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Young progressives think trouble sleeping is a mental health issue — blame the ideology that says the world is stacked against them

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Young progressives are more likely to consider normal day-to-day struggles — like difficulty sleeping and feeling blue — as mental health problems, per a new analysis.

Is it any wonder, given the left-leaning ideology that convinces Americans that the system is simply stacked against them?

Data from the US General Social Survey, analyzed by the Financial Times, revealed that younger people and more progressive people were more likely to believe that everything from feeling worried, trouble sleeping and feeling a little sad were symptomatic of a disorder.

Asked if a theoretical person with those symptoms was experiencing mental illness, 6 in 10 liberals said yes, compared with fewer than 3 in 10 conservatives. And more than half of those under 40 agreed, compared with just 1 in 3 over 50.

It’s part of a broader trend on the left of pathologizing everything and blaming larger forces — like mental health or capitalism — for normal difficulties that are simply part of day-to-day life.

This mindset permeates the left’s messaging, which has long been about what Americans can’t do: You can’t get ahead, the system is stacked against you, everything is out of reach.

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