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Men's Mental Health Awareness Month โ๏ธ๐
Men's Mental Health Awareness Month โ๏ธ๐
6/30/26
๐๐ฝ Hello Friends! ๐๐ฝ
As June comes to an end, I want to write about a special topic for me: men's mental health awareness. Well, all mental health awareness is a special topic to me, and June is Men's Mental Health Awareness Month.
Men's mental health awareness and advocacy have always been causes I have fought for and talked strongly about.
Why?
For too long, society has been telling men that they can't have feelings or cry. Which is ridiculous, and I've had enough of it.While I don't hear these sayings much anymore, I know it's still embedded in men's minds. From society to upbringing to social media to general media.
I truly don't care if this has "always" been a thing; that doesn't mean it should continue to be a thing.
I talked a little bit about this in a previous blog post about toxic masculinity (which is linked), but I'm going to reshare the statistics that I posted in this previous blog post:
And all I ask is why. Why are we still having the same toxic masculinity mindset that men can't have feelings and that they can't be sensitive and cry?
We have knowledge and power at our fingertips, and we should be using these abilities to spread kindness and education on mental health, regardless of an individual's sex, gender identification, race, religion, sexuality, political views, etc.
I hope this blog post inspires others to show up for the men in their lives, tell them their feelings matter, and let them know there is support when they need it.
It's seriously not that hard to just tell people that they matter, that they are validated, that they are important, and most importantly, that they are not alone.
Recently, I was in a streamer friend's chat and server, where we talked about men's mental health awareness. It made me so happy to see the support the community showed for men and their mental health. I, of course, shared my thoughts and encouragement. It made me happy to see how well-received what I said was, and I felt that my message (along with others in the chat) really resonated with many male community members.
This is how it should be. This is how we grow and get better as a society. This is how we break stigmas and collectively improve mental health awareness in our communities.
Let's continue this support and love for men's mental health throughout the year and not just in June. Because men's mental health (just like everyone's) matters 24/7, 365 days a year.
๐ Want to learn more about menโs mental health and where to find support? Visit these resources:ย ย
Men's Mental Health and Suicide Prevention | HeadsUpGuys
Are there mental health resources and support specifically for men? - NAMI HelpLine ๐
Until next time, friends! ๐
โJade
Oh.. Hi, everyone! It's been a while.ย
Oh.. Hi, everyone! It's been a while.ย
6/24/26
๐๐ฝ Hello Friends! ๐๐ฝ
It's been a few months. I took a long hiatus while completing my master's and associate's degrees. Man, it was so much writing; I was pretty burnt out.ย
Want to know something kinda cool? I created a wellness podcast while I was gone and started streaming on Twitch. If you didn't know, streaming takes a lot of effort, but it's a fun hobby. The podcast was for my associate's degree capstone, so it only has 3 episodes, and I haven't decided whether I want to continue with it.ย
I want to continue, but I don't at the same time. I feel like since I don't have any classes this summer (and possibly in the fall), I will be really bored and keep piling on more responsibilities.ย
Keeping busy is a quick and easy way to ignore trauma and hard feelings. I know I'm not the only one who copes this way, but it stresses me out so much that I get completely burnt out, as I did.ย
Burnout isn't fun.ย
I know I shouldn't have let myself get to the point where I had given up hobbies and volunteering I loved, but I had no other choice. During the last (almost) year, I barely had any energy to do anything but work. And now, with streaming, I am feeling the same way with little to no energy, but streaming fatigue is another story for another day.ย ย
They say that burnout is avoidable, but honestly, everyone feels burnout. It's normal, but it also shouldn't be normal, if that makes sense.ย
I know, it probably doesn't, but hear me out.ย
Being burnt out is already common, and there have been initiatives to educate about stress, work-life balance, and burnout. But let's be real: just because there are initiatives to educate on work/life balance does not mean things are changing to accommodate it.ย
Work will still be there. Exhaustion will still be there. Society and the economy will still be there. We can't escape that. All we can really do is try our best to engage in activities that help us relax and have fun.ย ย
Now, this doesn't sound too positive or motivating, but it's the truth. As individuals, we need to figure out what works best for us. How can we make the best out of our limited time outside of life's responsibilities?ย ย
How do we ensure we don't burn out?ย
Well, I can't answer that for you, and even I'm still figuring that out. I know that playing video games and watching anime has helped me find little joys in life. Having social support has also helped. There are many ways to cope with stress and burnout; it's similar to how we use coping skills when we are in a funk or in an episode. Hobbies also help a lot because these are activities that are loved and enjoyed.
๐ย Want to learn more about Burnout and how to manage stress to "avoid burnout"? Visit these resources:ย ย
Burnout: Symptoms, Treatment, and Coping Strategy Tips
How to Manage Stress at Work ๐
But when I find the magic recipe for curing burnout and obtaining work/life balance, I will absolutely make sure to tell you all!ย
Until next time, friends! ๐
โJade
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