I Don't Want to Talk About It

This book is a revolutionary and hopeful look at how a hidden epidemic in men can manifest as workaholism, alcoholism, rage, difficulty with intimacy, and abusive behavior. The book is by Terrence Real. Twenty years of experience treating men and their families have convinced Dr. Real that depression is a silent epidemic in men—that men hide their condition from family, friends, and themselves to avoid stigma. Dr. Real comes to this conclusion after working with many men who have attempted to escape depression by engaging in seemingly unrelated behaviors that are actually attempts to escape depression. These escape attempts only hurt the people men love and pass the condition on to their children. This eye-opening book reveals how men can unearth their pain and heal themselves by restoring relationships and breaking the legacy of abuse.