Quick trigger warning before you read this article: It deals with mental health issues and may stir up some intentionally repressed feelings. I know it did for me when I was writing this. “34 million UK adults are mentally ill? What utter nonsense. Man up, Britain & focus on those who really need help,” tweeted […]
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The mind can’t ‘man up’
It’s a phrase you probably heard last weekend. Painful tackle? Don’t want to down it? Film scene got you emotional? The answer is simple. Just two words to get you back on your feet, suck it up and continue without a word: “man up.” A seemingly harmless phrase, yet for some, the expression’s etymology built […]