mental illness – Waiting for Winter

sometimes people dont really understand that having schizophrenia doesn’t permalock me as an angsty 13 year old evanescence fan

huffingtonpost:

Introducing ShameOver: A Conversation About Men’s Mental Health

In our culture, men are expected to be “strong” or “tough.” We regard the expression of feelings as a weakness. Look no further than the Webster’s Dictionary definition of “man,” which uses this as an exemplary sentence: “Don’t cry, little boy: be a man!“

Because emotions are not a weakness.

haabibaah:

antiporn-activist:

something to think about.

the narrative that centers veterans as the primary subjects of PTSD is a colonialist/imperialist narrative that values masculine warriors in service of empire. sexual and domestic violence, linked to patriarchy, is irrelevant.

It also ties into the runaway train that is military worship in the United States. See also: your Facebook feed, no doubt full of unverified claims that illegal immigrants, ‘welfare queens’, and junkies get priority for housing and benefits over wounded veterans.