Some_Gun_Nut t1_j1zau78 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 2:53 PM

Reply to comment by chrisphoenix08 in TIL that on average women live five years longer than men, and that by age 85 around 67% of the population is female in the US. by Successful-Depth-235

I can confide in friends all I want, that doesn't change the disposability or isolation aspect in my experience.

ATownStomp t1_j1zwx2f wrote on December 28, 2022 at 5:26 PM

Same. Talking about issues doesn’t change much. It’s nice to have some solidarity but, depending on what the problem is, it might not really matter.

chrisphoenix08 t1_j21agxf wrote on December 28, 2022 at 10:56 PM

Well, really good for you. I do confide with my cousins when we're drinking, and it's certainly liberating even just for a bit, unlike before wherein I just bottled it up, and if it was too much, I thought of suicidal thoughts or kept beating myself up.... Or masturbation, hahahahaha, kidding...

I don't have money for psychiatric help, living in a 3rd World Country; and I know friends/family/romantic relations are not a substitute for this, but to vent out your frustrations and other negative thoughts to someone, at least for me, lessens that emotional baggage.