No one deserves to be isolated from human connection or to suffer in silence. Our society holds men to unrealistic and inhuman standards. Men reject vulnerability and the expression of human emotions due to unnatural societal relations to feminity and weakness. Being vulnerable, asking for help, or expressing emotion is not feminine; it is human. Vulnerability is not weakness; it is strength. Imagine two warriors; one can only face their battles in a suit of armor, and the other warrior faces their battles naked, wholly vulnerable but confident in their strength and ability to overcome anything. If you need to shield your vulnerabilities, you are not as strong as you may think. Do not run from your emotions. If another person shames you for your vulnerability or expression of emotion, know it is a projection of their fears. Being vulnerable and asking for help opens you up for human connection, which is needed. You cannot and should not hold all your pain inside, alone. It is time we let unnatural societal expectations go for the sake of men’s health.
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