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'Mens’conception

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  'Mens’conception 75% of depression reported cases are from men. 5/6 suicides committed are by men. Tags/assumptions of carrying the family forward financially. Let’s talk about something we seldom shed light on. Generations have passed by, and yet men are suppressed under the limiting norms of society on the basis of which they define masculinity. Image credit: unsplash.com The term ‘man up’ wildly circulated and preached about holds the dictionary meaning ‘to act tough’. Isn’t that what the society expects men to be molded into? Being ‘tough’, thereby restraining them from being their true selves. They are detained from the liberties of emotion and expression. Their vulnerability is a joke which carries heavy labels of ‘unmanly’ and ‘weak’. The slogans “Men don’t cry!”, going about have exacerbated their mental health as a result of which, they’ve been held back from being vocal about the concerns they undergo. In today’s age where we see a commendable outrage on issues pertaini