A heart attack or panic attack? Why do juvenile men call ambulances for undeveloped anxiety

Anxiety affects One in five Australian men At some point in their lives. But this condition remains highly stigmatized, misunderstood and undefined.

Men are About half more likely diagnose anxiety disorder compared to women. Some feel pressure to be fearless and hide their emotions. Others simply do not understand or have a language to describe anxiety symptoms.

This has solemn consequences. Our latest research It shows that juvenile men turn to the services of an ambulance when their symptoms become overwhelming – some even think they have a heart attack.

So why so many men are waiting for them to call rescue services instead of looking for support from a family doctor or a psychologist? And what makes them to call? We reviewed the notes of paramedics of 694 men aged 15–25 in Victoria, Australia to find out.

Teenage men did not see others asking for facilitate

The boys are raised to value courage, strength and confidence and suppress sensitivity.

When parents encourage boys to “face their fears“, Instead of offering emotional comfort and delicacy, anxiety is set in conflict with masculinity. This leads to a discrepancy between the support with which juvenile men meet (and expect) from others, and the support they may want or need.

It also means that boys grow up, believing about their male imitation patterns – daddies, brothers, grandparents, trainers – don’t let yourself be restless, stopping boys and men from seeking facilitate. As a result, fear is unrecognized, and the possibilities of early intervention are omitted.

We have recently observed positive changes challenging restrictive men’s stereotypes. This improved the awareness of the depression of men-calling conversations, normalizing the search for facilitate and leading to development Men’s mental programs and resources.

However, men’s anxiety remains in the shade. When anxiety was talked, there is no same weight or care as depression. This happens despite the harmful fear of men Impact on health including alcohol and drugs to cope and enhance the risk Men’s suicide.

What does anxiety look like?

When men are encouraged to talk about anxiety, they describe various challenges, including repetitive worries, feeling beyond control and intensive physical symptoms. This includes high heart rate, shortness of breath, body pain, tremor and headaches.

Jack Steele, an outstanding Australian personality and half Inspired unemployedHe opened to his difficulty with fear Imperfect podcast Last year ::

I didn’t know what anxiety was. I thought I was the opposite of fear.

The way I explain it is like […] Your whole body just closes. My throat begins to close, and my whole body simply numb. […] You seem to be the same. You feel that no one can facilitate you.

You really think the world is the world – as if it wasn’t.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mkguayy_o

These physical symptoms are common in men, but they can often be rejected, not recognized as anxiety. Our studies have shown that, After leaving without accessThese symptoms usually deteriorate and arise in an increasing number of contexts.

Why do restless men call ambulances?

Our new study He examined the consequences of men’s anxiety.

First, we used the data from National ambulance supervision system To identify and describe the types of anxiety that juvenile men experience. Then we looked at the features and contexts of the anxiety presentation of juvenile men in the emergency services.

Overwhelmed and without support, many juvenile men turn to crisis ambulances. Anxiety now includes 10% of the male presence of an ambulance For problems related to mental health, exceeding depression and psychosis.

While each presentation is different, our study identified three joint presentations among juvenile men:

1. A sudden beginning of intensive body symptoms Reminding life -threatening physical health conditions, such as heart attacks.

For example, twenty-year-old Joshua, whose files we checked as part of our study, was in a tram house from work, when he suddenly experienced numbness in his hands and feet. Witnesses saw that he had muscle spasms in his hands. Joshua was alert, but extremely restless and asked the observer for facilitate.

2. Raw anxiety caused or worsened by the utilize of the substance.

Adam, a 21-year-old man, consumed a significant amount of Diazepam (Valium) while driving home, after an fear of fear at work. Adam contacted medical rescuers because he was worried that his symptoms of anxiety did not disperses and worried that he could take too much diazepam.

3. Brewing mental health with self -caution or suicidal thoughtsOften related to situational stressors, such as unstable apartments, unemployment, financial difficulties and burden on relationships.

Leo, 25 years vintage, has been more and more restless for the last three days. Leo’s parents called an ambulance after he told them that he wanted to kill. Leo told the rescuers of the paramedics after arriving that he was still feeling suicidal and worsened in the last three months.

Directing resources where they are needed

Teenage men’s anxiety presentations are requiring time and resources SanitaryMany of them feel poorly prepared for effective response. After excluding physical causes, the support of paramedics is usually restricted to calming and breathing techniques.

Most juvenile men are then instructed to continue GPS, psychologists or other healthcare professionals in the general community.

But making this next step is to overcome the stigma associated with the search for facilitate, the shame that he called an ambulance and deep tensions between anxiety and what it means to be human.

This means that many juvenile men slip out through cracks. And without constant support of mental health, they encounter a high risk of re -presentation of rescue services with more and more solemn symptoms of mental health.

To solve this, we must:

• Spread conversations about men’s fear and take their experience seriously

• Develop a campaign that makes you aware of the fear of men. Campaigns awareness To have efficiently dismantled in a mark and shed airy on the depression of men and suicide

• improve the diagnosis of men’s anxiety disorders by concluding and training Clinicists to detect anxiety and unique and clear constellations of symptoms in men

• Create available paths for early support through digital psychological education resources, focused on improving the awareness and reading skills in the field of men’s anxiety.

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