Roberto Olivardia

Yeah, my co-authors and I sort of nicknamed that politely roided steroid.

So they're doing steroids enough that it's having a certain effect. And some steroids also might grow muscle by burning fat too. But then I also see patients who have had a lot of medical problems because of the use of steroids, liver damage and kidney issues and cardiovascular issues, as well as psychological issues like psychosis and depression and things like that. So it

So they're doing steroids enough that it's having a certain effect. And some steroids also might grow muscle by burning fat too. But then I also see patients who have had a lot of medical problems because of the use of steroids, liver damage and kidney issues and cardiovascular issues, as well as psychological issues like psychosis and depression and things like that. So it

So they're doing steroids enough that it's having a certain effect. And some steroids also might grow muscle by burning fat too. But then I also see patients who have had a lot of medical problems because of the use of steroids, liver damage and kidney issues and cardiovascular issues, as well as psychological issues like psychosis and depression and things like that. So it

it really can do a number on your body.

it really can do a number on your body.

it really can do a number on your body.

So one of the things that we sort of looked at, and even in a lot of sociological research, is that a lot of times in either periods of time or in certain communities where there's, you know, more gender equality... Yeah. Yeah. culturally men to sort of assert themselves in like, okay, well, am I the soldier? Am I the breadwinner?

So one of the things that we sort of looked at, and even in a lot of sociological research, is that a lot of times in either periods of time or in certain communities where there's, you know, more gender equality... Yeah. Yeah. culturally men to sort of assert themselves in like, okay, well, am I the soldier? Am I the breadwinner?

So one of the things that we sort of looked at, and even in a lot of sociological research, is that a lot of times in either periods of time or in certain communities where there's, you know, more gender equality... Yeah. Yeah. culturally men to sort of assert themselves in like, okay, well, am I the soldier? Am I the breadwinner?

Am I like all the roles that were sort of attached to being quote unquote masculine started to be shared, you know, more. And that was inherently more threatening in some ways. Whereas for, you The idea of feminism is I could be the stay-at-home mom, I could be the CEO, and all of that could be fine and no one should be threatened by that.

Am I like all the roles that were sort of attached to being quote unquote masculine started to be shared, you know, more. And that was inherently more threatening in some ways. Whereas for, you The idea of feminism is I could be the stay-at-home mom, I could be the CEO, and all of that could be fine and no one should be threatened by that.

Am I like all the roles that were sort of attached to being quote unquote masculine started to be shared, you know, more. And that was inherently more threatening in some ways. Whereas for, you The idea of feminism is I could be the stay-at-home mom, I could be the CEO, and all of that could be fine and no one should be threatened by that.

Even if that was not the actual case, that's the experience. Yeah. We called it sort of like the threatened masculinity theory. And I think that's what we're seeing now. But I have patients who might struggle, let's say, with social anxiety and they feel so desperate because they're like, I want people to see me as a threat.

Even if that was not the actual case, that's the experience. Yeah. We called it sort of like the threatened masculinity theory. And I think that's what we're seeing now. But I have patients who might struggle, let's say, with social anxiety and they feel so desperate because they're like, I want people to see me as a threat.

Even if that was not the actual case, that's the experience. Yeah. We called it sort of like the threatened masculinity theory. And I think that's what we're seeing now. But I have patients who might struggle, let's say, with social anxiety and they feel so desperate because they're like, I want people to see me as a threat.

I want people to see me as dangerous because internally I feel so inferior. Well, there's power in that. There's power in other people being afraid of you. A hundred percent. And so there's a sense of asserting dominance too. There's a sense of physically taking up space.

I want people to see me as dangerous because internally I feel so inferior. Well, there's power in that. There's power in other people being afraid of you. A hundred percent. And so there's a sense of asserting dominance too. There's a sense of physically taking up space.

I want people to see me as dangerous because internally I feel so inferior. Well, there's power in that. There's power in other people being afraid of you. A hundred percent. And so there's a sense of asserting dominance too. There's a sense of physically taking up space.

And I see that a lot just with a lot of young men that I work with who really struggle with that ideology around like, oh, I don't want someone sort of taking away my manhood.