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People here are mentioning that “the left” (ambiguous as to what that is) does talk about men’s issues. They then cite an article or two. I’m not sure if one ar
by bradlys 3y ago
People here are mentioning that “the left” (ambiguous as to what that is) does talk about men’s issues. They then cite an article or two. I’m not sure if one article every three to six months by some publication is really “talking” about it.
For the severity of issues that men are facing, it is not getting anywhere near the coverage that it needs to be fixed. They barely scratched the surface with this article and it hardly gets into how hopeless so many young men feel. The deaths of despair being so much higher for men should be an indication of why things are not going so well for men and how they feel overall.
It doesn’t help that the resources available are also not catered towards men either. 60-70% of therapists are women and most therapists use talk therapy - which was developed to treat women. Yes, it can still help men but many therapists are under equipped to deal with how men think and act. Talk therapy is often about listening to someone talk but many men want/need therapy that involves active direction and problem solving. Talking it out just doesn’t work for many men.
Does this get talked about in the media or by “the left”? Nope. People will just parrot “go to therapy” without realizing it’s not going to help many men because the methodology doesn’t fit how men currently work.
- Klonoar 3y ago“Talk therapists” will literally do what you want them to do, including “problem solving”. You might need to go through a few to find your ideal therapist - and yeah, we could use more male therapists - but the idea that talk therapy is broken for men is just out there. I’ve dealt with plenty of therapists who ask how I want to work, then they slot in around that. If I tell them that just talking about something isn’t working, they almost always move to “okay, well what can we do about this?”. Don’t ever go into a therapy session without knowing what you’re trying to do.