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This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.

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Anon puts himself out there (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Rachelhazideas@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

There wasn't. I never said every woman always has support. I only said that men struggle with vocalizing mental health needs among their friends.

If talking to your friends about trauma at the appropriate stage in your friendship is considered trauma dumping, I'm sorry to say that I'm afraid you don't have close friends.

That, or you're coddling and patronizing your friends for lacking the emotional maturity to handle deeper conversations.

True friendship comes from being comfortable with your vulnerabilities around your friends, and having each other's backs. A support group isn't a substitute because it's premise is transactional in nature, where you are expected to talk about and listen to trauma without attachment.