I think a lot of mental health issues come down to a weakening and polluted food supply as well as the social fragmenting you discuss. I don't have any proof, since I'm not that tapped into the research, but I can imagine that genetics are worsening because of the additives in our food.
I can definitely tell you that I got my granddad's addictive personality, ironically enough I am even named after him since he passed two years before I was born. Trust I've heard it enough from my mom that I have some of her dad's more unsavory elements, but so is life. For me, it is all a matter of channeling that addiction, that fixation on more beneficial activities than destructive ones. I'm thankful that I really suck at drinking and am a pretty calm and relaxed weed smoker. But still, I would get so much more accomplished if I put the pedal to the metal more frequently than I put the lighter to the bowl. 🌳💨
I would say this is a factor too. Over-processed food, a million chemicals we aren't built to handle, medication, vaccination, air and water pollutants...
Yep. I think that we at least all have the potential for some kind of compulsion, but if we are going to have one, may as well make it work for us.
This is definitely a "move to Finland" thing - since it is so very illegal here still :D