Home »
-
Are there barriers to mindfulness for men?
Around one in eight men face mental health issues including depression, anxiety, panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The proportion is probably much higher, as men are less likely than women to seek mental health support, and therefore official figures do not give the full picture. In evolutionary terms, factors that influence human reproductive behaviours mean that male expressions of vulnerability were less attractive to potential mates. Whilst oversimplified here, this social phenomenon resulted in the stronger, more muscular men being perceived as better able to hunt and protect the family or tribe from the sabretooth tiger. Consequently, conditioned social expectations…