racsprincess asked this question on 5/5/2000:

Can Men Get Depressed?

pain1 gave this response on 5/5/2000:

Hi

As CeeBee states...YES

I am a man..46yrs old and depressed "BIG TIME"....I am in constant, chronic pain and this, in turn, leads on to my depression.

Why do you ask this question? Do you feel that it is a little soft for men to become depressed?? I know that we are expected to be the stronger sex but in truth we are simply human..and have all the same emotions as women, and everything other living thing. Depression is a real downer, a killer at times and can strike anyone, anytime.

Look through this site and see the amount of guys who are depressed...also note the number of us who waited for years before we saught help....all because we did feel we should be stronger. Now I am dealing much better with it and am better able to deal with the bad times.

So Yes is the answer and above are some of my thoughts on it.

Good luck and thanks for the question.

Dave (UK)

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