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How Do You Prevent Your Son From Becoming An Incel?

In the realm of parenting, a growing concern that has emerged is the awareness of the ‘incel’ phenomenon – a term used to describe individuals who identify as involuntarily celibate. This issue extends beyond the realm of mere romantic experiences; it’s more profoundly about the inability to engage in healthy social interactions and form respectful relationships. This article aims to explore effective strategies to guide children, particularly sons, away from this mindset, focusing on fostering healthy socialization and emotional development.

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Confessions of a Former Incel

How did it start?

I became really active in those communities starting about 2015-2016, when I was a 16 year-old kid, and it all started with a couple of those “feminist owned” compilations that were plastered everywhere at the time.

At the time I was dealing with a lot of problems for a kid my age, and a lot of things that contributed to me being a target for these groups. I had an alcoholic mother who would pass out during the day and leave me to look after 2 kids, I dealt with SA as a child that gave me weird views about sex and relationships, and I had undiagnosed ASD & ADHD which made it hard to keep friends, do well at school, and have any sort of positive opinion of myself.

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An Intro to Inceldom

What does Incel mean?

Incel means Involuntary Celibate, a person who, if you take the term literally, can’t have sex despite wanting to. In practice this goes beyond simply having sex and enters the realm of having no possibility of finding a partner, either to get validation, love, or acceptance from. Sex is mostly secondary, though just like in every group a minority of incels disagrees.

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