Activism can be difficult having to deal with difficult and tense situations, sometimes people self sacrifice for the greater good and turn small things into to big problems. As a feminist who is more sympathetic to men than others it can sometimes come with guilt, obsessiveness and self policing

I own up to the fact that my history with feminism hasn’t been all pure but it has all made me a more knowledgeable and emotive feminist and… it’s also made me much more sympathetic to men than before

I do wish I had the energy to form men’s groups and I try to reach out to fellow friends men and women suffering from loneliness or mental illness

I get big moral tribulations with trying to be a good ally, trying to not “take up space” and it can end in hyper vigilance and questioning my every behaviour, it can be a jail cell of the mind

I have posted similiar things about veganism, feminism and in my subreddit r/radicalocd

I do wish I could help more men and I feel heartbroken that loneliness and suicide and the feelings said men in pain are mocked by supposed “feminists”

Just as I wanted to do more feminist activism I also learnt that the left is far behind with men and wanted to set up a men’s lib group (yes I know yall hate them, whatever) but the funny thing is that that still might be responsibility ocd, trying to control things out of my control. I do relate to some of the experiences I have seen men face here, the self sacrifice and the almost religious devotion to a higher cause and putting yourself last even to your own detriment It has made me more aware of men’s issues and even other social justice issues such as the loneliness of parents

What are your experiences

It’s good to reach across the aisle to fellow men even despite our differences