• @ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org
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    1282 months ago

    Stereotypes, get your stereotypes, fresh gender stereotypes right here.

    Men who don’t marry are gay and woman are always mad at each other over nothing.

    • Camelbeard
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      392 months ago

      Also it’s not manly to share your life with a friend apparently.

      I’m 40+ and a couple of months ago started therapy. I didn’t even knew I needed therapy, went with my wife for couple therapy and it quickly turned into personal therapy.

      What I learned after some tests is that I fall into the top 4% of men who are emotional closed off. This is pretty extreme, but maybe the worst part is, I never even knew. This is the stereotype we teach boys, men don’t have emotions, they don’t talk about emotions, etc.

        • Camelbeard
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          22 months ago

          Thanks, it’s kind of weird how much change this made in a few months. It also really changed my relationship with my parents and made it less superficial. Can highly recommend to dig in your own past a bit and see what you pushed way down, and actually deal with it.

          • Condiment2085
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            22 months ago

            Thanks for the recommendation. I know it’s something I need to do but I don’t have the funds right now - working on that though!

            I do meditation, journalling, but I know there’s more to mental health than what you can do on your own.