The "Man box" is a way of describing the set of beliefs, communicated by families, the media, peers and others in society that are internalized and pressure men to act in certain inflexible ways, e.g., being self-sufficient, acting tough and aggressive, meeting certain appearance norms, and keeping to rigid gender roles.

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A pastor asked an older farmer, decked out in bib overalls, to say grace for the morning breakfast.

"Lord, I hate buttermilk", the farmer began. The visiting pastor opened one eye to glance at the farmer and wonder where this was going.

The farmer loudly proclaimed, "Lord, I hate lard." Now the pastor was growing concerned.

Without missing a beat, the farmer continued, "And Lord, you know I don't much care for raw white flour". The pastor once again opened an eye to glance around the room and saw that he wasn't the only one to feel uncomfortable.

Then the farmer added, "But Lord, when you mix them all together and bake them, I do love warm fresh biscuits. So Lord, when things come up that we don't like, when life gets hard, when we don't understand what you're saying to us, help us to just relax and wait until you are done mixing. It will probably be even better than biscuits. Amen."

Ok...carry on

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1. Drink some water

2. Move your body in some way. Micromovements and shoulder raises and releases, hand shake outs and horse lips count. Toe wiggles. Don’t underestimate little actions, they truly can get us out of a state of freeze.

3. Eat something with protein in it. Eat something fresh. Then eat anything you like.

4. Turn off the news. Your brain was not designed to process this much information stimulation and stress.

5. Do 3 or more rounds of box breathing.

6. Put on a favourite song and sing along loudly to it

7. Put down your phone: Create some tiny sense of order. Make a bed, clear a sink, wipe a counter, arrange some flowers. If you cannot put down your phone: delete some emails or close some phone tabs. Update an app.

8. Move to another room or space

9. Colour or doodle

10. Go outside/Open a window/turn down the heat a bit. Circulate stagnant air and energy.

11. Send a kind message to someone

12. Splash your face with cold water

13. Cross your arms across your chest and tap alternate shoulders rhythmically

14. Call someone, walk around while you talk if you can.

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15. Masturbate without guilt.

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