Comments on: #165 – Irritable Male Syndrome with Jed Diamond, PhD

By: Jed Diamond

Jed Diamond — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:35:57 +0000

Hande,

Thanks for your comments and good luck with your work. I cover a lot of the areas you ask about in my various books.

It definitely is a blessing to collaborate with so many good people doing such good work in the world.

By: Hande

Hande — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:59:11 +0000

Dear Dr Dave,

Tonight, I listened to your interviews with Jed Diamond, Arny and Amy Mindell, and Arthur Warmorth. People from different disciplines, however working for common purposes; fairness, justice, equality, and peace! I wish they can all come together and collaborate. I am a ph.d. candidate in economics. It has been taking me forever to finish my thesis. Listening to each one of them makes me more comfortable and confident with what I am trying to do in my project, ph.d. thesis, which is only a beginning. I am a true believer of multidisciplinary work.
I did know Mindell’s work before since I have been seeing a psychotherapist who uses process work.
Do you think Jed Diamond elaborates on patriarchy, hierarchy and class issues in his book? I guess I should check out his book at the library or online. I will recommend his book to all my friends.
Arthur Warmorth is amazing, he would be interested in feminist economics (which I specialized in). Needless to say, there are different shades of feminist economists.
Thank you all!!! And thanks a million to Dave for doing this incredible free public service!

By: Jed Diamond

Jed Diamond — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:58:11 +0000

Kathe,

Glad the information was helpful. You and other listeners are welcome to go to my website at http://www.MenAlive.com and sign up for a copy of my FREE e-newsletter with updated information on irritable male syndrome, male menopause, and male-type depression.

By: Kathe

Kathe — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:43:43 +0000

I have to thank both Dr Dave and Dr. Diamond for this interview. It showed up in iTunes the same week my husband came home from a long business training session and ERUPTED on us… I’m grateful for the synchronicity.

We got the book from the library, then bought it. We’ve both been crying a lot (about once a page for me!), and nodding, and actually talking for the first time in a while.

There’s still a lot of work ahead of us, but we both feel more hopeful than we have in a long time.

By: Douglas Eby

Douglas Eby — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:02:33 +0000

The idea of getting strongly overwhelmed by emotions and not even knowing it reminds me of the trait of high sensitivity, and that there is so much social pressure for men to “suck it up” and not exhibit sensitive reactions. Maybe we learn early on to suppress.

By: Robin Maiden

Robin Maiden — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:40:42 +0000

Check, Check, Check, Check, Hmm… So, that’s what’s going on.

By: Jed Diamond

Jed Diamond — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:28:31 +0000

Susan,

Thanks for all your comments. You obviously understand and care about men. I think most women do, but most do not understand that the four key causes of IMS:

1. Hormonal fluctuations.
2. Changes in brain chemistry.
3. Increasing stress.
4. Loss of male identity and increasing role confusion.

The good news is that we now understand these issues more fully and there is help available.

If people have questions or comments they can reach me at Jed@MenAlive.com

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:04:47 +0000

Rock on, Dr. Diamond! It’s about time that someone acknowledged how psychological and physiological stressors come to bear on the male psyche, particularly at certain key times in life. The men in our lives have become well-informed on how similar stressors affect us; it’s incumbent on us, now, to do the same for them.

A great interview, Dr. Dave!