Luke Waltham

This piece was originally written by Luke Waltham for Medium. You can read the original piece here . Toxic Masculinity is the enemy of Men’s Mental Health Gender stereotypes and expectations of strength and lack of emotion are killing men. It has become a common known fact in society that men are  less likely  to seek medical or psychological help for their mental health than any other gender. Academics and mental health advocates have been investigating to determine the cause of this result, and the conclusion that the majority have come to is that toxic masculinity is the root cause. Masculinity itself is identified as the set of traits and roles that people, who identify as men, are expected to have/take. In addition to the problematic nature of these gender roles and traits, there are a number of “toxic” features that are included, and unfortunately, for men, these can be seriously debilitating and often affect the people around them too. In 2018, a stud...