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Re:What’s causing the rise of hoarding disorder? by FollowingTheDao on Thursday August 10, 2023 @10:52AM (#37076902)
>The rise of this mental disorder tracks the rise of all mental disorders in the west (eg. >60% of our communities girls HS volleyball team last year were on antidepressants). There are known microcauses for this

Yes, and the root cause for all of them is the increase in, and the inability to handle, oxidative stress:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3964745/

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Re:What’s causing the rise of hoarding disorder? by nradov on Thursday August 10, 2023 @12:33PM (#37078327)
I am skeptical about that being the root cause. Competitive endurance athletes undergo a high level of oxidative stress during daily aerobic workouts. This doesn't seem to trigger mental disorders.
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Re:What’s causing the rise of hoarding disorder? by FollowingTheDao on Thursday August 10, 2023 @01:18PM (#37078916)
Who says endurance Athletes don’t experience greater problems with mood disorders? Because they do.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10051630/#:~:te....

There’s likely a U-shaped curve regarding the benefits of exercise and mental health.

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