• Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org
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    3 days ago

    Yeah, usual pattern is to first go to psychologist. Who does all the talking and diagnosing and then getting diverted to psychotherapists who finalizes the diagnosis and starts any medication regime.

    Yes you’re right about that. Being a guy and growing up with strong remnants of stereotypical gender roles with the most common advice since childhood being to “STFU and man up” isn’t the most beneficial for good mental health development. Though i have improved over the years and even come to acknowledgment that mental health and emotions do actually exist for guys as well. Back in teenage years/early adulthood i did consider those to be just a different branch of astrology.