In Jackie Summers’ experience, people are always telling you to “just get over it” when it comes to emotional pain. They rarely, as Jackie does here, tell you how.
Don’t kill the messenger: pain is also the source of compassion.
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Men, Mentoring, and Macho Mythology
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Ken Solin believes that between rage and silence lies emotional health, and suggests that those men who have figured it out mentor those who have not.
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Vince Cousino Anila rides his bike, trying to escape the shadow of the abusive father he won’t become.
Pain
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We thought pain would be as difficult for men to talk about as were topics like race, and pornography and honesty, and rape and sexual violence, and gender. As it turns out, men want to talk about pain.
Pain Makes Me Feel Unmanly
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I Love Pain
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Tom Matlack’s obsession with pain is just a way to drown out his psychic angst.
My Life as a Hermit Crab
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After a tragic childhood, P.M. Leonard built up a shell, but he’s finding a way to see the light again.
The Many Faces of Pain
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A new memoir by a trauma surgeon sheds light on the different ways we can all suffer.
Pain Is a Gift, Recognize It
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We should cherish our pain, Seth Mullins writes, as it’s a primal expression of our true selves.
No Gain in the Pain: Self-Injury, Endurance Sports, and Male Narcissism
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Hugo Schwyzer tells about his experiences in and out of the pain of Self injury, Endurance Sports, and Male Narcissism.
The Fear of Tears
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Rick Belden isn’t scared of the feeling of pain. He’s just scared he’ll actually have to express it.
500 Million Years of Pain
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Michael White, a victim of repetitive strain injury, needs to type slowly as he tells us the scientific and evolutionary side of pain.
What Is a Man?
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Only Good Boys Get Hurt
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As he got older, Yago Colás discovered that being injured wasn’t as cool as it used to be.
“These men did not expect to live, and now they are learning how to try and live again.”
This comment is by Adam McPhee on Kile Ozier’s post, “Good Grief”.
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