Aversion to Therapy: Why Won’t Men Get Help?

Irrel_M · 2012-07-03T18:32:44+00:00

Because walking it off is better than whining about it like a pussy! /society

C0CKPUNCHER · 2012-07-03T19:22:34+00:00

I'm a great believer in therapy, I went first when I was 17 on my own accord, but it is very much set up against men. The whole ethos is antagonistic, there are very few male therapists, and by and large most therapy doesn't work beyond giving you ammo to make your parents hate themselves.

I very much doubt their research, how can they measure that it 'works just as well for men'?

cthulufunk · 2012-07-03T23:20:19+00:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/22/health/22therapists.html?pagewanted=all

Female Psychology grads outnumber Men 5:1 and comprise more than 90% of social workers under the age of 34. But nevermind that, how are we going to get more women into STEM fields?

Sadiebb · 2012-07-03T19:27:07+00:00

Altho female I did once seek out a male therapist for a 'different perspective'. So not THAT hard to find one.

Guy was so obnoxious that I had a major insight in just 4 sessions because I wanted so badly to terminate therapy and get away from his smirking condescension!

So in a weird way it all worked out.

The_Patriarchy · 2012-07-04T01:06:04+00:00

Remember kids: Pacific Standard used to be known as Miller-McCune (they changed their name recently)...the same people responsible for this article which spread pro-circ misinformation.

stupidlyugly · 2012-07-04T18:40:51+00:00

Because if I use my insurance to pay for therapy, that shit goes into the Medical Information Bureau, and that can and will be held against me at some future pivotal moment in my life.

I would really, really like to get my hands on some anxiety pills, but I won't do it, because it'll fuck me in the ass later, so I suffer quietly.

2012-07-03T20:38:28+00:00

Because most therapists are feminist. Therapy is ok if it is just you and the therapist. Couples therapy is unbearably feminist and will 90% destroy your relationship. Therapists want men to "talk out" theor problems but they do not seem to understand how un-natural this is for most men.

edit: read Paul elam's writings in mensnewsdaily to see how feminist therapy has become.

Sadiebb · 2012-07-03T22:13:58+00:00

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Title	Aversion to Therapy: Why Won’t Men Get Help?
Author	thetrollking
Upvotes	8
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Date	July 3, 2012 6:22 PM UTC (14 years ago)
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