Men's mental health month

[Shiela_M]

June 2022 is men's mental health month. Be strong, don't cry, be a man... so much archaic rhetoric. I for one know that you have emotional turmoil and will suffer silently just to "be a man". You will stubbornly sacrifice your mental health just so you don't show weakness.

Be honest with yourselves and open up to those you trust and love if you're having problems. If you're not fully comfortable doing that, then go see a professional. These people are paid to help you unload all that emotional baggage you refuse to put down because you're suppose to "man up". Even if it's just to rant for an hour about what's bothering you, that is what they are their for. If that isnt your cup of tea, then just go get some excercise. Working out is a great way to boost your mood with endorphins. You dont need to lift weight, but go hit a punching bag or just go for a long jog. And for the live of god, let yourself just chill out. Shut off the world and just focus on you. Put the phone down and shut off the computer and do nothing.

June 17th is wear blue day for you men and boys.

We love you guys, so be sure to love yourselves.

[Asmodel]

That is, very insightful of you, to say the very least.
Thank You.

[Clitical Thinking]

be sure to love yourselves.

I don't think any men on KB have that problem 

Sorry 

[seeker83]

Thanks Shiela!

[Hades]

June 2022 is men's mental health month. Be strong, don't cry, be a man... so much archaic rhetoric. I for one know that you have emotional turmoil and will suffer silently just to "be a man". You will stubbornly sacrifice your mental health just so you don't show weakness.

Be honest with yourselves and open up to those you trust and love if you're having problems. If you're not fully comfortable doing that, then go see a professional. These people are paid to help you unload all that emotional baggage you refuse to put down because you're suppose to "man up". Even if it's just to rant for an hour about what's bothering you, that is what they are their for. If that isnt your cup of tea, then just go get some excercise. Working out is a great way to boost your mood with endorphins. You dont need to lift weight, but go hit a punching bag or just go for a long jog. And for the live of god, let yourself just chill out. Shut off the world and just focus on you. Put the phone down and shut off the computer and do nothing.

June 17th is wear blue day for you men and boys.

We love you guys, so be sure to love yourselves.

Nice post Sheila.   

[Pornhubby]

I think a lot of people in my age group have daddy issues, because our fathers were told to “be a man“ and not display emotional sensitivity, feelings, or vulnerability. They were taught that a man worked hard to put food on the table, and that was love.

My own father couldn’t handle it. He had problems with his father. And he passed that idiocy onto the next generation. As I’ve said before, my kids complain about me telling them that I love them all the time, but “I don’t want you to wonder how I felt about you.“ My father only said “I love you” to me once, and that was only after I told him I did not think he was capable of saying those words. So it really doesn’t count, in my opinion.

It’s a difficult time to be a man. Because there are so many different expectations. So many different rules.  My children tell me that getting laid is like a 14 step process that culminates with lab work and a covenant not to sue being signed. So I don’t know what that says about the future of mankind. It’s a shame that people just can’t be themselves and enjoy life.

[purpleshoes]

It’s a difficult time to be a man. Because there are so many different expectations. So many different rules.  My children tell me that getting laid is like a 14 step process that culminates with lab work and a covenant not to sue being signed. So I don’t know what that says about the future of mankind. It’s a shame that people just can’t be themselves and enjoy life.

One of the greatest sitcom lines of all time was on the original Roseanne show. Roseanne told her husband Dan, "You are such a... man," and left the room in a huff.

Their son DJ, maybe seven years old, said to his dad, "I thought being a man was a good thing."

Dan shook his head sadly and said, "Not since the sixties, son."

I felt that.

[Hilda]

My very hazy recollection is that the feminist sea-change came a little later, from the 70s onwards.

I love listening to the Cheap Thrills album, but I wince every time I hear the intro to Combination of the Two. When the band has finished tuning their instruments, the MC (Bill Graham?) says, "Four gentlemen and one great, great broad. Big Brother and the Holding Company."

"Broad"?

Poor Janis. 

 

[Dirtymind]

I think a lot of people in my age group have daddy issues, because our fathers were told to “be a man“ and not display emotional sensitivity, feelings, or vulnerability. They were taught that a man worked hard to put food on the table, and that was love.

My own father couldn’t handle it. He had problems with his father.

I get it. My father was dumped at boarding school at 6. He was never taught to develop emotionally. It's hard to communicate with someone like that.

I'm lucky... I somehow managed to be fairly people perceptive and connect to a few good people. But when that goes from "we're family" to a persona non grata in days that fucks you up.