Major Themes of Difficulty For Men

My mentor and I were talking about the major themes that men struggle with, and I wanted to share with you some of them.
They are not ranked in any particular order.
1. Anger
2. Helplessness
3. Control issues
4. Need for validation, love and praise
5. Emotionality and its expression Kat (my mentor) and I agreed that control and power underlie so many issues for men. We traced back many issues that men deal with to those issues above, but, more specifically, to issues related to control, power and the lack/loss of those forces. Relationship issues can manifest a plethora of issues that seem to come back to control. So, in your own experience, do you deal with issues of control? If you did, would you admit it, if you even know that you're dealing with them? Has she told you that you are controlling, and it simply did not register for you? I'd like to hear what you think about that.Leave a comment about your personal experiences with the issue of control within your relationship. If you’re interested in learning more about the Men’s counseling , or if counseling might be right for you, please feel free to contact me directly or visit our Men’s counseling page for detail.