This is an ad by BetterHelp.

Alyssa, men's mental health is something that has been very stigmatized.

And just because it is something that is stigmatized doesn't mean that it's not something that is necessary.

That's right.

As June is men's mental health awareness month, we wanted to draw attention to that.

Men face enormous pressure to perform, to provide, keep it all together.

So it's no wonder that six million men in the U.S. suffer from depression every year, and it's

often undiagnosed.

It's okay to struggle.

Real strength comes from opening up about what you're carrying and doing something about it. So you can be at your best for yourself and everyone in your life. If you're a man and you're feeling the weight of the world, talk to someone, anyone, a friend, a loved one, a therapist. I have to say I, you know, I'm not a man.

No, me neither. Sorry.

As a non-man.

I did grow up in a culture and was raised by a generation of people that did not necessarily embrace mental health care or being proactive about mental health care.

And as an adult, I kind of went into adulthood thinking like it was something that only

weak people do. Like, oh, if you're just complaining, you just need to pay someone to listen

you complain. But like, when I started going to therapy, it really helped me notice the way

I was moving through the world. And notice when I was doing things that were maladaptive or harmful or not good for me

and be able to like stop it instead of just like being on autopilot all the time, making

the same mistakes over and over again.

I mean, I'm not perfect.

Nobody is.

But going to therapy helped me identify what my patterns were, interrupt those patterns when I needed to and to move forward in a more positive direction.

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