Yes, there is just so much rapidly evolving nomenclature that assigning meaning to the malaise of the week becomes a challenge. (on a side note, if we didn’t have the modern conveniences of auto-spell-checker functions, the response section might be very much tinier than it currently is)

But onto contemporary perceived malaises at large. It seems under the general moniker of ‘better living through chemistry’ that there might be a medical solution to just about everything, like the toddler through 6–7th grade ‘what that kid needs is a pill’ syndrome in the education system possibly so their children will seem normalized. The boomer generation seemed to adopt these kinds of treatments (whole hog?) in mass. The boomer generation (me) seemed to simply believe that all this biochemistry is the right thing to do. So all these agri-business chemicals get into the food supply with effects unknown and probably still unknown. This includes post food processing also promoted by huge agri-business concerns.

There are physiological studies suggesting that our agricultural practices and subsequent food processing is associated with unknown effects on human physiology including effects on the central nervous system. True in the past psychological issues were pretty much never talked about and handled in the most dubious methodologies.

Now PTSD is a different story and may well be aided by professionals and newer and now possibly modern approved drug regimes. I’m sure these afflictions were handled much differently in the past during our empires penchant as world cop and also previously in WW1 & WW2, Korea ad nausea. It’s tough being in an empire and keeping up appearances at home.