Gemma Spake

It is, as always, so great to have you here back for another episode and back for a very big, big episode for us today.

Today we are talking about a major, pretty huge discussion happening in society at the moment, whether that's online, whether it's in the medical community, amongst

concerned parent groups, friend groups, policy makers, and that is the idea that everybody has a diagnosis these days.

I'm sure you have heard it.

Everybody has ADHD.

Everybody's anxious.

Everybody's on the spectrum.

Everybody could be depressed.

Everybody could have OCD, BPD, PTSD, etc.

Is this true?

Is it true?

Does everybody or could everybody actually have a diagnosis in this day and age?

Or is that just public opinion?

Is that just public opinion making...

a problem C, or not even a problem, making a change seem bigger than it is.

Is it just increased visibility and reduced stigma that is giving the impression that more people have diagnoses than before?

And if numbers are actually increasing, should it be cause for concern?

You know, should we be worried about how other people see themselves or are seen by the medical community?

I have to say a lot of my friends naturally work in the mental health space.

And this is something that we cannot shut up about because it is so, so, so much more nuanced than what you may read or see online.