I discuss things with my p sychologist that bother me. I mentioned some things about women and ageing and she said all these things:
She said it’s not widely believed that men (especially older men) prefer younger women for s ex and beauty, it’s not widely believed that rich men prefer younger women nor that men who have affairs mostly leave their wives for younger women, it’s not widely believed that women are ashamed about ageing and it’s not widely true that beauty is mostly all about how much younger you are or look and that it’s not widely true that people are d isgusted by old b odies nor the idea of old people having s ex.
She also said people get b otox and d ye their g rey hair and stuff like this, not because beauty is about how much younger you look but because people don’t always like the face and hair that they are used to seeing, changing.
Is she right or giving people too much credit?
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Depends who you ask. To me she is spot on. Why you put odd spaces in your text tho
If this is what she said, she’s wrong. Something doesn’t have to be true or morally/ethically right for it to be “widely believed.” And two completely opposite things can _both_ be “widely believed.” I disagree with most of the statements, but I can also recognize that a lot of people _do_ agree with them. If you hold these beliefs, they obviously came from somewhere. A good therapist will try to show you why you shouldn’t believe something that isn’t true — they won’t just scoff and say “oh, nobody believes that” because the last thing a therapist should do is invalidate your perspective, even as they try to help you change it.