5 Easy Tips to Help Men Deal With Stress

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2. Boys Do Cry

Boysdo cry

Boys are raised with the slogan of ‘boys don’t cry’, to the extent that they have to deal with abuse, bullying and ragging like a “man” while in reality, these are horrifying instances that leave them scarred for life. When growing up your children, teach boys that it’s okay to cry and feel bad and it’s not ‘girly.’ Teach them what emotions are, how to identify them and how to manage the negative ones.

3. Share the Burden

Men are taught to measure life’s growth with a financial yardstick, completely side-lining the emotional growth that is essential for healthy interpersonal relationships. Due to this most men appear to be insensitive and emotionally unstable. Family members should reduce the financial and expectation pressure on men by shouldering some of the responsibilities. Suitably dividing accountabilities and duties can keep everyone happy.

4. Discover the Real You

Discoverthe real you

Most men think and believe that expressing what they feel will make them defenceless and they might lose control of their lives. Whereas the fact is you lose control of your life when you are unaware to what you are feeling and disconnected to the “real” you. Discover yourself and act to keep yourself happy. Self-talk can work wonderfully in knowing yourself and your goals.

5. Acceptance

Men need to come out of this shell and embrace what they are. The first step is acceptance of your own feelings. It’s perfectly normal to have emotions and that does not make you any less of a man. On the contrary, men that are comfortable with expressing themselves are able to perform better in their professional as well as personal lives.