Mental well-being is a necessary part of our existence as humans, yet men often face unique challenges and stigmas when it comes to discussing and addressing their mental health. The events of the past few years have only heightened the problem, with men feeling on average more isolated, depressed, anxious, and furious than in the past several decades. Men currently account for 75% of suicide victims in the United States, and around the world, men are 3 to 7.5 times more likely to die of self-inflicted methods. We all find different ways to cope when there’s something not feeling quite right inside of us, and some of these outlets are healthier than others for getting through the darker times. This book serves as a guide with important information on depression and other mental health struggles like addiction, as well as tips on how to cope when our lives feel too hard to manage on our own. This book is not meant to shame your current management techniques or to say that one magic method will make everything OK: Feeling better takes time, patience, and help. It’s simply to try to provide the last element of that, along with some hope and comfort in knowing that you’re not alone.
LET’S GET DESTIGMATIZED
Mastering Your Mental Health • IT’S NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT TO PRIORITIZE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. THAT’S WHY WE CREATED THIS 4-WEEK PLAN TO HELP BOOST YOUR MENTAL WELLNESS. COMBINED, THESE SMALL MOVES CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN HOW YOU FEEL.
DIVING IN, DISCOVERING YOU
How Mentally Fit Are You? • DISCOVER THE 3 PILLARS OF MENTAL FITNESS AND HOW TO UTILIZE THEM TO LIVE A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER, AND MORE CONNECTED LIFE.
MENTAL HEALTH • BY THE NUMBERS
Is This Real? • SOMETIMES, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES CAN CAUSE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS. BUT THAT’S NOT TO SAY THAT THE DISCOMFORT IS ALL IN YOUR HEAD. WHAT YOU’RE FEELING IS REAL. HERE’S HOW TO NAVIGATE THE PHYSICAL SIDE OF MENTAL-HEALTH CARE.
It’s Not An Exact Science, Is It? (The Answer Will Shock You) • THE FASCINATING SCIENCE OF BIOLOGICAL TESTING COULD HELP YOU FIGURE OUT WHICH MEDICATION YOU SHOULD BE ON, BASED ON YOUR DNA.
EMBRACE YOUR “VILLAIN ERA”
Seeing Red • FOR MANY MEN, ANGER IS THE ROOT OF THEIR ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND TRAUMA, YET MOST OF US STILL STRUGGLE TO MANAGE IT EFFECTIVELY. HERE, LEARN THE BENEFITS OF THIS OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD EMOTION.
You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Angry • HOW NOT TO DESTROY BUILDINGS WHEN YOUR INTERNAL RAGE THREATENS TO BECOME EXTERNAL.
Pissed-Off Trans Men • IF YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT TAKING TESTOSTERONE OR JUST STARTING YOUR MEDICAL TRANSITION, HORROR STORIES OF TRANS MEN UNEXPECTEDLY TURNING INTO RAGE MONSTERS MAY MAKE YOU FEEL HESITANT ABOUT HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (HRT). YOU’RE NOT ALONE.
GIVE IN TO GOING FORWARD
Taking Back Your Life • FOR MANY OF US, MENTAL ILLNESS IS ROOTED IN TRAUMA, AND HEALING INVOLVES UNLEARNING THE TOOLS THAT ONCE HELPED US COPE. HERE’S HOW.
Alternative Forms of Therapy • SOME STATES ARE FUNDING PSILOCYBIN RESEARCH AND KETAMINE TREATMENTS FOR PTSD, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND EVEN ADDICTION. GET THE INFO ON THESE FASCINATING, YET POTENTIALLY CONTROVERSIAL FORMS OF THERAPY.
OVERCOMING ADDICTION
Recovery Takes Strength • AN ADDICTION JOURNEY IS RARELY A STRAIGHT LINE, BUT THERE’S A POWER IN SHARING THE MOMENTS WHEN THAT JOURNEY CURVES IN A DIFFICULT DIRECTION. HERE, REAL GUYS SHARE WHERE THE PATH TO SOBRIETY TOOK THEM.
“I Think You May Have a Problem” How to Talk to a Loved One About Their Addiction • IT CAN BE TERRIFYING TO CONFRONT A FRIEND, A FAMILY MEMBER, OR ANOTHER LOVED ONE ABOUT THEIR POSSIBLE ADDICTIONS, BUT YOU COULD SAVE THEIR LIFE BY JUST BRINGING IT UP.
“I Can’t Stop” (And I’m Not Sure I Want To) • THERE’S NOTHING INHERENTLY WRONG WITH MASTURBATION OR PORN, BUT FOR SOME MEN, SEXUAL ADDICTION...
