Psychobabble
Psychobabble
Hannah Spier, MD
#81. How Women Use Mental Health to Avoid Growing Up
16 minutes Posted Jul 21, 2026 at 4:47 pm.
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How did ordinary adulthood become evidence of psychiatric suffering? What's the real attraction?

In this episode, I react to young women presenting normal functioning as "high-functioning depression," insisting that invisible distress cannot be questioned, and using suicidal language to make disagreement morally dangerous. I explain how mental-health labels can turn basic responsibilities into acts of bravery, confer moral authority and eventually become leverage over everyone around them. Do you think mental-health awareness has gone too far—or are these videos helping people feel less alone? Let me know in the comments.

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