This goes along with another topic I am researching about the feminization of men. There are so many ways that male sexuality and masculinity have been under attack for years. Medications, phytoestrogens, chemicals, politics... the list goes on.
To be specific to the topic regarding men, there used to be a mind set that as a male, we accept the roles that are suited to us as protectors of those we love. As an older guy, I still hold those values as true. Is it a difficult task? Damn right it is and it can create some angst in some. That's our burden to carry. Women have their own heavy lifting to do, childbirth is definitely no picnic.
Life brings both good and bad, that's the price we pay for the privilege of being alive. It has become far too easy for anyone who has an emotional boo boo to seek medication rather than learning the life skills and coping mechanisms to deal with the stress that comes along with everyday life.
Pharmaceutical companies create disorders to offer a medicinal solution. Women were the first to line up for the antidepressant cure, but men were soon to follow. Now sexual dysfunction is common in both genders.
Some people require medication, but for the vast majority of us... we really need to just pull up our pants and learn to be a man.
