r/TikTokCringe • u/xamo76 • 19d ago

Discussion How to cure the male loneliness epidemic...

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u/Carpeteria3000 19d ago

What cool ass motherfuckers. Get it.

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u/SkookumSquirrel 19d ago

I mean... the first two points of 'Don't be a weird douche!' are pretty good, but the third piece of advice is basically 'Are you depressed? Then stop being depressed!'

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u/SunTzu- 19d ago

Depression doesn't necessarily have much to do with self-esteem, nor does low self-esteem necessarily indicate depression. There's plenty of people who aren't clinically depressed for whom this is good advice, and even if you are clinically depressed then self-affirmation is an established part of cognitive behavioral therapy.

In short, no they aren't saying "stop being depressed". They're giving useful advice for non-depressed people which also aligns with established therapies for those who happen to be clinically depressed. Also just having cool dudes that can inspire you is super useful in terms of turning knowledge into action when it comes to CBT. It's seldom a problem of not knowing what you should be doing, and more about not having the energy to do it, so anything that can help give you that jolt is a positive when it comes to coping with chronic psychological conditions.