In today’s world, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the terrifying reality that mental illness is skyrocketing into the realm of “the new normal.” You only have to look at the highest seat of power in the country to find a heartrending example: a dementia-riddled president, desperately trying to cobble together the pieces of a crumbling nation, all while an army of mentally disturbed individuals blindly support and praise his every move. It begs the question, how can we place our trust in someone who may be losing their grip on reality? Our precious children, the future of society, are being led down a treacherous path as well, as schools openly coerce impressionable youth into taking hormone-altering drugs, partaking in irreversible surgeries, and diving headfirst into a murky pool of indecision — all in the name of “gender identity.” The sinister shadow of mental illness has fully entrenched itself within the tapestry of our collective existence, and it seems that we are helpless to do anything but watch it slowly drag us further down into chaos.