The things we don't talk about.

We all have things in our lives that we don't talk about, awkward things that are uncomfortable to bring up, or hurtful memories. We all have those, things we wish we never did or facts we'd like left unsaid. We have these things in our self, in our family and in our state. Just for fun lets talk about the things we don't talk about in Utah.
first, Utah is the #1 user of anti depressants in the united states. Hell, we pop them like pez in Utah. Why is it that we are so depressed in Utah, how do you explain it. My thought is that Mormons in Utah are held to an impossible standard of morality, kindness and religious obligation. A standard that can rarely, if ever, be lived up to. When you feel like everyone else is living such a clean perfect life, you feel like a failure that you cant keep up with the Jones's. The other problem we have is we hide who we truly are from one another to keep from being judged, criticized, shunned or "disciplined." We start to live 2 lives, one you show to the world and one you only show your friends, and sometimes you show it no one at all. If you feel like you cant live up to your standards and you have things you are constantly trying to hide of course your going to be depressed! So do we need the pills? NO! just accept your limitations and don't lead a double life.
2nd suicide. Utah is #9 on suicide.org for suicides at 15.9 per 100,000 people.
3rd Internet porn. First I ask you, how is that not funny? We put our self's out there as the moral guides of America and yet we masturbate more than any other state! That is just funny shit! Ok, that said lets look at this from a few different angles. first is genetics. Many people from Utah come from polygamist family's. When the LDS church first started it practiced polygamy and what kind of men would leave their church up root their family's and face constant persecution? Religious fanatics, and perverts wanting to bang 7 girls at a time. So is there a genetic link why we are a horny state? Another point of view is that porn is a sin that leaves no mark. What I mean by that is with cigarettes you stink, with beer you are obviously drunk, with an affair there is a second person involved. With Internet porn you look at it, clean your history, and no one knows about it. So it's a sin that is hidden from the world. Lastly I think it could be a combination of getting away with something you know you shouldn't do, and like before there is not proof.

So my point is that if you are doing it, so are a lot of other people. Enjoy life and be good to other people, most importantly be yourself and don't let others dictate who you should be.