(www.freyaindia.co.uk)

540 points drankl | 1 comments | 06 Jul 25 22:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source

Show context

mouse_ ◴[06 Jul 25 23:09 UTC] No.44484975[source]▶

> Now they are being taught that their normal personality is a disorder. According to a 2024 survey, 72% of Gen Z girls said that “mental health challenges are an important part of my identity.” Only 27% of Boomer men said the same.

Could this be because modern women have far more social expectations placed on them than boomer men did, and are thus struggling generally speaking more than boomer men had to?

replies(4): >>44485197 #>>44485227 #>>44485248 #>>44485429 #

1. setr ◴[06 Jul 25 23:50 UTC] No.44485248[source]▶

>>44484975 #

I think the question is notable though — there’s having the challenge, and then there’s considering it as part of your identity. Personally I wouldn’t; my various issues are just things I’ve got going on, but I don’t think of myself in those terms. Maybe a cause for parts of my “identity”, but not actually a part of it

↑

Nobody has a personality anymore: we are products with labels