This is mostly because men showing any sign of weakness is blown out of proportion by observers, not because we complain about it.
Right? I make one groan in the office because I'm aching due to food poisoning, and it's like I just emailed the entire floor to come make comments about me acting as if I'm dying.
... why are you in the office when you have food poisoning?
But of course you're likely in the US, so no need to say anything. You guys are fucked in that regard
My co-workers saw me turn almost sheet-white before spending the next 45 minutes throwing up in the company bathroom, trying to drive home and having to go to the ER halfway because I was throwing up and dehydrating so badly I could barely move my hands anymore
Even with a doctor's note management and HR were like "ok but did you have to call out sick the next day tho?"
I eventually quit a month or so later when they tried to write me up for not coming in while being sick after our entire delivery driver team (who only directly interact with me) all got sick and spent 3 weeks coming in and sneezing on me
Fuck the US
Nah. I worked all last week slinging mulch, rock and dirt with bruised ribs, because I'm a tough guy. One of those nights I got slight chills and crawled into bed like a sick puppy. I am in this meme.
Unironically women are better at dealing with being sick due to hormones. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3013263/#%3A%7E%3Atext=Generally%2C+men+are+more+vulnerable%2C%2C+kidney+disease%2C+and+atherosclerosis.
Biology's wild
Unironically I read through your whole link and found no mention of anything related to "better at dealing with being sick due to hormones".
Either you linked the wrong article or you're making stuff up.
The closest in there was
The gender differences in the biological determinants of health and illness include differential genetic vulnerability to illness, reproductive and hormonal factors, and differences in physiological characteristics during the life-cycle.
But it goes on to talk about tropical diseases like Malaria, chronic health issues like heart disease, and mental health issues.
I came here to make the same comment. Glad I didn't misread it, I couldn't find that specific statement in the article that would lead me to that conclusion.
It is an interesting read, but there are clearly numerous factors at play.
Yes and men are better at recovering from injury. Testosterone causes both effects. It’s a tradeoff!
One of my friends couldn’t believe I’d never heard the term “man flu”. Once it was explained to me, I laughed. (I’m a guy, btw.)
So... Explain it?
Never heard of the "man flu"
Some men tend to act like minor illnesses are more serious than they actually are. I know I have. I don’t get sick often, so I worry about it when I actually do.
Fuck gender norms. Im a man who wants to be a stay at home dad who's more than comfortable with the fact that my wife makes more money than me.
I also take the "mild fever" as what its supposed to be. I dont take medicine because im a "tough guy," i dont take medicine because i let my body heat up to kill what ever is inside of me thats not supposed to be there. I let science run its course because thats gonna make me feel better sooner.
Had a fever this week. Sweated it out over night, slept all day the next day, fully functioning the day after that.
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