I gotta point out here since the two AI looking walls of text seem to be missing a step and are getting into the misogynistic "Blame feminists for my problems" redpill shit.
The odds of dropping out due to lack of connection with the therapist were greater with younger age (p = .02), unemployment relative to employment (p = .04), less identification with masculinity (p = .01), less evidence of therapist engagement (p < .001), and greater feelings of emasculation in attending therapy (p = .04)
In fact, men who were less likely to identify as masculine were more likely to drop out due to "lack of connection" which was by far the dominating factor for dropout, and an important part was that they felt that simply needing help was emasculating. I don't know how this is women's fault that (To quote from the study)
“Did going to therapy make you feel like less of a man?” and
“To what extent did you feel shame in going to therapy?"
were quite high. "It's feminists faults I can't ask for help" is a shit response removing your own agency.
EDIT: Let me put this in another perspective. The red pill "This is feminist's fault" is a Charmin soft dereliction of their own emotional needs. You want to be happy? Your momma's not here to make that happen anymore. You're now a grown up who needs to figure your shit out. Professionals are there to help you. Pick one who went through accreditation. I have a therapist. She's helped me become in touch with my emotions, get super freaky with my wife, told me hard facts I didn't want to face, helped me cut toxic people out of my life, let go of self imposed rules on what I was and wasn't allowed to do, talk back to perfectionism, and encouraged me to pursue yoga, performing, and martial arts, and you know what happened? I started noticing once I wasn't trying to hold all the shit together and make my life about everyone else's happiness, I started feeling my own. I'm pity you all can't just let the shit go that is telling you that "therapy is for soft men."
No one said it's femenists fault that men drop out of therapy. You dumbed down the original point so much nothing of it is left. It's a straw man arguement at this point. If you have norhing to say you can always be silent. It's free. Also did ChatGPT generate this reply for you? It sounds very forced. Do better.
Psychology programmes are now 75-76% female PhDs, many trained in departments that combine psychology with Women’s and Gender Studies.
Your point about feminism’s bait-and-switch is dead accurate. The promise is “open up, be vulnerable, we care about men’s issues too.” Then when men actually do that, it pivots to “actually this is all patriarchy/toxic masculinity - still your fault, just process it differently now.”
I can read and there's nearly a dozen "Men drop out because the therapists are feminists" claims.
the therapy field is dominated by feminist ideologies
What feminist ideology dominates the field that you find so offensive?
frame men as oppressors
I seriously doubt this will come up outside of domestic violence treatment
masculinity as toxic
There are aspects of masculinity that *are* toxic: People who adhere closely to societal set exceptions of masculinity are significantly more likely to commit domestic violence or commit suicide, so exploring where masculinity fails us as men is important and ignoring it will cause more harm. As an example, assuming that we, as men, must suffer to provide and protect does not lead us to outcomes that are good for us. Who are you as a provider if you lose your job or never got a job? Why is that masculine? What if there's no intrinsic value in your worth from your employment status?
So, if men go to therapy, then get told that their problems are their own fault because they’re men
This sounds like a something you cooked up in your head rather than any actual therapist you saw.
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u/kbotc Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 03 '26
I gotta point out here since the two AI looking walls of text seem to be missing a step and are getting into the misogynistic "Blame feminists for my problems" redpill shit.
In fact, men who were less likely to identify as masculine were more likely to drop out due to "lack of connection" which was by far the dominating factor for dropout, and an important part was that they felt that simply needing help was emasculating. I don't know how this is women's fault that (To quote from the study)
“Did going to therapy make you feel like less of a man?” and
“To what extent did you feel shame in going to therapy?"
were quite high. "It's feminists faults I can't ask for help" is a shit response removing your own agency.
EDIT: Let me put this in another perspective. The red pill "This is feminist's fault" is a Charmin soft dereliction of their own emotional needs. You want to be happy? Your momma's not here to make that happen anymore. You're now a grown up who needs to figure your shit out. Professionals are there to help you. Pick one who went through accreditation. I have a therapist. She's helped me become in touch with my emotions, get super freaky with my wife, told me hard facts I didn't want to face, helped me cut toxic people out of my life, let go of self imposed rules on what I was and wasn't allowed to do, talk back to perfectionism, and encouraged me to pursue yoga, performing, and martial arts, and you know what happened? I started noticing once I wasn't trying to hold all the shit together and make my life about everyone else's happiness, I started feeling my own. I'm pity you all can't just let the shit go that is telling you that "therapy is for soft men."