A post a girl I know linked in her instagram story, why encourage men to take therapy while destroying their sanity?

user_miki · 2020-08-17T17:02:42+00:00

We talk to end of earth but nobody is listening.We talk for years.Who said men don't talk.The problem is what we say in not socially accepted.As soon as we open the mouth we are told to shut up.We are allowed to talk as long we say something the society likes to hear.

Going to therapy,seeking mental help,being feminine, now means to be treated of the illusory illness of toxic masculinity while checking your privilege and be lectured about the evil patriarchy.

HesperianDragon · 2020-08-17T20:20:41+00:00

Just an idea, but how about we normalize:

Being self reliant

Being Masculine

Mental Resiliency

Not being forced to talk when we don't want to

Not being gaslighted into believing we are mentally unhealthy

Not being forced to show emotions and cry in front of other people

womblefish · 2020-08-17T20:54:57+00:00

The issue is that the fields of psychology, counselling, and psychiatry have become very female dominated. Thus female behaviour and attitudes have become defined as 'normal'. Men who exhibit normal male behaviour are treated as faulty women. These fields are largely unable to help men, because they don't even understand men anymore.

In some ways it's a reversal of the situation a hundred years ago, where the medical profession was male dominated, emotional women were treated for 'hysteria'. Now men are told their inherent masculinity is toxic.

ihatemyself42069666 · 2020-08-17T17:33:55+00:00

Normalize but not force

ohdamnitsmilo · 2020-08-18T02:02:03+00:00

Seems reasonable except not sure why men should be feminine

Lethn · 2020-08-18T09:25:59+00:00

I hate these virtue signalling shit heads so much.

Lion_amongst_gods · 2020-08-18T13:55:20+00:00

Things we need to normalise for women

Make rape laws gender-neutral
Make false accusations punishable equally as corresponding conviction
Cancel all female-only affirmative action policies
Equal alimony, child support and child custody
Cancel female-only welfare policies
Equal rights means equal responsibilities.

the-mega-sad · 2020-08-18T02:10:37+00:00

I was a really emotional kid and I currently have a lot of mental health problems(example, I have severe anxiety and have been suicidal twice in the past).

Things like this are my biggest reasons for supporting men’s rights :)

JoeSmith1907 · 2020-08-18T04:01:39+00:00

The problem with therapy is that the psychological association considers normal male behavior to be toxic, so you might get under the influence of a therapist who is going to try to impose a political agenda that's not designed to help you. There are a lot of other issues about therapy, like whether the AA approach or the 12 step approach does more harm than help.

And if asking for help means asking for directions, forget it. If you talk or if you show emotion to a woman, there's a good chance it's going to come back to haunt you.

Ba11er18 · 2020-08-18T04:33:30+00:00

The issue is that mean have always keep their emotions on a tight wrap but our society changed so much that what used to be just masculine in now toxic masculinity and boys are discouraged from being men to these weak sky boys running around crying about everything. I don’t need a therapist I need you to stop demonizing me for being a man

TrueCuspOfPower · 2020-08-17T17:02:39+00:00

We are men, we don't need help most times, we definitely shouldn't be feminine, there are only 2 sexes, I may need therapy, but that's because the worlds full of shitty people I'd rather do away with, I don't have many emotions other than happy, horny, and angry. And I haven't cried since my twin sister died at 16, because nothing could ever hurt that bad. Fuck these idiot feminists, I've got myself figured just fine.

mgtowolf · 2020-08-17T23:49:44+00:00

The only thing that belongs there is asking for help. And the problem is not that we don't ask for help, it's just that no one listens when we do, or worse pokes fun or trivialize us. Being feminine will never be normal or encouraged, going to therapy can be counterproductive, unless you are able to find a male shrink that didn't take to the feminist influence. We talk when we want to, not when other people want us to. And there is that dumb men don't show emotions bullshit. Men are not broken women.

Wafflefanny · 2020-08-19T14:20:30+00:00

OR maybe we should let them express themselves any *damn* way they please instead of expressing themselves the way women think is the "best"?

alclarkey · 2020-08-17T20:10:21+00:00

All of those things make women run away from men a heartbeat.

pipo_redit · 2020-08-18T01:11:02+00:00

The first the forth and the fith are the more that i would like

zeerust2000 · 2020-08-19T12:15:53+00:00

"Encouraging them to talk"?...........since when did any feminist ever actually want to hear a man's point of view?

bearstevenlee · 2020-08-17T19:56:55+00:00

I don't need a therapy. I don't need my sanity manipulated. It's good for them, not good for me. Why would I do any favor for Luke, Jennifer, Heather, Christina? I don't want to.

im_just_dreamy · 2020-08-17T17:18:54+00:00

This is a good post, idk why people are upset about it. This post isnt saying you have to do or be these things, it is saying that these things shouldnt be frowned upon and this is a big step in the right direction

SoufsGaming · 2020-12-20T00:34:02+00:00

No, fuck this shit. Fuck asking for help. Fuck Going to therapy. Fuck showing emotions. I did just that for the last three years and nobody except for my father treated it seriously. "It will get better eventually", "Actually i see nothing wrong with the things you mentioned", "You just need a better attitude"

Lucy_thompson17 · 2020-08-19T12:31:49+00:00

You guys hate on everything, this post has a great message now shut up

Title	A post a girl I know linked in her instagram story, why encourage men to take therapy while destroying their sanity?
Author	SoufsGaming
Upvotes	89
Comments	50
Date	August 17, 2020 4:46 PM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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