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RebeccaJ
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Mental illness is complex. In Utah, the immense pressure on LDS to be perfect in the eyes of their majority LDS neighbors is a reality. People saying things like, you’re depressed because you’re unhappy and you’re unhappy because you aren’t living your faith, as you expressed earlier, is not helping people who suffer from depression. But it is a good example of the stress put on LDS members. Better hide your troubles, or people like you will think it is a sign of unrighteousness.Well, given that my most recent visit to Cache Valley (where my daughters are) had me driving through Salt Lake City and the worst smog I have EVER dealt with (and I live just seventy miles from the LA Basin, for crying out loud!) you might have a point.
But that isn’t what Paul claimed.
So Paul had a point, that you enforce. BUT, LDS live everywhere, not just UT. Could be areas that are not predominantly LDS provide a sane approach to suffering that is harder to come by in Utah.
Could be other factors, like pollution, create an even more difficult environment. A perfect storm, so to speak.
Myself, I find getting out of Utah a few times a year does a lot of good for my own ability to deal with the religious and environmental factors that are here. I’d get out altogether, in a heartbeat, but there are factors that keep me here. Retirement plan is, we’re out for good.