Breaking the Silence: Why Men Need to Talk About Their Mental Health | Henry Nelson Case | TEDxAUBG
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Published 2023-06-02
In his talk, Henry shares his personal journey with mental health struggles as a young lawyer and how toxic masculine stereotypes played a role in his experience. He discusses the societal expectations and gender norms that make it difficult for men to seek support when struggling with mental health issues and the harmful coping mechanisms that men often turn to. Henry also highlights the significant consequences of this stigma and lack of support, including male suicide, and offers practical solutions to promote men's mental health. Henry is a qualified lawyer from the UK, and a newfound influencer as well. He strives to promote the importance of mental health in the workplace and challenges toxic corporate behaviors.
On social media, he creates relatable and impactful content that positively touches the lives of all those who have been affected by negative corporate workplace behaviors. Henry is also a co-founder of a company that helps law firms and organizations utilize the benefits of short-form videos.
With his personal experience in the corporate world and a passion for mental health awareness, Henry aims to foster a community of people that can openly talk about their experiences and support each other. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
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Every day I want to unalive myself because of stress and depression, one day I will, but at least people are talking about it
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Breaking the stigma, supporting men's mental health
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It’s hard to work a busy job, keep up with the house, parent multiple children, keep up with your health/fitness, all on top of your own personal traumas, guilts, regrets, etc.
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Thanks man. This subject has become more and more relevant. It seems like men are looked upon by society at large, as unfavourable and made to feel worthless. 😊
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Thank you for this video, it serves as a great validation for what I am currently dealing with and how I chose to take action and talk to Men out there to encourage open conversation about feelings and difficult emotions especially when going through prostate cancer treatment, which in itself is a difficult and often taboo topic among men.
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im a 53 year old man and i agree with what this man has said
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Great talk
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I needed to hear this. Thank you 🙌🏻💯
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Thank you for the reminder sir❤
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So proud!! ❤❤
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Fantastic talk Henry!! It's so inspiring to see men taking action to assist with male mental health in our communities! It's just crazy that we are taught to suppress our feelings, so putting this message out there for other men to hear that they are not alone, and that it's healthy...even imperative that we are there for one another when we need support. There is nothing weak about discussing how we feel...in fact it takes a great deal of strength!! Way to get the conversation started Henry!! Someone absolutely needed to hear this message today!
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Very great and valuable insight! Unfortunately this video was released a couple of weeks too late.....
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As a male, the only way i'v survived without ending my own life is by taking a complete embrace to a nihilistic and synical point of view on the world. This way i can avoid feeling my true emotion, only holding on to the materialistic things like money to keep myself alive.
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Brilliant talk Henry!! Such an important topic you’re shedding light on!
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Been going though a crisis myself. It is so hard to find support, even when you do it is the same man up laced talk. Support groups are non existent. And for what ever reason getting mental health support has to be blocked with unnecessary hurdles to even receive help.
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I tried to talk to a friend once. She told me to seek professional help and ghosted me after that. I believe we are able to reach out and talk but at this stage we have to be really cautious about who we choose to talk to
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one of the best talks I have ever heard, thank you so much for this!!
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Society: "Men need to talk about their mental health". Also society when men try to open up about their mental health: "Man up beta!"
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I don't have any friends, I'm extremely introverted and have social anxiety. This coupled with the fact that I don't like sports and I don't drink or smoke makes it very hard to connect with other men. When I get comfortable, I overshare and I feel people distancing themselves. So I put my walls up again. It's not easy making friends as a man. Most men have friends from childhood and keep those friends as they get older. I was home-schooled for my seconday years and no one kept in contact after college and there were no men in my classes in university, (Journalism isn't very popular I guess). I have 5 brothers but 2 are younger and 3 are married. I have two sisters but it's not the same as having a male connection. The only person I can talk to is God.
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And then what? What happens when I talk about how unbearable my life is and how I have no choice but to end it myself soon? What changes? Literally nothing. Maybe people laugh at me and mock me for it, use it against me. That's it. This whole "talking" thing is just one huge distraction from the reality that most of us are living horrible lives. Talking won't solve money problems, it won't solve health problems, it won't make me more attractive or give me a chance to ever experience love, it won't give me a second chance. So why would anyone even bother.
