A man in Lahore goes weeks without sleeping properly. He snaps at his family, stops meeting friends, and tells himself he’s just stressed from work. His wife notices something is wrong. He insists he’s fine.<\/p>\n
This pattern plays out quietly in homes across Pakistan every day. Depression<\/a> in men rarely looks the way most people expect it to. It doesn’t always show up as crying or saying “I feel sad.” More often, it hides behind irritability, physical complaints, and the pressure to keep going no matter what.<\/p>\n Understanding what depression actually looks like in men, and why Pakistani men are especially unlikely to name it, can make a real difference, for the man himself and for the people around him.<\/p>\n