Mental illness-Real or not real?

Has anyone noticed that EVERYBODY seems to be taking some sort of antidepressant, anti-psychotic, stimulant or sleeping pill. About a third of school age children are taking some kind of adhd medication. Honestly I believe in real mental disease that must be treated. Someone said that mental illness isn't real because 200 yeas ago there wasn't depression or anxiety or adhd. I agreed with this statement, all though I feel that the rise of these disorder's stem more from the evolution and expectation of the would. We must conform to what world says is normal. 200 years ago people were to busy trying to survive to be anxious or depressed. The hyper active ones and the impulsive ones were the split-second do'ers that lived to see another day. Now, in 2011 we, as a people have become spoiled and complacent and bored. We have central heat and air, and the 1$ menu from Mc Donald's. Our primal instincts search for challenges and finds little. Here in lies the development of depression and anxiety and ext. Lets add to that, pre packaged food and preservatives and pesticides, ext. If you cannot conform to "normal" then you medicate ad psycho- analyze, beginning at about 1st grade. There is really nothing inherently wrong with these adhd kids. Children aren't meant to sit still for hours at a time They all have there own wonderful personalities and yes some are constantly bouncing around while others might daydream. Society has created a mold that we all must fit into. We must medicate in order to be part of our community. What side are you on? All opinions are welcome.