You’ve pushed it down for years. Maybe decades.
The memories, the feelings, the experiences you swore you’d never think about again. You distract yourself with work, with the gym, with success, with anything that keeps your mind moving. But no matter how hard you push, trauma finds a way back in.
This isn’t weakness. It’s survival mode
Accidents, medical emergencies, or sudden loss
Sleepless nights or nightmares
A hair-trigger temper or irritability
Numbing out with alcohol, porn, or endless scrolling
Difficulty trusting people or letting anyone close
Feeling “checked out” even around people you care about
Childhood neglect or abuse
Growing up with emotionally unavailable parents
Combat or first responder experiences
Bullying or humiliation
Relationship betrayal, divorce, or infidelity
Men often minimize trauma: “It wasn’t that bad. Other people had it worse.” But if your body and mind are still reacting years later, the trauma is real—and it deserves to be addressed.
The longer you stay silent, the harder it feels to open up.
Isolation Grows
Chronic stress raises blood pressure, disrupts sleep, and weakens immunity.
Health Declines
Work Takes a Hit
Relationships Suffer
Trust issues, emotional withdrawal, or anger damage intimacy.
Focus slips, stress builds, burnout comes faster.
Move Forward
Strengthen Identity
Separate who you are from what happened to you.
Process Traumatic Memories
Safely unpack what happened in a way that doesn’t retraumatize.
Build a life defined by your values, not your pain.
Therapy doesn’t erase the past—it helps you carry it differently so it no longer controls your present.
At Mister Health, we help men across Massachusetts:
Rebuild Trust
Calm the Nervous System
Tools to manage flashbacks, triggers, and anxiety.
Learn how to reconnect with partners, friends, and family.
Mister Health provides virtual men’s counseling statewide, including:
Boston • Worcester • Springfield • Cambridge • Lowell • Brockton • Quincy • Lynn • New Bedford • Fall River • All of Massachusetts
Imagine life beyond survival mode
That’s not just possible—it’s within reach.
Imagine sleeping through the night without replaying the past. Imagine connecting with people without fear or withdrawal. Imagine carrying your experiences without them controlling you.
Virtual counseling for men across Massachusetts.
198 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 7-MISTER hello@misterhealth.com
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