It ain’t a competition - celebrating all good things and the accomplishments of others will help defeat all the toxic masculinity out there.

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      It’s not for everyone (as noted by that other commenter), but when I was in a bad place mentally, I was listening to a podcast and one of the guys said that whenever he was in a really tough situation, he’d go for a 30 minute walk before making any decisions and then when he’d had time to consider everything, he’d often have some idea where to get started fixing things. So I started going on walks listening to that exact podcast. Helped a lot. It’s a double whammy, too. Not only do you have time to yourself where you can think about things (in my case while listening to the podcast because I have ADHD and just my own thoughts all at once are a bit too much, but when I’m also listening to something, I get less of it), you also get the happy hormones from physical exercise and fresh air.

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      Pros:

      • good graphics
      • realtime physics simulation with ragdoll engine
      • no subscription service
      • almost no ads
      • never have to buy DLC

      Cons:

      • it’s outside
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      I’d be careful to say what it can do for your mental health. I tried to make it work for me, but it always made me feel worse because it gave my mind time to ruminate on bad memories and feelings. I would’ve stopped doing that to myself sooner had I not heard that exercise = good feelings without caveats.

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        Oh, I’m definitely not saying it’s a cure or anything for mental health. Just that it’s amazing if it does work for you.

        It definitely works for me. I go hiking regularly.

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        Maybe going outside but with another human to distract you could help?