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  • Mallspice@lemm.ee
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    7 days ago

    Yes but also definitely no.

    I’ve been to therapy and no amount of conversation or drugs can replace genuine intimacy and a lot of single men would have their mental health improved more by an escort than a therapist.

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      7 days ago

      Endorphins from sex are absolutely not a long term mental health treatment. It might improve your mood at that moment, but not your health.

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        7 days ago

        Is it a cure? No, but it’s usually a better treatment than what therapy offers, mental health requires constant maintenance, and in a lot of ways it’s smarter to keep your mental conditions off of a record authoritarians can use against you.

        Not to mention I’ve seen people create more problems for themselves by focusing on them too much. Too much therapy is worse than too little.

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      7 days ago

      It’s a shame that in some cultures simple friendships men, women, mixed are not accompanied by physical touch too, like a hug. And also being able to talk openly about the struggles, like us women do with our friends. You get a lot from a friend’s hug or them listening to you.