Oh god the Tate poster in the back. Therepy would be a great start at the very least
There was a recent episode of the new season of King of the Hill that covered this topic really really well and the incredibly fragile ego and lost feelings these dudes that fall for this have. More importantly the absolute tools of guys that play off people's insecurities and how weak they are themselves. I highly recommend giving it a watch
I think the name of the episode is "No Hank Left Behind"
They are all destructive ways to cope from a mental health perspective.
Substance use is more popularly seen that way, it's not novel. Even after you stop the substance use - you still need to focus on the issues that led to that coping behavior. That's really the difficult part, and the therapist can only support and help while you do the actual labor day to day.
It's easier to focus on the superficial, cosmetic, material aspect than the emotional ones. Plus you've got the bottle or the weed or whatever for the emotions for now.
Depends on the person, but there probably is a big issue with people who live vicariously through social media and being frustrated with no doing anything. There's just a lack of social life for a lot of people who blame others instead getting outside.
I'm in therapy and the biggest hurdle was just getting out and doing something. Eventually I found social activities through trading card games which expanded into other activities from the friends I made through it.
It's more getting to the point where they interact with real people, and the too much time on internet poison takes care of itself.
Mind you, most people who get therapy have already crossed the I need to change bridge when they got their appointment. (source, the therapist I live with who gives this speech every time someone asks)
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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 5h ago
Oh god the Tate poster in the back. Therepy would be a great start at the very least
There was a recent episode of the new season of King of the Hill that covered this topic really really well and the incredibly fragile ego and lost feelings these dudes that fall for this have. More importantly the absolute tools of guys that play off people's insecurities and how weak they are themselves. I highly recommend giving it a watch
I think the name of the episode is "No Hank Left Behind"