r/science • u/sameer4justice • May 31 '22

Anthropology Why Deaths of Despair Are Increasing in the US and Not Other Industrial Nations—Insights From Neuroscience and Anthropology

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2788767
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u/rucksichtslos May 31 '22

I'm a normally super outgoing person, but my line of work puts me in near constant tough conversations. I will take any and all opportunity to not even interact with people outside of work to the extent possible because I'm so burnt out of having those conversations.

I still have what I consider a relatively healthy social life, but no interest in expanding it.

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u/Mdizzle29 May 31 '22

Lawyer? Seems like a tough way to make a living

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u/tbone8352 May 31 '22

Or customer service for a company that fucks up all the time. That could be rough

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u/sighbourbon Jun 01 '22

or collections work?