men’s mental health month: the other side
Men are the people, who are expected to be strong, responsible, and tough. Men are often suggested that “men don’t cry,” and are fed with the idea that it is not okay to feel weak. However, we forget that it is feelings, that make men human. Since the last few years, there has been a spike that is been seen in men’s mental health cases. Taking all this into account, Men’s Mental Health Month has been established, reminding us that men too, feel emotions. However, in this article, we are going to explore, that how we can rectify this problem, and that having a men’s mental health month, is not enough. (Read: How To Enter A Flow State)
The Real Psychological Health
To understand this, we need to understand what exactly psychological health is. When we talk about mental health, we are essentially talking about thought and emotion. The way we think is the way we emote and the way we feel. Therefore, mental health means, a person has a complete cover over his mental faculties and is creating a pleasant chemistry within. However, Men’s Mental Health Month, emphasizes this, only for a month, making it more like a superficial formality. The true way out is to be in a state, where our thought and emotion are not compulsive but conscious. (Read: Meditation And Anxiety)
The Compulsive Trap
Let us delve into conscious and compulsive action and its connection with information. Our personality is a collection of information coming from genes, DNA, and sensory information. Our thoughts also sprout from the same information, as we cannot think without data. For most of us, we become identified with information, because without information, who are we? And once our identity has become information, then compulsive thinking becomes inevitable. That is why it is often said that, “I think therefore I’m.” Without information and thinking, we feel that we do not have an identity.
Dis-Identify
Men’s mental health month, only focuses on thought and emotion, without delving into the compulsiveness of it. The only way out from compulsive to conscious action is to dis-identify ourselves from information. wherein we reach a space of nothingness, an intelligence unsullied by information. This allows us to experience ourselves beyond information, and beyond thought. We reach a sleep-like meditative state but with fiery awareness.
When we adopt this methodology, then we won’t have just one month devoted for mental health but will be blissful throughout our lives. Having this month, surely proves that we have no control over our faculties, hence came the need to have such a month. If we truly care about men’s mental health, then the need is to work at the root cause and not superficial effects. (Read: Sleep To Get Rest Of 8 Hours In 4 Hours)
Conclusion
However, this process is scary because transitioning from the known space of persona to an unknown terrain is threatening. This is so because we have no control over the unknown, and hence fear it. However, this is a threat not to us, but just to our compulsive persona. To make this transition, we need to understand the compulsiveness of our personality. The reason is, that we only drop something when we see it as a limitation. Only when we experience our existence beyond information, and see our persona as a compulsive trap, would true freedom happen. This is what spirituality is, dropping the physical, so we can taste the non-physical. So, this men’s mental health month, let us work towards operating beyond information, from a conscious space, wherein we regain our power to choose.
FAQs
Men’s mental health issues encompass a range of challenges, including depression, anxiety, stress, and substance abuse. These issues can arise from various factors, such as societal expectations, work pressures, relationship problems, and biological factors. Men may also be less likely to seek help for these issues, leading to under-diagnosis and under-treatment.
Men’s mental health is often ignored due to societal expectations of masculinity. Men are often taught to be strong, stoic, and self-reliant, which can discourage them from seeking help for mental health issues. This, combined with the stigma surrounding mental health, can lead to men suffering in silence and their issues going unnoticed or untreated.
Society plays a significant role in shaping men’s mental health. The pressure to conform to traditional masculine norms, such as being tough and emotionless, can lead to men suppressing their emotions and not seeking help when needed. Additionally, societal expectations regarding success, career, and relationships can contribute to stress and anxiety in men.
