While mental health struggles are certainly real for some, society must be honest about the rising culture of self-diagnosis and over-medicalization. As Tony Blair noted, vast spending has surged without clear, objective justification. Not all sadness is depression, nor is worry always anxiety. The U.K. risks diluting true illness — and straining public resources — by turning life's challenges into disorders.

While there are kernels of truth in both the rise of genuine mental health needs and the concern over over-diagnosis, a deeper truth must also be confronted: that the very elites tasked with leading society are the same ones fueling despair by denying the working class the values, structure, and expectations they quietly rely on themselves.