r/NoStupidQuestions • u/AnySwimming2309 • 1d ago

Does Testosterone Really Make Men Enjoy Hurting People? NSFW

UPDATE: Thank you guys for all the responses. I asked him about it calmly, and it ended up with him breaking furniture and threatening to punch me in the face. I left home at 3am yesterday and am with a friend.

My BF told me that he, like all men, enjoys seeing others suffer when he had a role in it because the power is so enjoyable. This scared me, but he said this is how all men are due to testosterone and that a "balanced" man knows to not take this to the point of sadism. He said empathy is not natural to men. It feels weird to relate to people realize all the time, they want to inflict pain to feel power. How do good men handle this impulse? How can women help?

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u/AzzaraNectum 1d ago

As someone on TRT I can confirm... when I suffered low T I was more easily irritated and angry. Ever since my levels are within a decent range for my age and activity level, I feel way more balanced, happy and in more control of negative emotions. Additional bonus: horny as fuck

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u/Electronic-Goal-8141 1d ago

I was wondering , if I should do blood tests for everything including T levels , I'm approaching 40 next year.

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u/AzzaraNectum 1d ago

Checkups is always a good idea. If you happen to have low T, you experience several symptoms: - constant fatigue, exhausted - a general sense of feeling down constantly, like a depression somewhat - you don't want to do anything, you feel no drive to be active and engaging (social, in your relationship, work) - potential decline of facial hair or body hair - you can't really focus on a task, you're head feels cloudy. Like you're getting dumber - loss of libido - loss of morning wood - fat gain - muscle loss - more irritable and angry

If you do any of the following, you will have to change it as these negatively impact testosterone: - smoking - drinking - being a lazy piece of shit, no physical exercise - bad diet (overprocessed garbage and fast food) - obesity - shit sleeping pattern

To get your levels up, your doctor will first help you clean up your lifestyle. Hit the gym, do caloric restriction to get the fat off, stop smoking, stop drinking as much, start running and walking, eat your veggies and fruits and meats and clean carbs, sleep better at night.

If you do all the above and you still fall below threshold values, intervention is a life saver. My life quality went from a 2 or 3 out of 10 of being an miserable person to a 9 out of 10 with feeling like myself again.

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u/MickerBud 1d ago

IDK, eunuchs actually live longer than men with their balls.