Why do I suffer in silence?
To suffer in silence means to be alone in your pain. It means for one reason or another you are silent about what you are feeling inside. A likely reason is the messaging we receive about emotions, which is what I want to share with you. I bet you can relate to this.
Why telling men to “express their feelings” is not enough.
Men expressing their feelings is more complicated than “just do it”, “share how you feel!”. In this post I explore why telling men to express their feelings isn’t enough, and how we can approach improving mental health for men in ways that considers the more complicated reality.
Why men don’t talk about their mental health.
Men struggling with mental health or painful emotions entirely on their own can and have led to fatal consequences. Let’s explore some reasons why men don’t talk about their mental health to get a better understanding.
Is it bad to not talk about your feelings?
Men and their families have always felt the impacts of keeping all the emotions to themselves, it’s just now that those relationships are increasingly voicing the need for men to do so. There’s good reasons for this though. Never talking about your feelings can have negative consequences for your mental health and relationships.
8 Downsides of keeping things in.
Are you someone who describes yourself as private, keeps things to yourself, or doesn’t talk about feelings? Here are some ways that keeping everything inside without expressing or talking about them can actually do harm.
Why “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is bad advice.
This phrase is saying try harder and make more effort; Rely on you and only you; You don’t need any outside help; If you just try harder you will succeed or accomplish the thing. It ultimately tells me that any failure or current struggle is a reflection of my lack of motivation, and desire and efforts to change or fix.