I think a more open dialogue on mental health in the gay community would help us better navigate conversations about our coping mechanisms.
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Replying to @jpbrammer
what I mean is, I feel like we often miss the forest for the trees. We talk about hookup culture and alcoholism bc they are easy to shame.
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Replying to @jpbrammer
that makes it sound nefarious. I don't think people are trying to be. I just think a lot of people intuitively hone in on those things.
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but in doing so, I think we engage in stigmatizing dialogues that only make things worse while avoiding real convos on mental health.
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I've been itching to have an honest convo on how I used sex to cope with my mental illnesses, but there's so much stigma surrounding both.
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so I think to have access to these kinds of necessary convos, we should first destigmatize mental illness, getting help, being open w/ them
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This is all very smart and needed!
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