Yep, it’s this old chestnut again.
The amount of times I see on X,
“Gym or Therapy? Which one?”
Does it have to be a choice? Do you have to cut off a great avenue just because you think it looks weak or pathetic?
The funny thing is, the men who talk about forgetting therapy don’t realise they’re worrying about one hour a week. That’s literally it.
I know that everyone who has been in therapy, including myself, has seen their lives improve.
Is there a study I don’t know about which shows therapy lowers testosterone? Do great athletes not have personal coaches? Is a therapist not a personal coach for your emotional and mental states?
Of course, the real point here is why are you letting others decide the direction of your life. It’s up to you to decide and however you make your life freer and more joyful is good in my book.
Where it’s feasible, I am definitely an advocate of ‘both’. Get the benefits of everything at your disposal. Doing anything significant can be lonely as fuck.
Live life abundantly!