Capable, yes, but why indulge it intentionally? That seems counterintuitive, and the studies I linked agree.
How does denial and repression represent “engaging with their emotions”?
We don’t teach young people, young men in particular, to engage with their feelings in healthy ways, and in many cases rely on violent outlets. In a sense, young men only learn two viable feelings: horny, and angry. Just look at what’s going on these days with young men, incels, red pillers, etc. We need to teach men that it’s okay to feel things, take time to process it, understand that having negative or painful feelings doesn’t make you weak, or bad. Repression is the opposite of what I’m talking about. Western society has practiced repression to the ill of men (and the adverse affect to women who engage with them, willfully or otherwise).
I didn’t mention anything about denial or repression in my original comment. Your response inferring that tells me more about you than the topic.
Of course we wanna believe in a world of good guys and bad guys. But that’s only real in Hollywood.
I didn’t mention good guys or bad guys, this isn’t hollywood shit. I’m talking about engaging with feelings and emotions in healthy, productive ways. It’s nothing to do with black and white thinking, it’s about mental health.
How does denial and repression represent “engaging with their emotions”?
Everyone is capable of darkness.
The worst things humans have done through all of history have been in the name of doing the right thing.
The reason seeing that darkness in others makes people so uncomfortable is it threatens their conceit that they’re above such things.
Of course we wanna believe in a world of good guys and bad guys. But that’s only real in Hollywood.
Capable, yes, but why indulge it intentionally? That seems counterintuitive, and the studies I linked agree.
We don’t teach young people, young men in particular, to engage with their feelings in healthy ways, and in many cases rely on violent outlets. In a sense, young men only learn two viable feelings: horny, and angry. Just look at what’s going on these days with young men, incels, red pillers, etc. We need to teach men that it’s okay to feel things, take time to process it, understand that having negative or painful feelings doesn’t make you weak, or bad. Repression is the opposite of what I’m talking about. Western society has practiced repression to the ill of men (and the adverse affect to women who engage with them, willfully or otherwise).
I didn’t mention anything about denial or repression in my original comment. Your response inferring that tells me more about you than the topic.
I didn’t mention good guys or bad guys, this isn’t hollywood shit. I’m talking about engaging with feelings and emotions in healthy, productive ways. It’s nothing to do with black and white thinking, it’s about mental health.