If A Mate Said That To You, You’d Never Speak To Him Again
Negative self-talk in men rarely gets questioned, even though it would end a friendship in seconds. You’d never say the things you say to yourself to a mate. Not once. If a friend spoke to you the way your own head does — the insults, the contempt, the constant reminder that you’re not enough — […]
Disappointment In Myself? Here’s What That’s Actually Telling You
Disappointment in yourself rarely stays quiet. You said you’d have it done, and you didn’t. You told yourself this year would be different, and it wasn’t. Somewhere in there, a voice showed up that you’d never use on a friend — but you use on yourself without noticing. That’s disappointment in yourself, and it might […]
You’re Not Angry — You’re Suppressing Something Else
Emotional suppression in men rarely looks like suppression. It looks like anger. Most men who sit in this chair, after thirty years of doing this work, aren’t actually angry underneath. What looks like anger is usually emotional suppression wearing a louder coat — disappointment, helplessness, fear, or sadness that never got felt, so it comes […]
Depression Symptoms in Men ~ Why It Shows Up as Anger, Not Sadness
Most depression symptoms in men don’t look like sadness at all. They look like irritation, or going quiet. Some weeks it’s not that you feel sad. You couldn’t even call it sad. It’s that you feel like absolute rubbish and you can’t point to why. You can’t connect the dots. Everything around you is going […]