[ParetoOptimal]

> I cannot help but conflate this with how overwhelmingly present "mental health" issues have become.

Just because they are more present doesn't mean they are being faked. I believe that mental health issues were largely ignored before.

Now people are paying attention, so more cases are caught.

> To quote: "The busy bee has no time for sorrow".

The busy bee I picture when you say this also lives with high stress, is easy to anger, and doesn't talk about their feelings in a health way or at all.