Men keep getting mixed messages about talking about their feelings: "Men - don't bottle it up. Please tell us how you feel" "Thanks. This is how I feel...." "Woah woah woah! I don't want to hear all of that. Why can't you talk to someone else" #mankeeping #EmotionalLabour

Men: find someone to help you with problems like Feeling suicidal Mental health Domestic abuse Sexual abuse (as a child or adult) Parental alienation False allegations Homelessness (including veterans) Free speech Finding a therapist or support group centreformalepsychology.com/get-psychologi…

“One of the main myths around male suicide is that it is caused by masculinity. Although this is an increasingly popular notion, the evidence for it is very weak.” A crucial point, because funds get diverted to pointless masculinity research instead of vital support for men.

3/ The X word count & format are limiting, but I have discussed this issue in more detail before e.g. see point 1 of my article (linked here). The other three points in this article are also relevant to this discussion e.g. 'paradigm fixation' centreformalepsychology.com/male-psycholog…

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