(The rest of this thread doesn't necessarily apply to me but I'll answer this from another prospective) I'll fully admit it's one of my character flaws that I don't talk about things. Hell it's so deeply ingrained in my head to handle things myself and deal with it, that I've found talking to others about it literally makes me feel worse. Is it society, my upbringing, or something else all together, or a combination? Couldn't tell you. Perhaps maybe I just prefer the out of sight out of mind approach, instead of 'bleeding it out' by talking about it, I replace it with other things, being productive, or interaction with others so that said issues are put on the back burner of my mind and eventually lose fuel letting the fire die out. Is this a trait of 'masculinity' and 'machoness'? Or just a different way of managing stress and problems?