“Many men ignore or hide their health issues and avoid the doctor,” Gogs writes. How can we change that? Talk about it with Gogs in his article.
Growing up, I learned that to stay safe on the playground at school, you needed to be tough. Or at least pretend to be tough. I was reminded of this lesson almost daily, watching kids teased and beaten up for showing any signs of physical or emotional weakness. Therefore, I tended to ignore my pain, and suppressed my feelings. But playing a tough guy worked against me.
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