02-22-2018, 05:52 PM
(02-22-2018, 05:31 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Geeze I do sound like a know it all in this thread. I just hate to think of people suffering this crap unnecessarily, and it has more to do with my dad than me. He suffered in silence for 40 plus years with anxiety and panic attacks and thought he was nuts. He traveled a lot, and we didn't know it at the time, but sometimes he took us with him on his trips because he couldn't bear the thought of being alone in a hotel room. To this day he takes an MAO Inhibitor, which is just an awful drug to be on, because to switch would mean a month off of that and then another month before the new medicine would kick in, and the thought of that is more frightening than all of the problems associated with taking an MAOI.
One of the biggest problems is that men are notoriously bad at seeking help for mental health issues. Not to get too social sciencey about it, but the patriarchal society we live in promotes the idea that men aren't supposed to give into emotions. It is stigmatized. This is something that is still existent, today, and is hitting teenagers hard. Now, don't confuse what I am saying, seeking help for mental health issues is an issue that is stigmatized for any gender, but men experience it in a stronger way. It's becoming more and more acceptable, but it's still something people have difficulty talking about. I try to be open about it because change starts with a single person. If being open about this can cause just one person to gain the courage to seek the help they need, then it's worth it.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
