Distress Is a Sane Signal Not a Pathology

Depression, anxiety, and addiction are largely not internal brain pathologies but signals that something has gone profoundly wrong in our lives and culture; as Krishnamurti said, it is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a sick society, so feeling unhappy in a world where Trump is the most powerful person is a sign of sanity, and we should stop pathologizing the signal and instead listen to it.