#this dude was anti-recovery long before tumblr was a gleam in some demon's eye

heartandstride-deactivated20190

bro, a lot of men NEED to go to therapy not just for their own sake but for the sake of every person they have power over in their lives

if you are a grown ass adult man and you refuse to handle your personal issues that directly negatively impact the people around in varying degrees of harm, even leading up to abuse, that’s YOUR responsibility to fix. no one is saying abusive men dont have ‘reasons’ to be the way they are, but that doesnt change the fact that no one who isnt them can fix their shit

#somebody @ my dad #god i have tried to tell him. so. many. times #he weaponizes his anxiety to control his children and make excuses for his abusive behavior #and it's destroyed our relationship #i have asked him so many times to get therapy but frankly i don't think it'll help because he doesn't want to be #he wants to keep on being as he is #this dude was anti-recovery long before tumblr was a gleam in some demon's eye #the best i can do is disengage #i have anxiety too and at least he's taught me how not to handle it #smh #mental health #mental illness #therapy #toxic masculinity #queue are you