The Pain You Don’t See: Why Men Suffer in Quiet Places
Men today live in a society that requires strength but rarely allows weakness. A lot of men go through life with a quiet heaviness, fears, uncertainties and problems they never talk about. They wake up every morning, put on a serene front and bear the weight of expectations on their shoulders. They may appear calm and composed on the surface, but within; they have learned to hide a storm. Men do not remain silent because they want to. They remain silent because they have been taught that freely expressing their emotions makes them less of a man. There are men who cry in the shower because it is the one place they feel protected from their pain. They've spent years being the emotional anchor for others, so the thought of breaking down in front of someone feels like a betrayal of everything they've learned. Their breaking points occur behind closed doors, late at night, behind the wheel or in quiet corners where no one is watching. Nonetheless, they continue to show up, work, s...