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  • naught101@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    This seems like more of a Gen X attribute to me. I’m an older millenial, and I know heaps of people my age who go to therapy.

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      19 days ago

      I dunno, this seemed accurate to me - not because millennials don’t want to go to therapy, but because they can’t afford to.

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      19 days ago

      Yeah our generation was short of the -68 hippie love generation so we got the sex drugs and rock’n roll decade. Millennials seems so much more at ease with their (bad) feelings.

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        18 days ago

        Yep.

        But the covering up with music part is still less common for millenias, who are more likely to be able to openly discuss their struggles and emotions with friends

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    18 days ago

    What‽ Therapy is our thing. We can’t afford a house but by fuck we go to therapy even if we have to cut down on avocado toast

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      18 days ago

      I spent $1500 of my student loans on it the first half of the year before realizing I qualify for sliding scale and now have medicaid covering everything… I’ve been kicking myself for the last month, but hey, I also realized there’s tons of food banks in my area so at least I’m saving money in a few ways now 😅

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        17 days ago

        And just as PSA for anyone else, even if (or especially if?) not in the States, if your insurance doesn’t cover therapy, a TON of therapists/counsellors offer sliding scale. Don’t be afraid to ask.

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      18 days ago

      This is correct. Genx plays music loud. Millenials gently insert their earbuds so they can quietly listen to soft sad music and not bother anyone.

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        17 days ago

        I’m a millennial who put his headphones on to loudly play music… to not bother anyone with it.

        Yes I have hearing damage. Not it’s not just from the music.

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    18 days ago

    Millennials damn near invented therapy with all their mental wellness shit—tf is this post?

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    19 days ago

    I ride a bicycle in traffic in a city that is ranked pretty bad for drivers across the continent. I’m not sure if that is therapy or an indicator of needing better therapy.

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    17 days ago

    Meanwhile, boomers rev their Harley Davidson motorcycles to drown out their thoughts.

    I know the post is a joke, but millenial is the generation that paved the way to normalising mental health and therapy. Of course, not everyone would be on board. I know some of my peers who are stuck to the old ways and probably too afraid to even do therapy without even considering they don’t have to tell someone they went to therapy.