Dr John Barry

Psychologist, researcher, author, editor, clinical hypnotherapist and co-founder of @CentreMalePsych Views my own. Learn more:

[Dr John Barry @MalePsychology]

Men: find someone to help you with problems such as:

Feeling suicidal
Substance abuse
Anger management
Domestic abuse
Sexual abuse (as a child or adult)
Parental alienation
False allegations
Homelessness
Free speech
Finding a therapist or support group
https://t.co/vrYLUba6So

[Rob Henderson @robkhenderson]

"Psychologists have documented a gender-equality paradox for sex differences in mental health: They're typically larger in wealthier, more gender-equal nations." https://t.co/CqS3r2MbRl

[James L. Nuzzo, PhD @JamesLNuzzo]

Woke Medicine
"In practice, this means making anti-racist medicine a mandatory requirement in undergraduate and postgraduate medical curriculums,7 developing guidance on the appropriate use and limits of racial and ethnic categories in clinical decision making, strengthening the collection and interpretation of data on health inequalities, and embedding accountability in healthcare institutions for reducing inequities in patient outcomes and workforce experiences. Although the concepts of race and ethnicity are currently taught in medical schools, such teaching often lacks evidence and is constrained to disease specific guidelines, with racism as a social determinant of health being neglected."

[Reclaim The Net @ReclaimTheNetHQ]

This is getting interesting.

The US reportedly summoned British officials to its London embassy over the UK censorship law, the Online Safety Act.

It raised concerns over Ofcom’s fees, the social media ban, and plans to give “trusted media” more prominence in feeds and search results.

The UK calls it a routine meeting. It doesn’t sound very routine...

[Centre for Male Psychology @CentreMalePsych]

“An exceptionally relevant, insightful, useful and constructive addition to the field of psychology”.

Review by David Maywald of The @BPSOfficial textbook ‘Perspectives in Male Psychology: An Introduction', authored by Louise Liddon and John Barry https://t.co/EVV5DPE64T

[Rolf Degen @DegenRolf]

Have you heard about the legendary experiment where people made to cross a wobbly suspension bridge misattributed their physiological arousal as romantic or sexual attraction? The principle successfully replicates in a modern setting.
The idea that physiological arousal can be misattributed to attraction originates from a seminal psychological ‘classic’ In 1974, Dutton and Aron conducted their well-known and highly cited bridge study, reporting that an arousing experience (e.g., a wobbly suspension bridge) can bias men’s mating behavior (e.g., calling a female confederate who earlier
approached them on the bridge). [This shows that people can misattribute physiological arousal—such as fear experienced on a high suspension bridge—as romantic attraction toward an attractive individual present at the time.]
This preregistered experiment tested misattribution-of-arousal effects in a contemporary online dating context using virtual reality to induce physiological arousal in a high-powered lab study. Participants were randomly assigned to experience either a low-arousal or a high-arousal VR environment before evaluating online dating profiles.
An arousing VR experience significantly increased attraction ratings, relational perceptions, mating intentions, and fostered more positive subsequent dating behaviors (i.e., ‘swiping’). More specifically, we found effects on attractiveness, sexual warmth, perceived similarity, reciprocal liking, perceived compatibility, and, to a lesser extent, on dating likelihood. In all, the results pattern suggests that elevated physiological arousal can bias cognitive appraisals of potential mating partners in online dating contexts.
Preregistered exploratory analyses further revealed novel gender differences: Misattribution effects were most pronounced for men’s online-dating evaluations and behaviors, These findings provide further support for prior research suggesting that arousal may influence attraction more strongly among males.

[Mr Stephen Tee @MrStephenTee]

Plato was literally being a bit prophetic here!! 🔥💙

[Dr John Barry @MalePsychology]

#WorldSuicidePreventionDay

Can an improved therapy for men reduce male suicide?

Some reflections by me on clinical psychologist Chris Ferguson's @CJFerguson1111 appraisal of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
https://t.co/9zZguqo1gn

[James L. Nuzzo, PhD @JamesLNuzzo]

Rage rooms: demand is surging – and 90% of customers are women
https://t.co/gkceGCUgTG

[Centre for Male Psychology @CentreMalePsych]

Men: find someone to help you with problems like

Feeling suicidal
Mental health
Domestic abuse
Sexual abuse (as a child or adult)
Parental alienation
False allegations
Homelessness (including veterans)
Free speech
Finding a therapist or support group
https://t.co/RyaBI1D6JT

[Dr John Barry @MalePsychology]

This is true of the Equality Act in relation to men's human rights.

Apparently there is some modest progress on this in New Zealand though. Perhaps this could be tried in the UK, US and elsewhere? https://t.co/vy81JiR7AE

[Dr John Barry @MalePsychology]

Women's rights are represented by organisations with massive grants, huge numbers of members, mass media access, representation in governments, and influence over law and every aspect of culture.

So, asks Raymond Cuttill, where is the men's movement?? https://t.co/7Rh5BkbHAW

[Dr John Barry @MalePsychology]

“Society frequently frames [bachelorette parties] as an empowering 'last hurrah', while equivalent male behaviour at bachelor parties attracts sharper criticism.”

In his new article, Richard Procida highlights the de facto polygyny of our culture
https://t.co/vVlKvhspus

[Dr John Barry @MalePsychology]

“Odysseus does not change because others change him. He changes because every trial forces him to evolve.”

The Hollywood version is popular, but you can learn a lot about male psychology from the insightful interpretation by Prof M. Klein @mensmenthealth https://t.co/HTy0LsoJ7y

[Dr John Barry @MalePsychology]

Did you know colour blindness can cause death, even if you are not colour blind!?

9th Sept is Colour Blind Awareness Day

1 in 12 men & 1 in 200 women are colour blind. We know it can wreck school & career potential, but that's just the tip of the iceberg https://t.co/FWA9JMjPZz

[Dr John Barry @MalePsychology]

Men often fall into the trap of self-medication to cope with a problem.

But when addiction becomes an even bigger problem, what can you do?

Prof Michael Klein says we can learn a huge amount about recovery in the story of Odysseus

@mensmenthealth
https://t.co/r803rnX1I4

[Martin James Seager @SeagerMJ]

@MalePsychology @mensmenthealth A lot of addicts aren’t “recovering” exactly because they’ve never had good mental health in the first place so there’s much more to it than stopping the drugs or alcohol which is only the beginning of dealing with the issues which the drugs were covering

[James L. Nuzzo, PhD @JamesLNuzzo]

UN Women wants policy-mandated equality of outcome not equality of opportunity. But even their desire for equality of outcome between the sexes is misleading, because that desire only pertains to situations in which women have a lower outcome than men. That desire does not apply to situations in which men have a lower outcome than women.

[Jerome Teelucksingh @TeelucksinghJ]

@MalePsychology @CJFerguson1111 Well written 👏
Keep up the great work 👍

[Dr John Barry @MalePsychology]

Not sure if 'therapy culture' is as much to blame for people being hypsensitive as woke culture is.

But there are definitely issues with 'therapy culture' in regards to unhelpful attitudes to men, masculinity and men's mental health https://t.co/fBbIsMAq2D

[Quillette @Quillette]

A majority of Americans now say they've seen a therapist — yet by almost every measure our collective mental health keeps declining. @iwrotesham makes the case that "therapy culture" has trained us to treat ordinary distress as pathology, disagreement as harm, and blame as something to assign rather than examine.

https://t.co/8PEH8osNhG

[The Free Speech Union @SpeechUnion]

Some of you may remember a video that emerged last year showing West Midlands Police arriving at the home of a teenage girl after she was accused of a malicious communications offence for watching a TikTok video featuring a photograph of a teacher alongside negative comments.

It inevitably went viral and is a clear sign of how far free speech has fallen in the UK.

The girl was forced to hand over her devices or face arrest. Her mother agreed to a voluntary interview at the police station. After a lengthy investigation by West Midlands Police, the case was dropped.

As Big Brother Watch’s Jake Hurfurt reveals in this week’s FSU Podcast with David Rose, the force did not even check the IP address from which the video was uploaded — which would have shown that another child had created it.

In the end, both children faced no further action.

In response to the disturbing video the mother took of officers entering their home, the police issued an extraordinary statement saying they were investigating an allegation of malicious communications and describing the case as “incredibly serious”.

Surely the police should be focusing on real crimes on our streets, not a TikTok video?

The force later removed the statement from its website, but never corrected the false allegation or admitted it was wrong.

This is what we are up against in the fight for free speech in the UK.

Watch the latest episode of the FSU Podcast below 👇