wasn't easy enough for you I give up.

 

[Mick2]

Let me see.. do I trust Mick2 from the internet

...or we can just go by the statistics that tell us severe mental illness is rampant among the left. It's a likelihood thing.

What say ye?

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

It us true that a conservative, a slide for republican, when they find themselves down in the dumps, or in a rut, or whatever it is likely to say, "I need to get a hobby/get out more/meet a girl/work overtime to make more money/go on a diet, etc."

A liberal/democrat/not democrat is much more likely to respond to unexplained sadness by posting angrily on message boards or using obamacare/medicaid to go to a therapist that specializes in loneliness/fat acceptance/low self-esteem, etc.

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Very well said.

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[citygator]

Okay, so you did not understand when Hafar1014 explained, either?

I was wondering if I hadn't simplified it enough, but if you his wasn't easy enough for you I give up.

Deflection. Understandable when you have a losing position. Good luck next time.

 

[Hafar1014]

Okay, so you did not understand when Hafar1014 explained, either?

I was wondering if I hadn't simplified it enough, but if you his wasn't easy enough for you I give up.

I was a therapist for 30 years. The left tens to be far more suffering from depression and anxiety. Its their nature its the way they think. Feelings are more important than facts. When they fail the anxiety kicks in. Biden was an emotional disaster for them. All they did was make excuses. He stutters hes sharp as a tac when we could all see him shuffle when he walks and mumble gibberish.

 

[Rogue AI]

What result? That I didn't answer your retarded question?

That means I win, and you lose. Again.

Not didn't, couldn't. You are the poster child of the left's mental illness problems.