- Sep 27, 2012
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I can only speak on Japan, but I know much like everywhere else in the world, mental health issues are just not openly talked about. The high stress/work/financial expectations on males alone is extremely detrimental to mental health leading to the Karoshi (overwork) deaths that have been prevalent for decades and have brought focus on the overtime labor that companies demand of their employees. One, as a man, is simply supposed to shoulder burden and "suck it up" or be deemed a failure or something akin to a sissy or lack strong will, which is wrong on so many levels.
As creatures we are emotional, that is just the fact of the matter and we feel various things for all sorts of reasons. If one cannot express fully without judgement how they feel inside, then we are failing each other.
Asian cultures, in my exposures to them, seem very "success" driven, and success to me seems to be defined by family, money, good jobs, and children. In reality, success is relative, and I think mental health issues that stem from stress and outside stimuli can be aided by redefining what "success" truly is (being happy and pleased with yourself and personal achievements/goals attained).
As creatures we are emotional, that is just the fact of the matter and we feel various things for all sorts of reasons. If one cannot express fully without judgement how they feel inside, then we are failing each other.
Asian cultures, in my exposures to them, seem very "success" driven, and success to me seems to be defined by family, money, good jobs, and children. In reality, success is relative, and I think mental health issues that stem from stress and outside stimuli can be aided by redefining what "success" truly is (being happy and pleased with yourself and personal achievements/goals attained).