Oh, now I see, I stepped into it replying to same guy! https://twitter.com/cabinloon/status/876850766283239427 … (Tho he didn't engage with me much thereafter; others did.)
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Whereas one study found that a tech gadget which talked of increasing fitness & skills rather than caring for mental health went down well.
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Need to tailor techniques for helping men with mental health problems to the ways men feel happiest dealing with mental health problems
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Nail. Head. This should be a standard starting point for problems in general imo.
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And when men do talk about our feelings, we're told to "man up" or "grow a pair". This has happened to me.
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Entangled in this is the idea that "talking" is the only way to express feelings.
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Hmm. But for some feelings, I think it is crucial eg "my money is running out and I desperately need a loan & help finding a job".
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That, to me, isn't a feeling: it's a statement of facts.
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I think it gets entangled with feelings tho. Needs & feelings get quickly conflated. I think feelings can be expressed indirectly. Needs no.
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I'm not disagreeing with you. Both are important: shared experiences like watching football, drinking beer, palling around & explicit talk.
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For me, it's photography and other geekery.
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Agreed. We might measure the success of a society by how well it mitigates these artifacts of our evolution. (if I can put it that way)
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