Anxiety is at an all-time high. Depression is epidemic. Suicide rates among young people have climbed for fifteen years. The same generation that embraced woke ideology is the same generation that cannot cope with everyday life.

In this episode, I examine the psychological effects of woke ideas on individuals. The concept of microaggressions trains people to scan every interaction for hidden insults, a cognitive pattern identical to paranoia. Trigger warnings prevent exposure therapy, the most effective treatment for anxiety. The doctrine of safetyism teaches young people that discomfort is dangerous rather than necessary for growth. The result is a generation that has been taught to see threats everywhere and resilience nowhere.

Research from social psychologists like Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff suggests that the cognitive distortions promoted by woke culture directly cause the mental health crisis among adolescents and young adults. The data shows a sharp increase in anxiety, depression, and self-harm beginning around 2012, coinciding with the rise of social justice activism on college campuses.

Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the ideas that promised to protect people are making them sick.