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ooae··on Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax
Is the trick in not interacting with it?
ooae··on Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax
But I'm a nobody and I feel great when I meditate.

Is it because I don't occupy my mind with any memory or thoughts of that problematic?

The world feels splendid when you don't keep in mind your past or future experience of it.

ooae··on Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax
Your feelings are valid, because it's true that reading the article made you feel that way. The writer should have been more considerate of how his choice of words would resonate.
ooae··on Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax
I often find that being dry and objective is the best way to get my subjective point across.

Readers find it distressing when we as reporters don't speak in an authoritative voice; it makes readers question if we really have a definitive answer to the problems we present to them.

ooae··on Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax
>Is this article really drawing a conclusion that nobody was anxious during the 1990's?

No.

>This article is a great example of "unless it's reported by the media, it doesn't exist."

Why?