Being a guy in the modern age of gender advocacy, can make your head spin. Some people tell us to speak, others tell us to shut up. I hear men can be vulnerable, but so too I’m told that ‘women are not free therapists’ and men’s emotional labour is not their job. Men crying is encouraged, whilst derogatory ‘Male Tears’ mugs fly off the shelves. But we care about men! But also, this isn’t about you! One hand beckons me in, the other points a finger and accuses me of ‘hijacking the conversation’. Honestly, it’s confusing. And it was in 2017 that these two warring sides finally locked horns in the British Psychological Society, arguing whether the creation of a ‘Men’s section’ to compliment the women’s section was a good idea It was a war of words where unsurprisingly the membership were divided, so it went down to a vote… Let’s see what happened next. ~ Psychology Today article #mensmentalhealth

2022-09-26