Guys seem like they’re under a lot of pressure to “be manly”. And by societies standards, for someone to be manly, they can’t express their feeling with others.
There have been times when I’d be going through an episode when I truly did rely on the bonding of my friends to help me get through the situation. Knowing that I knew someone who’d been through a similar experience really was the best medication for me.
Since the loss of my boyfriend, I’ve been thinking about how he’d only shared his feelings of being distressed on a couple of occasions when he’d been drinking. Besides that, he seemed like he was almost always happy… It hurts that I couldn’t help him. I wish I’d known what was really going on in his head.
I think the best solution would be for everyone to be more accepting of the fact that everyone goes through tough times, and we all need someone who can support us with our thoughts and feelings when we face hardships. I’d rather be there to help someone, than to pretend everything is okay when I can tell it isn’t.
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