It pains me to say this given I am a clinical psychologist. Yet I firmly believe the greatest predictor of a lifelong struggle w/ mental illness- other than untreated trauma- is entering into the mental health system as currently constructed.
@BrendaSmiles111 Nice. It’s about patterns not labels. A person doesn’t need an analyzed pathology to be acting like a child or an ass. God bless you in your freedom.
@BrendaSmiles111@Ryan_Daigler The confusion caused by mixed messages from a trusted confidant is destabilizing. For years I felt like I lived inside a mystery. “Why are you doing this?” I asked. “You’re doing this” was
The answer. Then I was discarded. Within three days the lights came back on.
In America, men have worse health outcomes across every ethnic, racial and socioeconomic group; they are more likely to die at every age; and they lead in 13 of the top 15 causes of death.
Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health spends about 2.5 times more on women’s health research than it does on men’s, and this has been true for nearly forty years.
Yet, despite this… there are now eight federal, tax-funded Offices of Women’s Health, and zero for men.
And so, statistically speaking, the formation of the first Office of Men’s Health seems like a no-brainer, and an urgently needed step to help stem the deluge of early male deaths.
But sadly, many still find it a controversial ask, and remain dedicated to undermining any political move to open such an office.
Instead, such people insist the opposite is true: that women’s health is where attention, and all the funding, should go.
So let’s look at the stats and ask what is so unpopular about men living long, healthy, happy lives…
What do you think?
~
My new Ask Me (Us) Anything with @LisaBritton is out now! https://t.co/Wi2DPGuqWF
Men lead in 13 of the top 15 causes of death https://t.co/UPm86kah0U
NIH Gendered Funding https://t.co/u65CZE1x9n
Men and boys have higher mortality at every age https://t.co/xpV18LRTEz
Men have worse health in every group
https://t.co/9PuFUWu3Wh
MEMRI TV archives: Palestinian Islamic scholars preach that Muslim armies will conquer Paris through jihad, dismantle French civilization, and establish an Islamic caliphate.
They declare that non-Muslims will face 3 choices: convert to Islam, pay the jizya tax, or face death.
The preachers also say that French citizens are converting to Islam every hour.
MEMRI TV archives: Palestinian Islamic scholars preach that Muslim armies will conquer Paris through jihad, dismantle French civilization, and establish an Islamic caliphate.
They declare that non-Muslims will face 3 choices: convert to Islam, pay the jizya tax, or face death.
The preachers also say that French citizens are converting to Islam every hour.
Purdue University's IDEAS Lab built an autonomous drone that tracks runners through dense forests completely without GPS or cloud networks.
By running 3D LiDAR mapping and obstacle-avoidance AI entirely on-chip, it can weave under tree canopies and predict target movement through blind spots in real time.
Massive implications for next-gen search & rescue and edge AI.
“Do not be deceived, Wormwood. Our cause is never more in danger than when a human, no longer desiring, but still intending, to do our Enemy's will, looks round upon a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished, and asks why he has been forsaken, yet obeys.”
The Church has been in schism since the mid twentieth century. People are only now realising it.
There is the Catholic Church, which rose from Sacred Tradition, with the deposit of faith, celebrating the Mass of the Ages.
Then there is the New Order, which sometimes goes by Holocaustianity, replacing Tradition with novelty, so subtly most people do not notice until it is too late. Like a frog in increasingly boiling water. High altars gone, nave tables in, the Sacrifice gets demoted to a Jewish meal. They revert to the passover which was fulfilled in Christ; the Mass of the Ages is suppressed; prayerful posture such as kneeling and receiving communion on the tongue is discouraged; homosexuality and women in positions of leadership is encouraged, by act if not decree; universal language of the Church is replaced with a thousand vernacular dialects; good priests are silenced, their obedience weaponised, whilst bad bishops are promoted, the very ones who push lgbtq; the catechism is infected with just enough vagueness and ambiguity to sow confusion.
The Church cannot change her teaching. Yet, the New Order will be quiet on issues they should speak out on, and vocal on issues they should remain quiet on. The New Order hierarchy uses enough abstractions to make it seem like the Church has “modernised,” where she cannot and should not. From the mass migration of Mohammedans, to the death penalty.
Modernism is the enemy of the Catholic Church, and the fruit of the New Order.
Lefebvre’s warnings were prophetic.
IS IT TIME TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE NORMALISATION OF MISANDRY?
Across Australia, Britain, America, Canada and other English-speaking societies, contempt for men and boys has become disturbingly acceptable in parts of our culture.
Man-bashing is marketed as empowerment. Male incompetence is entertainment. Masculinity is portrayed as toxic. And prejudice against males is too often excused as humour, feminism or social justice.
Some writers, performers and commentators have built commercially successful brands around provocative criticism of men. Publishers, broadcasters and entertainment platforms have helped bring these messages to large audiences.
Consider 20 examples spanning explicit misandry, provocative titles, male-directed ridicule and contested portrayals of masculinity:
1. Clementine Ford — Boys Will Be Boys, I Don't, and notorious jokes about killing men.
2. Pauline Harmange — I Hate Men, explicitly defending misandry.
3. Suzanna Danuta Walters — "Why Can't We Hate Men?", published in The Washington Post.
4. Blythe Roberson — How to Date Men When You Hate Men.
5. Mona Eltahawy — The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls, including provocative rhetoric about violence.
6. Kathy Lette — Men: A User's Guide, featuring male-directed stereotypes.
7. Sabrina Carpenter — "Manchild" and Man's Best Friend, commercially successful male-incompetence satire.
8. Kate Manne — Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women.
9. Hannah Gadsby — Nanette and controversial commentary about supposedly "good men".
10. Chelsea Handler — Commercial comedy frequently ridiculing men.
11. Amy Schumer — Gender-based stereotypes in Inside Amy Schumer.
12. Katherine Ryan — Stand-up comedy about male shortcomings.
13. Iliza Shlesinger — Comedy featuring male-female stereotypes.
14. Michelle Wolf — Provocative gender and sexual satire.
15. Ashnikko — "STUPID", "Daisy" and aggressive anti-patriarchal imagery.
16. Eliza Clark — Boy Parts, a novel featuring female objectification and violence against men.
17. Michael Flood — Academic research on masculinity, male violence and gender relations.
18. Laurie Penny — Bitch Doctrine and Sexual Revolution.
19. Jessica Valenti — Commercial feminist commentary on male entitlement and political power.
20. Chidera Eggerue — How to Get Over a Boy and relationship-focused feminist branding.
These examples are not equivalent. Some involve explicit hostility towards men; others involve satire, fictional characters, structural criticism or legitimate challenges to harmful behaviour.
But we must ask some uncomfortable questions.
What happens when boys repeatedly hear that masculinity is defective? When fathers and husbands are routinely ridiculed? When male vulnerability is dismissed? When schools approach boys primarily as potential perpetrators rather than young people deserving encouragement?
Such messages are undermining relationships, parenting, educational engagement, mutual respect and boys' self-worth...
Equality must mean rejecting sexism in BOTH directions.
We should celebrate positive masculinity, responsible fatherhood, healthy relationships and the inherent dignity of every boy and man.
Are English-speaking societies finally ready to challenge misandry with the same seriousness that we challenge misogyny?
#Misandry #MensRights #BoysMatter #PositiveMasculinity #GenderEquality
Talk to me about empathy as international policy. Consider that at your table is both the Shiek of Saudi Arabia, the Emperor/Presidente of China, the Strong Man/Czar of Russia, and the Kingpin of the Mexicali Cartels.
A very disturbing trait of narcissists, typically those with strong envy and psychopathic tendencies, is their ability to mimic the people they envy while simultaneously trying to destroy them. Often called mirroring, where a narcissist mimics someone else's personality, mannerisms, interests, and even life choices. This isn’t done out of admiration but rather out of a need to consume that person’s identity and then replace them. It’s almost like psychological identity theft. At the same time, they seek to undermine the original person through gaslighting, lies, and smear campaigns. They attack the very person they are copying, trying to break their confidence and make them question their own identity. By eliminating the original they ”take ownership” of the traits they are mimicking. It is profoundly disturbing when you witness someone doing this to you.