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[–] [email protected] 182 points 6 months ago (7 children)

Sounds like a form of therapy in and of itself.

[–] [email protected] 98 points 6 months ago

Sharing your enjoyment with others. Work you can take pride in. Preserving history. Sounds pretty great for mental health.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I can guarantee it’s not cheaper

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Depends on if you're in America, or a real first world country.

One won't be cheaper, the other has a high likelihood of being cheaper.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I was gonna say that these men DID go to therapy.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That was my thought.

Men got themselves a hobby they enjoy, and gets to share with others. Two amazing things for someones overall mental health. Sounds like someone living the dream.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Yeah, most people today meed therapy because they feel isolated from their work, unappreciated, and are stressed about finances. A hobby where you work towards a common goal with no real world consequences is what most people need in their life right now. ~~~~

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[–] [email protected] 91 points 6 months ago (1 children)

OR, they’ve already been through therapy and found some decent medication, and are keenly aware that personally enjoyable hobbies are an essential part of self care.

Not that I know anything about that.

  • throws food into back yard koi pond *
[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I want a koi pond to use their poop to fertilize my gardens, any tips or resources for a newbie?

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 6 months ago (38 children)

Why would someone assume these people needed therapy in the first place?

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As a mental health worker, if a client got involved with something like this, I'd be thrilled. This sounds like it provides purpose and community to all involved. Good for them!

[–] [email protected] 54 points 6 months ago (7 children)
[–] [email protected] 41 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Doing something you enjoy ✅

Doing something with a community ✅

Doing something different to your normal routine ✅

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (3 children)

therapy is anything you want it to be. there are 100s of styles, varieties, and etc.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

SO FUCKING WHAT?!?!? DO I NEED TO ASK PERMISSION TO HAVE A FUCKING HOBBY, YOUR MAJESTY??? JESUS CHRIST!!! (smashing noises and incoherent yelling from garage)

[–] [email protected] 38 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like somebody needs to go restore a train...

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Men will literally pay someone to have a conversation about their feelings instead of restoring a train.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

People will bitch about anything someone else does that is therapeutic for them.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Learning to not do this was an important part of my mental health journey. I’ve come to realize I was raised by some very negative people. Very nice people that I see regularly, but always looking for something to complain about rather than something to appreciate.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago

I don't know dude. Hobbies are quite different from therapy. If you were looking at something like alcohol versus therapy, that would be a more realistic comparison.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 months ago (8 children)

fuck you, coal fired steam boilers, and steam engines are one of the coolest, and most technologically impressive things we have ever done throughout history. Only topped by the deep space probes currently hurtling to the middle of nowhere spaceland.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 months ago

Having a hobby and being part of a community is a very constructive, helpful, and effective way of beating back the isolation and despair that is killing so many young people.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, they can't hear you over all the CHOOO CHOOOO MOTHERFUCKEEEEEERRRR!!!

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago

Who says instead? Seems like people with their heads on right

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago

I think that's pretty cool, seems like a net positive for everyone, guy loves trains..guy fixes train...shares passion with community...more people love train. He wins, train wins, community wins.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No one wants to work, which is clearly a human trait despite the fact we do work like this constantly, across the board, for fun

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago

Yeah, like you could say the exact same thing about gardening or painting or knitting. Taking up a hobby and learning how to do something can be really relaxing and beneficial to your mental health. Gender has nothing to do with it.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (12 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Is this a reference from another post today?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago

They dodge depression by doing something that brings joy to their hearts instead of constantly complaining about how depressed they are and how therapy is essential for everyone these days? How dare they!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

It also preserves History.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Everyone who does thing different from me literally has the emotional maturity of a toddler.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago

I make off decently with how much my company pays for insurance. Would I rather have full universal health care though? You bet your ass

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This format seems to always frame therapy as shitty, and the other thing as actually really cool, if complicated.

I doubt it's intentional, but seems anti men's mental health. And honestly, that situation is so fucked up beyond measure, that micro-aggressions like this meme format is really hurting the cause. My two cents.

Funny meme though.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm not following. Why is it being assumed this is to avoid therapy, and not just people doing an activity for fun?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

It's a meme, guys.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (10 children)

You know what is better than crying and taking mind altering drugs? Not needing either.

I know this is a joke post (at least I really hope it is) but why are some women so against men being happy? Like they want do to everything in their power to take away "guy stuff" it's not enough that they don't have to go. But the fact they don't like it means that no one else should and men are wrong because they do something women don't.

I strongly believe that men's mental health is positively impacted by male groups. But women don't want men to have male groups. Women can obviously! That goes without saying. But men. No, not allowed they should be ashamed of themselves.

I think it's a really issue in society and you never ever hear women criticise women's role in negatively impacting men. But somehow I bet this is all the patriarchy's fault

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

And get more out of it too

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