Why do men hate going to the doctor?
Surely, I am not alone–many men hate going to see the doctor. Psychological difficulties and social factors both inhibit men from seeking medical help. Clearly men will get needed help when they are nearly on their death beds and then expect miracle cures after neglecting their health for years. Many of us guys carry a shield of invulnerability as a way of asserting our masculinity. We believe that bad things will not happen to us or if they do we will be strong enough to not suffer from them. Such unrealistic thinking is perhaps a carry-over from days when men fought in bloody wars or hunted dangerous wild animals for their families and needed to be somewhat clueless. Unfortunately many of us guys have not made the leap into the 21st century. We still believe that, when it comes to our health, what we don’t know won’t hurt us. Beneath our facades of toughness lies incredible fear of our own mortality–something few of us guys are willing to face. Also, all of us men don’t have the re
