I asked Grok (the AI with Twitter).....how many Americans are mentally ill.
So the number, Grok cited? From 2023 data....about 58.7 million American adults (not teens or juveniles)....figure around 23-percent of the population have some form of mental illness, ranging in disorders from mild to severe.
On serious issues....2021 data says about 14-million are affected (from 5 to 6 percent).
When I'm watching the news.....traveling.....I tend to think about this (call it worry). Even watching CNN....over a 10-minute period....there will be at least one person I'm viewing, and I have a pretty sure feeling....the guy/gal....ain't 'right' (meaning a mental disorder).
So this brings me to a theory....that mental disorders are increasing over what existed in the 1970s. Why? I have no idea. Maybe it's drug-use. Maybe it's society training people to be 'crazy'. Maybe we are just evolving into this mess.
My advice if you have to be in contact with such people? Mostly....try to humor them and stay away from in-depth conversation. If they have launched on some tirade....ease out of the room, or ask about the recent weather. Once you've left the area....simply mark it on your book....not to visit them again.
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