mental health issues are a serious problem in today's society. always have been to a degree. but, the % of people dealing with it and the levels of chemical in balance are definitely worse than ever for a number of reasons. whether we want to acknowledge it or nor, our own versions of reality exist between each of our ears and behind our eyes. when that version of reality becomes so skewed that it has next to zero basis in what is actually happening in the world around us, things can go terribly wrong terribly fast. i've lost track of the stories i could tell and even lost interest in trying to remember them because it would be an exercise in futility. but, there is a different one at least every week.