>>81506570
/sig/ threads on some boards can have an "edge" for sure but that's not the core. the best comparison for yourself is yourself a week ago - are you making progress? :)
thanks for keeping the thread alive. I'm an infrequent visitor of this board but your thread immediately jumped out to me.
my gift to this thread is a book recommendation: Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman. it tells you how individuals can cultivate a more optimistic outlook on life.
male depression is nearly always a result of learned helplessness. but health providers treat it like female depression and try to make men feel loved instead of powerful. men need to increase our power and agency above all things.
We need to increase your locus of control. even if ~everything is out of your control (crappy parents, crappy living environment, never mind politics that no regular person has control over), there are things still WITHIN your control. for example, you can control your body (e.g. by exercising and eating right) and you can control your learning.

Male depression is nearly always a result of learned helplessness. But health providers treat it like female depression and try to make men feel loved instead of powerful. We need to increase our power and agency above all things.
You need to increase your locus of control. Even if ~everything is out of your control (shit parents, shit living environment, never mind politics that no regular person has control over), there are things still WITHIN your control. For example, you can control your body (e.g. by exercising and eating right) and you can control your learning.
Anons should get "Learned Optimism" from libgen.rs.
>>507080006
Based. Our carbs here get an extra helping of bromine and folic acid (not folate) both of which are outright toxic.