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Men in Mental Health #2: A journey before and into therapy

Cleverly

22/11/2022

Coming to terms that I needed help was puzzling to say the least. For a long time, I believed that being mentally ill would mean that I was abnormal.

Men in Mental Health #1: I was unaware of how to express my emotions and it made me depressed.

Cleverly

22/11/2022

For the larger part of my life, it felt normal to not be expressive. Since I was a child, I expressed my emotions so rarely that even as I entered adulthood, it still felt embarrassing. It felt weird to put myself out there and I was content about not wanting to talk about myself. Eventually, I grew to become really passive in social situations.