Since 1992.
You’re much more likely to see it mentioned when International Women’s Day comes up, and someone has to Kool Aid Man bursting out of the wall going “wHy iSn’T tHeRe aN iNtERnaTiOnAl mEn’S dAy???”
There is. It’s today.
That having been said, I deeply appreciate the closest men in my life. I know a group of rad dudes, including my son. Men’s mental health is essential, support systems for men are essential.
Your significant other should know. If they don’t… maybe they aren’t that significant?
Be a homeless bum in NYC, just don’t get stabby!
one can also approach it the way society - generally - trains men: to keep it to themselves, to not burden others (especially those they love) with this, and so on.
you could even make the case that someone is so significant that you don’t want them to have to deal with "my own problems, because they’re mine and mine alone and I gotta man up and deal with them.* Which i don’t agree with, but, hey, here we are.
Sometimes outside, professional help is the play. Sometimes it’s not.
How do those days get picked anyways?
Is there like a secret international day council?
I need to know this… I have ideas.
It’s fine, it’s even encouraged to talk to your friends, family, partners, parents, etc. about the struggles that you’re having.
But it can also cross a line. If you’re depending on those people to not just listen and support but to be your therapist and navigate you through thorny mental health issues to the point that it’s most of your conversations and they can’t maintain a professional distance because of their closeness to you, that’s asking too much of them. Additionally, all of those people might be handing out bad advice because…well, they’re not therapists?
That goes for all genders, but tends to be more common with men because of attitudes like that one guy’s upthread comments - “you don’t need therapy, you’re a MAN, just talk to your friends instead”.
Aye, kinda learned this in my teenage year when I kinda dumped way too much on my gf back in the day and got dumped. Woops. There is a limit in how much others can take, we are all just human.
Even I have a limit without others peoples problems and have a cut off, that is called boundaries and all that.
and compassion fatigue can happen to all of us! I think there were reports of therapists needing more therapy themselves around COVID - but that’s just an anecdotally memory…
those years were…foggy
The therapists I know have therapists. But it’s only a sample size of 3 so take it with a grain of salt.
I can imagine that most therapists do.
The things they must hear. Something can never be unheard.
honestly? I imagine a coffee table surrounded by a pack of Karens.
wouldnt be, they’d focus on free stuff, like free pumpkin latte day or w/e
manly 
Bro hugs only
when hugging a man, you must invoke the bro code
you must pat the back when huggin
I agree. Men’s day should come with free lattes! But I prefer a nice hot Chai tea so either would work!
i had two coworkers today go “ahhh!” and then hug each other lol. maybe they knew what day it was but they proceeded to talk about football so idk lol
-Epic handsake before leaning in
-Chest bumping is acceptable contact
-Two firm slaps on the back
-Release