Burnout

Women more often experience a sense of emotional exhaustion, whereas men are more likely to experience depersonalization. Depersonalization is the experience of feeling unreal, detached, and often, unable to feel emotion, which of course would be stressful and upsetting for anyone.

Another common symptom of burnout for men is cynicism, a feeling of pessimism and irritability that can seep into other areas of life such as relationships. This can lead to inefficiency and a lack of productivity which further increases the prevalence of the two previous symptoms. Although, men find it harder to recognize signs of inefficiency in their work compared to women, possibly due to the fact that men are twice as likely as women to have inadequate health literacy

Therefore, Men need to be reached out too, feel the emotion, share the emotion. Normalise the stigma of being “hard” “men don’t talk” cause it’s bollacks! Men are suffering in silence and it needs to change.

Reach out to others, check in on them, tell them you’re there for them, your one voice could make a difference to someone.

“I would rather have you crying on my shoulder, than me crying over your coffin”

normalise the stigma and together create a space for men to talk and share there emotions.

Make a difference today for men’s mental health