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Dr. Keith Ablow on why we need a plan for combating a possible 'epidemic of depression'
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Get to debate that all we raising a generation.
All of deluded that -- -- to -- Oscar of them doctor Keith.
I'll blow the Fox News.
Medical -- team I think everybody was struck by this survey that these college kids -- -- that's so great these days don't dictates what what was your take -- moment.
It rings true with what I've experienced treating young people.
Some of whom thankfully -- to get closer to their real feelings and their capacity for empathy.
But many of whom struggled to do that why because they face social media and reality TV and technology.
That tells them.
That there -- stars on Twitter worthy of followers.
That they ought to have a thousand friends on FaceBook and be able to delete unwanted feedback and block people who don't like them.
We are truly raising a generation ours is is because what we're doing is reinforcing.
The notion that they ought that they -- themselves incredibly special and beyond reproach.
So I would fix that.
While we fix it is number one that we get back to things like feeling psychotherapy by the way is an excellent way to fix that because it helps people confront the reality of who they really are.
Other -- sports helps getting outside attack outside having pets.
Things that don't involve this inflated sense of self -- -- Listen if you're working video games several hours a day or two hours a day.
That allow you think you're sharpshooter.
It's a -- pro a tennis pro.
That you can compete with National Football League athletes even though you know when you turn the machine off that it isn't true.
While you're participating your pumped up in your thinking your very special indeed.
Bottom line is what we have to do is stop this craziness we we give kids who lose on sports teams ribbons and trophies.
We have to stop the craziness of grade inflation in our schools stop the craziness of getting -- -- -- lousy teachers stop the idiocy of saying that we're running a country with -- a financial.
Responsible financially responsible country when we're headed for financial abyss.
I think that's what we have -- -- so it's it's packed it's not that the problem here is not justice social leader -- -- is that it it really is arrogance.
Teachers' -- across the ball.
It's all of us the bottom line is.
We're living as though we can.
Be wealthy when we're not.
We watched one stock market bubble rise after another and then burst because the truth always wins you can't defeat reality forever.
We deploy -- all like candy and other psychiatric medicines like candy why to keep this delusion going.
The bottom line is we need a true look at how to confront what will be the greatest epidemic of our time.
And that is social media and other technologies like it as a drug of abuse.
Because that's what they are.
All right doctor Keyes tableau the folks his medical eighteen great to see ducky I'm sure you will be sorry brother you -- right now.
For our interview in -- back twenty minutes time with Susanna.
Ken -- -- -- brain on fire an amazing.
-- -- to keep that -- talks about -- are waking up in the in the hospital with no record of how she got that.
And she was eventually diagnosed with -- and then DA recess until auto -- And satellite is a fascinating case doctor amazing recommend any direct continue to watch the interview and read the book I'm sure you probably have already -- read everything.
I well I'll grab it all right thanks so but I just found out of the volume and I liked it great to see.
