Why?

Let's Get Out Of Our Stupor:

http://www.alternet.org/story/145481/

In 2006, Americans, who make up

approximately 6 percent of the world's population, consumed 66 percent of

the world's supply of antidepressants. In 2002, more than 13 percent of

Americans were taking Prozac alone. Prozac is one of thirty available

antidepressants. Anti-anxiety drugs, such as Zoloft, are so widely

prescribed that in the year 2005, the $3.1 billion sales of Zoloft

exceeded the sales for Tide detergent.

We Are Sick

Drugs, in order to Work:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/21/mental-health-antidepressants-recession-prescriptions

Fears the recession is affecting the mental health of the nation appear to be borne out by new figures that show prescriptions of antidepressants are soaring.

Shows Weakness. All Mental, Must Move...:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090618&content_id=5400414&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

On Thursday, the Tigers placed the left-hander on the disabled list, retroactive to Monday, for the second time this season because of an anxiety disorder.

Meditation would tell these atheletes, it's only a game (or a job, or a parking ticket):

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Video-Glen-Big-Baby-Davis-lives-up-to-his-nic?urn=nba,127483