“The Marketing of Madness” – Documentary
I was up early this morning working out and happened to catch part of a very interesting documentary called “The Marketing of Madness – Are We All Insane?”
It’s very refreshing to see something like this on tv, even if it is at 6am in the morning. It’s the first time I’ve come across this point of view in mainstream media.
The documentary analyzes how the pharmaceutical industry and doctors have gotten very good at marketing “made up” illnesses and diseases to the general public with the intent of convincing the average person that whatever ails them is in fact some specific and possibly serious disease. This is all done as a marketing strategy to make money, and it is working extremely well.
I still am amazed when I hear the lists of side effects on the commercials that I see every day on tv. “Taking this drug may cause you to have suicidal thoughts or actions…” is one I’ve heard several times. Does anyone else find it strange that this type of drug is even allowed on the market? Let me get this straight… I’m taking this drug so I can feel better, but I may actually feel like I want to kill myself instead. Hmmm. Something seems a little odd here. Especially when they tell you this in a very nice tone, with pictures of butterflies and smiling people dancing across the screen while they lay this little detail on you.
I’ve witnessed this over-reliance on drugs now for several years and it’s clearly getting worse (or better if you own stock in pharmaceutical companies). In my own experience, most illnesses and diseases can be addressed very effectively with other more natural means including simply resolving the underlying emotional and/or mental conflict that is at the root of the dis-ease state.
The video below is the official preview, so it doesn’t go into the detail that the full documentary gets into. However it looks like you can watch several sections of the documentary on Youtube. I’m glad to see a more truthful and honest viewpoint getting into the mainstream.
