Drop is cause for public health concern, but news isn’t all bad as acknowledging struggles is ‘a good sign’, experts say
A record low proportion of Americans rate their mental health as “good” or “excellent” according to a Gallup poll released on Thursday.
The percentage of Americans polled who rated their mental health as “excellent” dropped below 30% for the first time this year while the number who rated their mental health as either “good” or “excellent” also dropped to a record low 72%.
These numbers began trending downward after the Covid-19 pandemic–before 2020, 42% or more Americans consistently rated their mental health as “excellent”.
I mean, yeah. Everyone I meet is miserable and anxious. I don’t feel that way myself, which also makes it harder to relate to anyone anymore.
It wasn’t like this 5-10 years ago. People were much more chill and less angry.