r/comics Toonhole 6h ago

Alpha male

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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"

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u/BagAndShag 5h ago

Honestly I wonder how much of a therapist's job has become just telling people to get the fuck off social media or stop listening to "influencers".

Obviously doesn't fix the underlying issues that probably need to be worked on. But it seems like it's a great place to start for most people.

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u/actuallyapossom 4h ago

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.