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New Indian Express
27-05-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Heart attack or panic attack? Why young men in Australia calling ambulances for unmanaged anxiety
MELBOURNE: Anxiety affects one in five Australian men at some point in their lives. But the condition remains highly stigmatised, misunderstood and under-diagnosed. Men are around half as likely to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder compared to women. Some feel pressure to be fearless and hide their emotions. Others simply don't understand or have the language to describe anxiety symptoms. This has serious consequences. Our latest research shows young men are turning to ambulance services when their symptoms become overwhelming some even think they're having a heart attack. So why do so many men wait until they need to call emergency services, rather than seek support earlier from a GP or psychologist? And what prompts them to call? We reviewed the paramedic notes of 694 men aged 15 to 25 years in Victoria, Australia, to find out. Young men haven't seen others asking for help Boys are raised to value courage, strength and self-assurance, and to suppress vulnerability. When parents encourage boys to face their fears, rather than offering emotional comfort and tenderness, anxiety gets positioned in conflict with masculinity. This leads to a disjuncture between the support young men are met with (and come to expect) from others, and the support they may want or need. This also means boys grow up believing their male role models dads, brothers, grandads, coaches don't get anxious, deterring boys and men from seeking help. As a result, anxiety goes undiagnosed and opportunities for early intervention are missed. Recently, we have seen positive shifts challenging restrictive masculine stereotypes. This has improved awareness surrounding men's depression opening up conversations, normalising help-seeking and leading to the development of men's mental health programs and resources. However, men's anxiety remains in the shadows. When anxiety is talked about, it's not with the same weight or concern as depression. This is despite men's anxiety having harmful health impacts including turning to alcohol and drugs to cope, and increasing the risk of male suicide. What does anxiety look like? When men are encouraged to talk about anxiety, they describe various challenges including repetitive worries, feeling out-of-control and intense physical symptoms. This includes a high heart rate, shortness of breath, body pains, tremors and headaches. Jack Steele, a prominent Australian personality and one half of the Inspired Unemployed, opened up about his anxiety difficulties on The Imperfects Podcast last year saying: "I didn't know what anxiety was. I thought I was the opposite of anxiety. The way I explain it, it's like [ ] your whole body just shuts down. My throat starts closing up and my whole body just goes numb. [ ] It feels like you're just so alone. You feel like no-one can help you. You genuinely think the world's ending like there's no out." These physical symptoms are common in men but can be frequently dismissed rather than recognised as anxiety. Our research has found that, when left unaddressed, these symptoms typically worsen and arise in more and more contexts.
News.com.au
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
The Inspired Unemployed reveal their Euro summer secrets
The boys from The Inspired Unemployed turn travel chaos into comedy gold as they unpack their Euro summer stories over an Aperol Spritz.
Daily Mail
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Inspired Unemployed star gets horrific beating in Malaysia during filming for latest TV project: 'My head is just covered in blood'
The Inspired Unemployed star Jack Steele suffered from a horrific beating in Malaysia while filming his latest six-part Channel Ten series The List. The comedian recounted the tale on The Project on Thursday night, just moments before his new show with co-star Matt Ford aired, which sees the pair partake in weird and wacky activities across the world. He said the incident occurred during a martial arts training initiation in the Southeast Asian country which saw Jack and Matt get beaten up by thirty men in shocking scenes. 'There was a moment in Malaysia. It was lost in translation. We were in a fight. We got in a brawl,' Jack began. Matt added: 'It was Silat. It's like a martial arts training. It's an initiation that will get you a white belt. What they do is they get five people each year and when they're initiated, it's like gang initiation. 'They just have to get bashed by the rest of the squad. So it's five of us versus thirty guys.' The Inspired Unemployed star Jack Steele (right) suffered from a horrific beating in Malaysia while filming his latest six-part Channel Ten series The List. Pictured with co-star Matt Ford Jack continued: 'You have to protect the circle and thirty people run in to fight you. Our safety guy was there. He was like an SAS dude. He was real serious. 'He said to their head teacher, "Make sure there are no head kicks, head punches or head shots." That got completely lost in translation. It was all head shots... Ten minutes later my head is just [covered in] blood. 'The one second I let my guard down, he got kicked in the head,' Matt said. It comes after the Aussie comedy duo took a 'less is more' approach to promote their new TV series. The friends took to Instagram on Wednesday to drum up interest in their new Channel Ten show The List. The six-part series sees the larrakin funnymen jet around the globe to tick off some weird and wonderful 'bucket list' activities. One of those activities, German strip shuttlecock, was featured in a hilarious teaser for the new series. Definitely getting into the spirit of the game, which was filmed at a German naturist resort, Matt and Jack were not afraid to bare all for their art. The comedian recounted the tale on The Project on Thursday night, saying the incident occurred during a martial arts training initiation while filming his show The List, which saw Jack and Matt get beaten up by thirty men in shocking scenes The clip showed the comedians casually interviewing the German nudists before jumping in for a game of strip shuttlecock. It didn't take long for Jack and Matt to find themselves completely naked on the court. 'There's only one rule in German Strip shuttlecock, hit hard but don't be h***,' Matt captioned the clip. 'The List is finally out tomorrow and first up is Germany. All I can say is thank f*** for blurring.' Jack also jumped into the comments, adding his favourite part was the trip home after filming. 'Sitting on the bus in silence with our entire film crew was also fun after this,' he joked. While they appeared old hats in the European naturist scene, Matt added that certainly wasn't the case.
News.com.au
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Aussie comics go full-frontal nude for new show
The Inspired Unemployed try out some 'German strip shuttlecock' in their new show The List, airing May 1 on Ten. WARNING: NUDITY.
