I donāt think I asked that question.
I have no doubt that women are affected far more, itās their body after all.
But I also think that men can be severely traumatised.
Iād say women are far better to talk about their feelings and have greater access to support.
In short, I donāt think that it is taboo to write about it, perhaps Bressie is the wrong person but itās his current experience.
I donāt think he has any children so it may hit harder
I know nothing stays the same, but if youāre willing to play the game, itās coming around againā¦
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Yerra, lads riled up over Bressie, saying he is āstealing a livingā. No different than these lads charging for their opinions on GAA podcasts and making a living off that. In the lead up to the Eng Ire rugby game, it was all doom and gloom on Off The Ball, and then Ire go and thrash the English.
There are probably a lot of roasters who donāt like Bressie because he possibly swooped in to charm some lass they were trying to chat up in some random midlands pub years agoā¦
I didnt realise those lads were talking about miscarriages, suicide and mental health on those podcasts. I must be listening to the wrong, or right ones.
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Well, they are so called āexpertsā but can be wildly wrong manys the time. I have no interest in Bressie, so donāt read his articles or listen to him. Very easy to do.
I thought it was hilarious circa 2015 when Bressie released a song with the lyrics āWhy would I at 35, drop down the anchorā. It felt like a pointed dig at Roz at the time as Bressie was mid-30ās and probably feeling pressure to settle down around the time of their break-up. Roz was 10 years his junior if I remember correctly. One of many off the production line of good looking Tipp women.
Sure thereās lads on here paying money to listen to Ken Early.
Of course it is. Buts its not the same thing by any matter of means.
Both things can be true. He is obviously a shameless grifter but people being more comfortable with discussing mental health issues is a good thing as well.
The thing about his like is that they are a way to rapidly popularise trends and make them mainstream. Thatās not going to be driven by academics or actual experts.
So even if itās superficial or blatantly fraudulent, thereās an argument that itās a necessary evil for social change.
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I have a theory that technology AND changing work patterns have eaten into the space lads like Bressie, Hussey et al were occupying. So they need to keep pivoting.
My social media algorithm is persistently directing me to all these apps to promote mindfulness & combat anxiety etc etc. Yokes like Liven, Sounds True & so on. āAt 40 he was leading a team, by 43 he was completely burnt outā¦what did he do next? Download the Liven appā¦ā Itās taking out the middle man so to type, but itās a sad indictment that Iām not getting directed to pictures of diddies.
And I think these technological advancements along with the post pandemic wfh dynamic has seriously reduced these āin officeā events where the lads came in for a couple of hours & went off with ā¬5k-ā¬10k minimum. Thereās the odd webinar but they donāt seem to have the same traction at all.
I recall raising my head above the PARROT PIT around the time we were coming out of the financial crash around 2012/13. My then employer was maintaining a salary freeze but encouraging everyone to āBe At Your Bestā by rolling out various wellbeing initiatives. I said I would benefit more from a pay rise & it would do more for my mental health than listening to quarterly talks by the usual suspects, & them getting the money instead. The point was taken but not well received.
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the question - is breslin by direct or circuitous nature being funded by SSRI manufacturers / marketers ?
Many pushing mental health issues in mainstream media are funded by pharma companies or their beneficiaries
Thatās my point.
thats good
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how in the fuck has Irish society codded themselves that mental health issues were ever taboo or not discussed?
Hi Niall
Poor old Peig had a tough run,
It would have broken lesser women
And she made sure we all paid for it.
Yes. Isnāt it ironic that itās awkward squad disciples of snakeoil salesman Jordan Peterson like @Kyle who appear to have the biggest problem with snakeoil salesman Bressie?
Two cheeks of the same grifting arse
Unpopular opinion alert
I did my leaving cert honours Irish as a 35 year old and I studied Peig as I half remembered it
Itās a good book, wasted on the youth
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