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Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

They're taught that showing feelings is shameful': eight reasons men don't go to therapy and why they should

Men often avoid seeking therapy due to action-oriented socialisation, stigma, and underrecognised vulnerability, contributing to lower life satisfaction, higher suicidality, and addiction.
Mental health
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Letters: Schools must show that mental health is critical for students

Maintaining and funding school mental-health counselors is critical to prevent youth suicide and address untreated male mental-health crises.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Positive Effects of the 'Goodnight, Bro' Trend

The trend involves men calling their male friends to wish them goodnight, often capturing their surprised, confused, or awkward reactions. These interactions break traditional masculine communication norms, which typically discourage emotional expression between male friends. The humor often masks a deeper psychological need for connection that has been suppressed by conventional masculine ideals. Here is some context as the trend emerges within a broader acknowledgment of increasing male social isolation.
Mental health
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

What Did Men Do to Deserve This?

Young American men face widening educational, economic, and mental-health setbacks and require an aspirational vision of masculinity.
Medicine
fromBuzzFeed
3 months ago

Experts Say Men Can Suffer Their Own Version Of Menopause Called "Irritable Male Syndrome"

Gradual testosterone decline in aging men can produce an irritable male syndrome marked by mood, cognitive, sexual, energy, muscle, fat, and sleep changes.
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