Therapy won't make the world they have to go back to any better than it was before.
this post was submitted on 18 May 2026
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Well, to be fair, neither will getting lost at sea
Assuming you're rescued. But there's a chance you'll get to die without answering another passive aggressive email....ahhh. one can dream.
Being lost at sea for 30 days is the therapy
Too bad he got rescued a day early then.
That last day is where it really sticks/integrates long-term. Too bad.
I think the point is that the reality of the world is currently shit and it sucks so it was nice to forget about that for a bit. It wasn't that he had some trauma he could ignore.
Yes, but the world has always been shit
The 90’s were a far better period for America
1950s wre a far better period for america. Entire world economy& infrastructure destroyed except for america
Sure, but then you have the cold war fears from the soviet union, which obviously were not there for 90% of the 90’s
I have been and still am in therapy for a couple of years now. I would still like to be lost at sea to get such a break. (Provided I can easily survive that.)
You should mention these feelings to your therapist for some fresh content.
Dude was out at sea for a month and tried to find a positive from it and peeps decided to be sexist about it
I must have shit luck because in my experience most therapists are terrible at their jobs and unprofessional to boot
Going to therapy?
... in this economy and healthcare system?
And now you're on a list for RFK Jr's camps
The sea doesn't bill by the hour.
The copay is 'can you find a coconut today?'
Therapy doesn't fix reality.
I mean for some it can help them accept and process reality a little better.
it is no sign of good health to be properly adapted to a profoundly sick society
It helps to survive. You can still critizice the fucked system while suffering less from it. Often that's the best one can do.
It has nonzero value for many but that doesn’t elevate it to the status that we should shake our heads at people who don’t go. Like this tweet does.
And you become part of what makes it sick if you don't have they tools to develop a deeper self awareness. I was profoundly skeptical of therapy for a long time, and also thought myself very self aware. But with a good therapist you can uncover enormous blind spots and generally improve how you treat yourself an others. Society is built by those within it.
Many guys would rather be stranded than face what's wrong with them in therapy.
Terry Crews said as much in a interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJa4jGqMc70
To pararaphrase, basically, he argues the manosphere has pitched externalizing one's problems as manliness. And he argues one of the toughest things he's had to do, and what he argues is supremely "manly," is to look at your failings critically, head on. And own them. This is (often) what should happen in therapy.
It's not a break from reality. It IS reality. It's just that human nests - any conquered space of nature, be it urban or rural - has a habit of becoming a panopticon torture complex that we don't very much enjoy being in
Is therapy really that good? I know lots of folks that have been to therapy. They’re still shit.
Therapy allowed me to let my guard down enough to see who I really am. That was pretty invaluable. Not easy or fun, but worth.
idk i've always had difficulty with therapy because it feels like a trap. "go tell all your deepest darkest secrets to that other person, they sure won't judge you." then they put you in jail. it feels like the "good cop" in the "good cop/bad cop" game. they pretend to be nice meanwhile they're working with the system. at least that's the suspicion i get.
That hasn't been my experience but I understand the concern
Yes...but have you tried a 29 day, 696 hour vacation on a boat?
I don't think it's just as simple as going to therapy but I've been in therapy for years and I'm the happiest I've ever been. I really got to work through stuff that I had been dealing with for years. I think it's hard to figure it out on your own, but I don't think a therapist is the only thing you need.
Just do AI therapy!
It will tell you you're great, and you won't have to risk any emotional vulnerability with a real person!
You're also very much into spirals now.
If you genuinely want to change and find a therapist who can help you find the right resources to do it, it's invaluable.
If you have very thoughtful friends or family members that you talk to and can be honest with about.... Everything, then that fits the bill.
Also if it's just the "someone to listen to you" thing there are other free alternatives e.g online (with the extra anonymity, which is nice) or to a catholic/orthodox/high anglican priest, or to a volunteer counselling group (one big one exists in my city).
If you're not willing or feeling the need to give it a try, I would recommend reading about psychological concepts. Or just watch someone such as Daniel Mackler and you might learn to heal yourself through osmosis.
I love the sea. Its the most peaceful thing we have on this planet.
Until the next storm.
Even storms are beautiful to me. When not in a boat. :)
i remember when i was like 8 years old and at a boat while there was a storm outside. it was the beautiful kind of scary, the moment where you start thinking "ok whatever happens, i can't change it, so i might as well vibe with the situation".
Yeah!
Yes. Yes, I would...
yeah, its a shame we got lost. Luckily we had plenty of fuel.
Got em!