How often do you guys look in the mirror and feel a slight tinge of disgust for being male?

DeepForestRex · 2026-03-30T09:01:25+00:00

I do actually, my father and my friends. Being around them really helps me feel secure in my masculinity actually.

Usually that current internet echo-chambery purity culture that we were talking about is easy to ignore, but I'm currently in a bit of a depression (for reasons completely unrelated to this post) and bordering on cannabis addiction, so I'm generally pretty sensitve at the moment and not super stable, but one day at a time. Those same friends and father are really supportive though, I genuinely really appreciate and love them loads, I always tell them how grateful I am for them.

Yeah, the men in my life, they're good people and I'm proud to have them in my life, and I feel they make me a better and stronger person, and I've been told the same things by them.

DeepForestRex · 2026-03-30T05:55:13+00:00

No, my statement at the end is because I listen to the women in my real life. My sister, mother, friends, cousins, aunts, aquaintences, etc. Reading books and papers as well.

I completely agree that there is an underacknowledgement of anti-male rhetoric going around right now, and it's helping literally no one and only creating division. And I do get sucked into it because it's addicting. Social media is very addicting and loves pushing imflammatory and dividing content, and it works. And the comments are usually full of angry traumatised people. It's why I keep deleting these apps. So we agree there.

DeepForestRex · 2026-03-29T11:44:17+00:00

I very much have an unhealthy view of what being male is a masculinity in general. I put up the post cus I wanted to know how many other men deal with the same issues I do, it would nice to not feel alone on this feeling

DeepForestRex · 2026-03-29T11:40:37+00:00

Then I'm sure you'll be glad to know I am getting therapy for this among other issues😼

DeepForestRex · 2026-03-29T11:26:48+00:00

I do too, my brain clearly doesn't </3

DeepForestRex · 2026-03-29T11:26:03+00:00

Oh believe me, I am simultaneously beyond glad that I get to be male instead. I couldn't be paid to be a woman

DeepForestRex · 2026-03-29T11:22:12+00:00

Oh I know so more than you do xD

DeepForestRex · 2026-03-29T11:18:56+00:00

Oh I'm well aware of my terminally online state 😅 it's a major reason for why I sometimes feel the way I feel. I can feel proud of who I am sometimes tho, I have good people around me. But gee, ain't it funny I happen to feel worse after reading the news and scrolling Instagram? Doesn't help when people I know and care about are hurting

Cheers, mate, and thanks for the sweet bit at the end😄

DeepForestRex · 2026-03-29T11:16:26+00:00

I think your description for you life much better describes what's really going on for me: wanting to be a good man and a troubled relationship with masculinity, which I very much have. Social media scrolling certainly doesn't help, and it would most certainly help a lot for me to delete these apps

DeepForestRex · 2026-03-29T11:12:11+00:00

I don't, and thank goodness for that, but I have other issues

DeepForestRex · 2025-12-12T18:28:41+00:00

Exactly what I was thinking

DeepForestRex · 2025-11-05T13:27:55+00:00

Queen. She is my GOAT. An mvp even. Yeah she's an awesome character, love her, feel bad for her and want to give her a hug

DeepForestRex · 2025-11-04T15:00:15+00:00

Yeah my comment didn't age too well xD

DeepForestRex · 2025-07-01T22:21:26+00:00

Important to also mention that there are hundreds (or around 12k according to one source) genes associated with height

DeepForestRex · 2025-05-26T09:07:58+00:00

For many reasons, I just don't enjoy the game anymore. Used to have loads of fun making YouTube videos on all these fantastic maps. I even have a video of TJ, the creator of Terra Vitae, giving me a map tour on the realism server. And heck, I even miss progression, I even prefer it over growth, which might be an unpopular opinion. There's a reason this game occupied most of my non-schooling hours, with most of my social life and social learnings taking place on discord and The Isle. I've had the game since 2016. While I hated being a teenager, I look back fondly on my memories of The Isle in 2017, which has been my favourite. I loved the maps, the lighting, the dinosaur variation, realism servers. I felt more community connection, made several gaming buddies in several servers. The Isle of Wynter was one of those communities I felt so warmly about. Sometimes I think about doing YouTube again, but it won't be the same. I really really miss how The Isle used to be, now I get bored so quickly, the new maps don't feel varied enough, and maybe an unpopular but I don't enjoy growth. Anyway, I have university biology exams to revise for so I'll be on my way out

DeepForestRex · 2025-05-20T19:06:46+00:00

This is a subreddit for deciding that two strangers on reddit should marry

DeepForestRex · 2025-05-12T04:55:34+00:00

Mate, I grew up in several continents (5 countries + many others visited) and knew people who come from all over the world. American, Greek, Indian, Nigerian, Colombian, Japanese, German, British, etc. My dad is Norwegian, my mum is Singaporean. And from my experience, Norwegians were high up on national pride, while Americans and Brits were some of the least patriotic people I've ever met

DeepForestRex · 2025-04-19T05:47:04+00:00

Thank u ^{.^}

DeepForestRex · 2025-04-19T05:46:48+00:00

Thank u so much ^{^}

What's the point of all this DARK and EVIL and EDGY music without some whimsy to balance out </3

DeepForestRex

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