is the classic, visible form of the disorder, involving paralysis, despair, and withdrawal.
Because men are often discouraged from expressing sadness, their depression frequently manifests as "trouble" rather than "pain". Common indicators include:
is "all but invisible" and often chronic. Men use "maneuvers" to escape their pain, such as acting out, addiction, and aggression.
: Real posits that boys are wounded early (ages 3–5) by a societal "code of masculinity" that demands disconnection from their own hearts, desires, and mothers. He describes this as a process of "turning boys into men" by making them invulnerable.
The Best Self-Help Book for Men Ever Written - Dr Phil Chanin