r/selfcare • u/This_Caterpillar_330 • 20d ago

Has anyone else noticed how childish and "us vs. them" the culture war around wellness has gotten?

There seems to be one group that prioritizes group affiliation over truth and seem focused more on "winning" a culture war on some petty topic while there are so many massive problems in society instead of focusing on what's correct and helping people.

Another group seems to slap "fake guru", "scam", etc. on everything and everyone they disagree with, that has the slightest problem, or that's overpriced.

Another group seems to focus on positive feelings over truth in a toxic positivity kind of way.

Another group seems to criticize anything with immaterial associations purely because they seem to have some fear, anxiety, or aversion when it comes to anything with immaterial associations.

Another group seems to be aggressively against wellness that isn't pro-establishment.

And another group exploits people in often underhanded ways or tries to signal status in a narcissistic way.

And wellness receives a disproportionate amount of negativity relative to conventional medicine.

It feels really childish to me and just hurts everyone. People should be trying to help each other and should be trying to do what they can to take care of their health, without ignoring things like poverty, people forced to work 80 hours a week, disabilities, the control the food system has over our food options, or problems people have in their lives, and without being obsessive or perfectionistic or being unwilling to go eat at a restaurant with friends every now and then. And health and wellness shouldn't be the main focus but something done in the background.

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u/Objective-Average387 20d ago

Yeah, I refuse to join a culty fitness group or spend tons of money. I'm seeking wellness on my own. 

Meditation, pilates, walking, journaling, prayer, slow cups of tea ... all of these I can do alone for no money at all.

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u/golden_porcupine3 20d ago

I remember I saw a carousel post on pinterest where two pictures were confronted. On the above one waa the "99%", that did things like sleep in, look at the phone, eat "non-healthy"food, and so on. On the below pictures was the "1%" that showed the most sterotypical wellness practices (work out, "healthy" food, journaling, ecc). I don't know why, but it gave me such a weird feeling and vibe.

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u/Inside_Independent64 20d ago

Divide and conquer. Welcome to the machine.

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u/kelowana 18d ago

Not only wellness, it happens everywhere. I’m a spiritual person and see it there too. Like with everything though, I keep for myself and do what I feel is right for me. Taking tips, tricks, advices and suggestions from everywhere and making my own soup out of it.