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Maybe because nobody would listen, or care about what he went through.
Or the inverse, that instead of just listening they made it something bigger than it had to be, trying to “fix it” when all he really needed was someone to listen for a few minutes, maybe a lap to lay on, but instead he got a “solution” he never asked for
Couldn't find the exact right GIF, but The Boys came to mind.
lol I love that show, and homelander has some serious mommy issues, but I’m unsure if you’re suggesting that laying your head on your partner’s lap is strange or some sort of weakness
No, I'm saying it made me think of that scene.
Or maybe just what OC said... Or sometimes, there's just no one to "listen" to. Or no "lap to lay on". Or the laps that exist are so fragile that they would collapse at the weight of just your words. Or sometimes, there's really something that needs fixing...
"Nobody would listen" yet people (not just men) don't go to therapy where someone's not only PAID to listen, but to help you challenge those cognitive distortions and apply the skills gained to heal with people that do want to listen without the payment. There's 8 billion people in the world. It's simply not true "nobody would listen or care."
Edit: 7cups.com is free.
Sure. I gotta pay just to talk to people. Love this society. I think I will just isolate for a bit like the meme says.
Therapy is not about talking to people, it's about helping you be best version of yourself. About helping you help yourself. Instead of continue doing whatever you think you're doing, with isolation and self harm and constant loathing.
You can also punch yourself in the nuts completely for free, but why would you do any of that, it's the opposite of helping
You've never been to one, you've never even saw one at work, you only saw some weird representation at a bad tv show.
My man, your excessive self-loathing and all the connected problems is exactly, precisely what good therapy is for.
We're at a point when I'm participating in your fetish, and I'm not sure I want to
But people with your attitude is exactly what I’m talking about.
There are sliding scale agencies, some taking on clients for free. Take care.
Aaand of course you are not a man.
Can you simply accept that you may not know what other people go through?
You don't have to be a man to understand the male experience. We're very vocal about it.
Not all men are the same. All humans vary in life.
Volunteering armchair psychologist in
.world?Who really wants to know of something someone went through without it being beneficial for the victim? Are you going to commit to a gofundme?
Don't publish in a vacuum, praxis mental care, for those that really consent.
Brii Ash, wasn't doing so in insta.
In english, please?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3RlalRV4S8