Manns Medium

We understand that some of you wish nothing more than to help and reduce the burden this disorder has on those that they occupy but before you can help, you must first understand just what is happening to that person you love so much and would give anything to help but can’t.  First you must realize that it is not all about you and stop thinking that you are failing because you can’t help.  It is and always will be about the person suffering but when you switch it and make it all about you, the help that you could have given is no longer welcomed by the one who is doing the suffering.  If you wish to help, I mean truly want to help then listen closely as I tell you what you can do. First get over yourself and realize that only those who want help will take it and not everyone who asks for help really want it.  The best you can do in this situation is to listen without judging and without conversation.  Just listen as they talk because the more they talk the...

Many men can remember being told that a man doesn’t cry and to do this shows your weakness.   Some even believe that the male species carry the world on their shoulders; while I do not believe in either of these I have been wondering why the nation and the world have become even more violent than it was in the Wild Wild West Times.   Had a conversation with my significant other and asked her the question of why many women cry all the time.   She explained that tears are a release and they can represent completely different things.   They cry when they are sad, they cry when they are happy and they cry when they are mad.   This made me began to wonder if this world would be so violent had males been taught to cry instead. We know that the majority of this nation and world violence are started by and lead by males.   We know that in order to reduce our stress level we need to have a avenue to express our feelings but we also know that many males are bein...