No expert, and fully expect to be flamed, but we are now living in a society that has discouraged "sucking it up" or "burying your emotions" for 30 years. It not really possible to study, at macro level, the impact of that thinking.
A lot of people just want to be a victim. They want to be special. They want sympathy.
A lot of people just want to be a victim. They want to be special. They want sympathy.