{"id":361,"date":"2021-06-16T10:44:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/?p=361"},"modified":"2021-06-16T10:44:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:44:17","slug":"mens-health-week-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/2021\/06\/16\/mens-health-week-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s Health Week: Mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/06\/jamie-blog-1-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/06\/jamie-blog-1-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/06\/jamie-blog-1.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Jamie is a first year Psychology and Criminology student and in this blog he talks to his friends about the stigma around men\u2019s mental health.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"> <em>For Men\u2019s Health Week (14-21 June  2021), the emphasis this year is on  men\u2019s mental health and the impact  of Covid-19.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Content warning: mention of  suicide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undoubtedly, everybody&#8217;s mental health has been challenged by the lockdowns and insecurities of the last year. However, even before the pandemic, men&#8217;s mental health has been&nbsp;a major cause for concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suicide is the largest cause of death for men under 50. Every year, thousands of men suffer in silence and these figures have been accentuated by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a plethora of factors that contribute to why men often do not talk about mental health. In 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priorygroup.com\/blog\/40-of-men-wont-talk-to-anyone-about-their-mental-health\">Priory<\/a> commissioned a survey to? 1,000 men to uncover men\u2019s attitudes towards mental health. When asked why men don\u2019t talk about their mental health, these were some of the responses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cI\u2019ve learnt to deal with it\u201d (40%)&nbsp;<\/li><li>\u201cI don\u2019t wish to be a burden to anyone\u201d (36%)<\/li><li>\u201cI\u2019m too embarrassed\u201d (29%)<\/li><li>\u201cThere\u2019s negative stigma around this type of thing\u201d (20%)<\/li><li>\u201cI don\u2019t want to admit I need support\u201d (17%)<\/li><li>\u201cI don\u2019t want to appear weak\u201d (16%)<\/li><li>\u201cI have no one to talk to\u201d (14%)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>From this same inquiry, it was highlighted that for 40% of men it would take thoughts of suicide or self-harm to compel them to seek professional help. This needs to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To encourage the conservation surrounding male mental health and gain a further insight into the topic, I posed the following questions to some of my friends at Loughborough University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These were some of the key responses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Why do you think men\u2019s mental health is important?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think all mental health is important, feeling mentally healthy shouldn\u2019t be something you need to worry about, people should always feel like they have someone to speak to who can support them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMale mental health is important because it\u2019s not spoken about enough and men tend to have a lot more weight put on them because people assume they\u2019re strong and can handle things easier, especially with the idea that \u2018men don\u2019t cry\u2019 which is not true at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA man\u2019s mental health is no different to that of anybody else\u2019s. Mental health is as important, if not more important, than physical health and it is unfortunate that some people do not consider that to be the case.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. What are your thoughts towards men\u2019s mental health?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMen especially were encouraged from a young age to not talk about their mental health, especially in England where it can be seen as emasculating, this is definitely something that needs to change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think men\u2019s mental health is just as important as anyone else\u2019s mental health and needs to be spoken about more openly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMen\u2019s mental health is something that should be talked about more, and it should be more commonplace for guys to speak about their mental health and seek professional help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Has your perception towards men\u2019s mental health changed in recent years?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes, I think men\u2019s mental health has rightly become more of a talking point recently. Charities like Mind help raise awareness of the severity of the topic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn recent years, my perception has changed quite a bit \u2013 when I was younger, I always thought men were mentally strong and that they were not effected as heavily as women.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Do you feel comfortable talking about your mental health?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDepends on who I\u2019m talking to. Yes, if I am talking to my close friends or a professional. It\u2019s not a topic I would like to talk about often though.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSometimes I feel comfortable talking about my mental health. I don\u2019t feel comfortable going into detail about it unless I\u2019m close to a breaking point.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. What advice would you have for any men struggling in silence with their mental health?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t spend your time alone. Be around friends or family whenever possible. Don\u2019t hold in feelings, talk about them with people who care about you. If you\u2019re struggling don\u2019t be afraid to reach out for help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDefinitely talk about it and don\u2019t feel bad for doing so. Even if it\u2019s embarrassing or if it hurts. Also, what has helped me out a lot is writing down how you feel during your best moments and worst moments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are always people out there willing to help. There\u2019s no sense in letting your mental health get worse just for the sake of coming across as \u2018tough\u2019. Speak to your mates about it and if you need to then seek professional help. Your problems are just as important as anybody else\u2019s and you deserve to feel like you can get help if you need it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The responses from these questions, particularly to the final question posed, reinforce the current attitudes towards men\u2019s mental health and highlight the areas that we need to take a collective effort to address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside these responses, I would like to add that when it comes to looking out for yourself and your friends, it can even be a simple action like messaging a friend to see how they have been doing if you haven\u2019t heard from then in a while. Also, if you find yourself in a situation where you are struggling there is always help available that you can utilise \u2013 whether it be engaging in a conservation with friends\/family, contacting a support service or seeking medical advice. There is always someone that cares as nothing is more important than your health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim of this blog piece was to contribute towards breaking down the negative stigma associated with mental health so that no individual should feel they need to struggle in silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can watch Jamie\u2019s vlog that he did for University Mental Health Day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VdtZTbw1YmE\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you need further support, please complete our&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/services\/cds\/wellbeing\/\"><strong>online referral form<\/strong><\/a><em>. You can also use&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/internal\/news\/2021\/february\/free-online-support-with-togetherall\/\"><strong>Togetherall<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;or the&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/internal\/news\/2020\/may\/health-and-wellbeing-in-your-hands-app\/\"><strong>Loughborough Wellbeing App<\/strong><\/a><em>&nbsp;for further resources.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie is a first year Psychology and Criminology student and in this blog he talks to his friends about the stigma around men\u2019s mental health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":83,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"lboro_blog_alternative_thumbnail_image":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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