SPace's PsychoHealth Blog

Men and Anxiety Having anxiety is a normal part of everyday living.  You may have anxiety facing a problem at work or before taking a test in school.  This level of anxiety is temporary and usually situation specific.  The anxiety becomes a problem when it does not go away, gets worse over time, and interferes with daily activity such as job performance , school activities, and relationships. Our culture expects men to be strong at all times, so they are especially reluctant to seek treatment for anxiety.  Even if they acknowledge something is wrong, they will probably just label it as "stress" and try to manage their problems on their own, or look physical causes, such as heart problems.  The idea that men are too strong to experience anxiety can leave some feeling embarrassed and isolated.  With anxiety, too much time alone can often exacerbate emotions and make things worse,  Pride can also get in the way of asking for help. Another mistake...

Men & Depression Men and women both experience depression, but their symptoms may be different.  Men may display anger or aggressive behavior, instead of being sad and withdrawn.  Family, friends, and even medical professionals may not see these symptoms as depressive symptoms; and let’s be honest, even if they did and told the man so, most likely he would deny it and not seek treatment for it.  Men may attribute it to some external factor like problems at work or financial stress, therefore they won’t readily accept they need to talk with someone for depression.   What is depression? Depression is a common but serious mood disorder that affects the ability to feel, think, and handle daily activities.  Clinical or major depressive disorder must have symptoms present for 2 weeks to confirm the diagnosis.   Click the link below for more information about depression: https://www.spacecounseling.com/Depression.en.html As I mentioned ...

From time to time, I may post a topic that you may not find entertaining, but you will be informed. In these posts you will not see my usual wit and sassiness, but instead my passion.  There are certain things I feel strongly about, and reflect my commitment and desire to help those individuals who need/want to be helped.   Recent events have led me to write about the stigma of mental illness, and the mentally ill.  I do not really need a current event to discuss this topic, but when a traumatic event occurs, this topic is brought right to the forefront.  The stigma placed on the mentally ill is as old as time.  In ancient times, mental illness was believed to be a supernatural phenomenon, caused by spiritual and demonic possession. The treatment at the time was a procedure called Trephining :   a hole chipped into the skull to create an opening to release the evil spirits and cure the person's psychiatric symptoms. Greek physician Hippocrates ...