gender is basically the role or expectation that one subscribes too

its perfomative

this is a simplification

better wording there

someone who is male to female

is biologically male

I think the left needs to take on mental health properly

but identifies as a woman

for sure

and start attacking CBT

ok I think I kinda get it x)

we should be using this a pushing point for healtchare

in the US

if mass shootings are a consequence of mental illness then we need to make treatment accessible

but everyone goes after guns

agreed

cuz they're so fucking reactionary

But mental health right now is reactionary

most politics are reactionary

like marketing and PR use analytic psychology

sec

Because it actually gives a better roadmap of human behaviour

CBT is just an exercise in conforming to problematic systems

shit maybe i should get some counselling

Yeah the truth is psychotherapy aka talk therapy

works

but it just takes a while

CBT is the mcdonalds of therapy

honestly I've really only started taking more of an interest in mental health because of my SO and her experiences

my last gf taught me a lot about this just by how she approached it

she finally got into psychotherapy and it helped her overcome some serious trauma from being raped as a kid

I don't want to self-diagnose but I struggle to find some happiness in this system we live in

Being labled never helped her

the news is just so fucking depressing

but to stay informed I have to read it

its masochistic

And she got me a good therapist too

who never told me i have anything but some shitty child hood stuff to work through

and to just get some actual discussion I have to hangout in brigaded forums to try and talk about the shit that pisses me off

yeah people are collectively anxious af

My college has a counselling service that I should probably take some time to see