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UtahDan · 02-26-2008, 05:11 AM

I know this is an old dead horse and this article is a few days old so my apologies if it was already linked.

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8261725

I don't know for sure what this says about LDS culture, but it seems undeniable that it says something.

il Padrino Ute · 02-26-2008, 07:09 PM

It says that Utahns seek help.

jay santos · 02-26-2008, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by UtahDan

I know this is an old dead horse and this article is a few days old so my apologies if it was already linked.

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8261725

I don't know for sure what this says about LDS culture, but it seems undeniable that it says something.

I saw a Time magazine chart that ranked states by happiness. Utah was last. I am curious about it.

JohnnyLingo · 02-27-2008, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by UtahDan

I know this is an old dead horse and this article is a few days old so my apologies if it was already linked.

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8261725

I don't know for sure what this says about LDS culture, but it seems undeniable that it says something.

One in five? That number sounds insanely high. Is this like that "1 in 10 people are gay" statistic that was debunked a few years ago?

non sequitur · 02-27-2008, 01:21 AM

LDS folks don't typically self-medicate with alcohol. Many non-LDS take the edge off with the occasional adult beverage. Mormons are left with nothing but Prozac.

I think another component is the guilt and feelings of inadequacy heaped on members of the Church. People constantly striving for perfection and falling short. When I was still active I saw a therapist who told me a lot of my anxiety was a result of constantly trying to live up to the demanding expectations of my religion. At the time I blew off his counsel. Now, I think he was on to something.

JohnnyLingo · 02-27-2008, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by non sequitur

LDS folks don't typically self-medicate with alcohol. Many non-LDS take the edge off with the occasional adult beverage. Mormons are left with nothing but Prozac.

I think another factor might be that LDS people can feel that if they're not constantly ecstatic, there's something wrong with them.

SoonerCoug · 02-27-2008, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by non sequitur

When I was still active I saw a therapist who told me a lot of my anxiety was a result of constantly trying to live up to the demanding expectations of my religion.

I aim for Telestial, and have no anxiety on the matter. That kingdom has a big tent.

The only troubling thing about the Telestial Kingdom is that its inhabitants would range from Dahmer and Hitler to some LDS kid who fornicated a time or two in high school and never confessed to his bishop.

RC Vikings · 02-27-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by non sequitur

LDS folks don't typically self-medicate with alcohol. Many non-LDS take the edge off with the occasional adult beverage. Mormons are left with nothing but Prozac.

I would like to see an update for section 89. All it would say is "Exercise, eat right and don't overindulge in anything that will harm you".

MikeWaters · 02-27-2008, 03:18 PM

Maybe it's the non-Mormons who are sick of living next to the depression-free Mormons?

Archaea · 02-27-2008, 03:50 PM

See if people exercised more they'd need Prozac less.

02-26-2008, 05:11 AM	#1
UtahDan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Bluth Home Posts: 3,877	Nearly one in five in Utah on anti-depressants. I know this is an old dead horse and this article is a few days old so my apologies if it was already linked. http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8261725 I don't know for sure what this says about LDS culture, but it seems undeniable that it says something. __________________ The Bible tells us how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go. -Galileo

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il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	It says that Utahns seek help. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

02-27-2008, 01:21 AM	#5
non sequitur Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,964	LDS folks don't typically self-medicate with alcohol. Many non-LDS take the edge off with the occasional adult beverage. Mormons are left with nothing but Prozac. I think another component is the guilt and feelings of inadequacy heaped on members of the Church. People constantly striving for perfection and falling short. When I was still active I saw a therapist who told me a lot of my anxiety was a result of constantly trying to live up to the demanding expectations of my religion. At the time I blew off his counsel. Now, I think he was on to something. __________________ ...You've been under attack for days, there's a soldier down, he's wounded, gangrene's setting in, 'Who's used all the penicillin?' 'Oh, Mark Paxson sir, he's got knob rot off of some tart.'" - Gareth Keenan

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Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	See if people exercised more they'd need Prozac less. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

02-27-2008, 03:18 PM	#9
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Maybe it's the non-Mormons who are sick of living next to the depression-free Mormons?