| There aren't any boundaries with respect | | | | over help in cases of depression, their |
| to who gets depressed and who doesn't. | | | | suffering is rarely if ever silent. |
| All classes and categories of people can | | | | Depression will always eventually be |
| have depression. Traditional thinking | | | | expressed in some way or another, and |
| was that women got depressed and men | | | | this rule applies equally to men and |
| didn't, but the six million depressive | | | | women. When a male vents his depressive |
| males in the United States alone proves | | | | feelings, the outcome can be quite |
| this belief wrong, if there was ever any | | | | destructive. Men tend to turn to the old |
| doubt that it was wrong to begin with. | | | | standby of alcohol, and possibly |
| While men and women both get depressed, | | | | narcotics as well, as coping methods for |
| there is typically a difference in how | | | | emotional difficulties. The problem with |
| men and women express depression. | | | | using drugs or alcohol for coping is |
| As a rule, a depressive condition | | | | that addiction can develop, and men are |
| typically doesn't receive treatment. | | | | more likely to report addiction problems |
| There are a number of potential reasons | | | | than women are. |
| for this. Depression may still be a | | | | Depressive males may also become angry, |
| poorly understood condition, and thus | | | | possibly from the frustration of being |
| people typically don't know when | | | | unwell but believing that their honor |
| depression is occurring. Lack of access | | | | prevents them from seeking help. When |
| could be a factor: it's not uncommon for | | | | this sort of depressive anger appears, |
| insurance companies to limit care for | | | | the people closest to the depressed male |
| mental health. | | | | often feel it most. Anger from |
| The belief that depression is somehow an | | | | depression can, in exceptional cases, |
| indicator of weakness or of insanity is | | | | result in violent acts. |
| still prevalent today, and this sort of | | | | The reasoning then of depressed males |
| reasoning may especially resonate with | | | | who believe they're better served by |
| men. Males often feel a sense of | | | | attempting to cope rather than seeking |
| obligation to be strong and unshakable | | | | intervention is poor logic at best. A |
| under all circumstances, and the thought | | | | depressive condition that goes untreated |
| of failing at this will often cause men | | | | often produces negative results, with |
| to feel a sense of shame and even | | | | loved ones often being hurt in the |
| self-loathing. Rather than fail as a man | | | | process. Depression with treatment leads |
| then, males may instead choose to | | | | to the restoration of good health in a |
| suffer. | | | | timely manner. The better choice is |
| Though men may often choose suffering | | | | obvious. |