This, Eldredge said, has been “crippling for men,” adding: “We’re seeing so much anger in men right now, and it’s misdirected because they just don't know what to fight.” It’s a message that says you have no significant contribution to make,” he said. They were told they were not essential, that they had to stay home and do nothing. But during the pandemic, they didn't know what to fix. “Men’s core fear is failure, and they want to feel like they can tackle any challenge. As a result, everyone has been turning back to self-comforting, often damaging, behavior.”Īn experienced therapist, Eldredge said he’s seen domestic violence, porn addiction, depression, substance abuse, and suicide rates increase significantly amid the pandemic - particularly among men.
And then, of course, the deaths and the losses are very real. To have your normal routines disrupted, to be kept in a state of constant uncertainty - that is traumatizing. We are going to see the effects of that now.
“As people come out of this, I think the world will realize that everyone has been through trauma. We all just passed through extreme, global trauma thanks to the pandemic and lockdown,” Eldredge, president of Wild at Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God and recover their own hearts in God’s love, told The Christian Post. Wild at Heart author John Eldredge believes men and women across the United States are experiencing a mental health crisis like never before.
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