Would more men be open to going to therapy if they had resources tailored specifically for them, and if the office had Emotional Support Animals for appointment use?

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    11 months ago

    Therapy is never a cure. If you have a problem then therapy can help you confront it and deal with it, but if we have a massive society-wide mental health crisis it will not be solved by each man individually seeking therapy.

    We need meaning in our lives, something worth dedicating ourselves to, and the means to pursue it. Mercenary capitalism won’t provide that.

    In short, I don’t see an answer. I think it will get worse.

    Addendum:

    Most importantly, this new wave of mental health problems is not caused by a new wave of “not being vulnerable.” It’s a societal issue and must be confronted there, not shunted onto each individual man.

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      611 months ago

      Therapy gives you the tools to help achieve that. You are completely underestimating it.

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        711 months ago

        If it’s one big cause that applies to millions, then no, individual therapy cannot fix that massive problem.

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            311 months ago

            Even if there were enough therapists, and even if they could actually help, you’re still talking about fixing mental problems instead of preventing them.

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              11 months ago

              It does prevent them if caught earlier. There are many that are simply incurable so idk your point.

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                311 months ago

                If these mental problems arise from the living conditions of the masses, no amount of therapy can prevent them. Many that seem incurable might just be failing to escape psyche-wrecking situations.

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                  -211 months ago

                  Do you wanna cure cancer, solve global warming, and solve global hunger too while you’re at it? Yeah I’d love to live in a magical perfect world too.

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                    11 months ago

                    Okay, you have no compassion, just a therapy fetish.

                    And, um, yeah… let’s keep working on curing cancer, too.