Unpopular opinion: the "your life is under your control, take responsibility for your surroundings" is terrible advice for the new wave of anxiety or sadness-ridden youths.
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People used to just normalize terrible childhood experiences while they were children, and often still do to this day. Sometimes people would confront their experiences to one degree or another (whether they happened in their childhood or not), but that was always an adult thing.
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Fun fact: the internet exists. Seriously. People can discover they have a problem by connecting with others who confronted it or even still have the issue well before they reach 18. Well before they have any semblance of control over their situation.
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This produces conflicts within families or local social structures many people didn't live through throughout history. 13 kids, food for 7. If you were making too much noise, chances are you were last in line to eat. Fighting back is a relatively new social experience.
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I don't see anyone specifically addressing how to win in conflicts as a young person (particularly as a young man) within families. There needs to be a guidebook for what to avoid (hey guys, I found out what our problem is! We just need to-wait, why are you screaming at me?).
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tl;dr, there's a lot of fantastic advice on what to do once you HAVE authority over your situation, and how to grasp your responsibility to change, written by particularly brave people willing to weather a deluge of excuses, name-calling, and other personal attacks to help others
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but the great underserved need is people who discover they have a problem and can't negotiate with, filibuster, or avoid conflict with their abusers. They need advice on building themselves up *while* someone waits to undercut them, and how to win.
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I wanna talk with
@StefanMolyneux about this someday. Ditto for@TheBrometheus after I start/finish Slaying Your Fear (who knows, maybe he solved this)!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread
My book does indeed address this concern. :)
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Replying to @TheBrometheus @StefanMolyneux
Excited to read, hope you deviate from the mainstream approach on this topic.
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Replying to @ashofcreativity @StefanMolyneux
Clinicians across the USA are using the book in their treatment approaches now, so I’d say it’s got some worth.
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