What is silent suffering?

: to suffer or be unhappy without saying anything.

How many people suffer in silence from mental health?

Depression affects nearly 16 million Americans every year.

Is depression underreported?

Depression symptoms are underreported by patients. We thus assessed individuals’ reasons for not disclosing depression to their primary care physician.

Why do men suffer from silence?

Many men today suffer in silence with anxiety or depression. First, they feel like they will be less of a man if they talk about their feelings. Second, they feel alone because no other man talks about their feelings or they don’t think that any other man will feel the way they do.

What does mental suffering mean?

Also called “mental anguish”, mental suffering refers to discomfort, dysfunction, or distress of the mind; usually the kind that results from physical pain or injury. The law is meant to intervene only when the distress inflicted is so severe that no reasonable man could be expected to endure it.

Is anxiety underreported?

The lifetime prevalence for any anxiety disorder is almost 30\%. Also, many anxiety disorders have a high rate of comorbid depression, which is generally secondary to the anxiety. Despite high prevalence, anxiety disorders are under-diagnosed, misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated.

Do you suffer from depression in silence?

Suffering in Silence. Depression affects nearly 16 million Americans every year. The stigma attached to mental illness is very real and it causes many people to suffer in silence. This is especially true for men.

Why are we more anxious when we are in silence?

When a room full of people turns into a quiet zone, however, we can become even more anxious in the uncomfortable silence because the external distractions disappear. We are left with only our anxious thoughts.

Why do so many men suffer in silence?

Clearly, with many men suffering in silence and experiencing feelings such as depression and anxiety, much more needs to be done for them to feel both encouraged and comfortable with opening up and taking that first step towards help. Part of the problem, I feel, comes from learnt behaviour during our youth.

Why does my anxiety get worse when things go quiet?

In turn, anxiety revs up, and all of this commotion can make us tense, shaky, dizzy, and fearful that we’re doing something wrong. As miserable as a noisy room can make the anxiety-sufferer, when things go quiet and silence descends, it is often then that anxiety spirals out of control.