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International Men's Day 19th November
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Hector Savage wrote: »
Am I the only one who thinks it's good to soldier on and bottle stuff up to an extent? You know, sometimes you just have chin up (which could be a point of pride in a trying time) until your life situation improves itself or is improved.
I know the current theory is that men need to talk more about their feelings, and I do agree to an extent, but I honestly don't see the problem with just soldiering on. Imo, it could be quite healthy.
But, I also think anger is a healthy emotion
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Happy International Men's Day!
A trending topic on Twitter with posts highlighting men who are breaking down the stigma of talking about mental health, for one. It's a conversation worth having throughout the year (and thankfully we're seeing an uptick in discussion, awareness and support throughout the year), but in particular when there's a focal point on issues faced by men in particular. I thought this was a good ad that ran over the Rugby World Cup.
Anyone doing Movember? Mo's must be looking pretty impressive at this stage. I tried one year and wasn't allowed within 100m of playgrounds Not a good look!
It's easy to look to the things that happen on International Women's Day and feel put out. BUT it's worth remembering that a lot of those things didn't come easy. It took lobbying and people starting things at a grassroots level themselves; it takes work. When will International Men's Day get a Google Doodle? It might help if people weren't searching for International Men's Day only in March (though there was an uptick last year at the right time of year which is good to see)...
As I grow older, something that I would like to see rolled out is a routine national prostate screening programme. I know that I (and I'm sure many other males) will put off visits to the doctor in the hopes of things sorting themselves out / it just being something minor. So on this International Men's Day, I'm going to highlight that each year, more than 3,600 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Ireland. There are risk factors such as age, diet, and family history, but early detection can save your life: https://www.cancer.ie/reduce-your-risk/health-education/cancer-awareness-campaigns/prostate-cancer-awareness/facts-about-prostate-cancer#sthash.MTGnx54t.dpbs. In an uplifting (?) story, volunteers organised a free screening event in London again this year and thousands showed up to avail of the test.🤪
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Reviews and Books Galore wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks it's good to soldier on and bottle stuff up to an extent? You know, sometimes you just have chin up (which could be a point of pride in a trying time) until your life situation improves itself or is improved.
I know the current theory is that men need to talk more about their feelings, and I do agree to an extent, but I honestly don't see the problem with just soldiering on. Imo, it could be quite healthy.
But, I also think anger is a healthy emotion
That's a good point.
Absolutely soldiering on works for a lot of people (not just men) and then some people could do with opening up.
That's why focussing on the great hive mind of "men" and "women" rather than accepting that each person is an individual is a little trite. There is no catch all.
That's why the vilification of "men" (lets teach men not to rape) and the victimisation of "women" (I believe her) that is prevalent in the media is damaging for both sexes.0 -
Reviews and Books Galore wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks it's good to soldier on and bottle stuff up to an extent? You know, sometimes you just have chin up (which could be a point of pride in a trying time) until your life situation improves itself or is improved.
I know the current theory is that men need to talk more about their feelings, and I do agree to an extent, but I honestly don't see the problem with just soldiering on. Imo, it could be quite healthy.
But, I also think anger is a healthy emotion
Depends what the battle is. Soldiering on is completely appropriate in some situations. Soldiering on with serious mental or physical health issues is much less appropriate. In those instances, getting help is much better advice, wouldn't you agree?
If normal everyday situations are causing unusual levels of distress, it suggests theres something unusual going on so its is a bad idea to soldier regardless.0 -
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Reviews and Books Galore wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks it's good to soldier on and bottle stuff up to an extent? You know, sometimes you just have chin up (which could be a point of pride in a trying time) until your life situation improves itself or is improved.
I know the current theory is that men need to talk more about their feelings, and I do agree to an extent, but I honestly don't see the problem with just soldiering on. Imo, it could be quite healthy.
But, I also think anger is a healthy emotion
I agree, I was posting it not necessarily in agreement just that at least they acknowledge it.
The better life gets in western civ. the worse people's mental health gets - we are spoiled, too much time to overthink things.
There is a lot to be said for the strong silent type , like T. Soprano would say in Sopranos.0 -
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Bobblehats wrote: »Happy mens day. Am I doing it right?
I'd tell you, but it would be mansplaining. 0 -
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