84). Men will react more by feeling stressed, while women will internalize it. This could explain why more women than men face depression and anxiety. Women experience greater mental health disparities when it comes to depression and anxiety. Men, on the other hand, are socialized to act in a "manly" manner, which could explain why they engage more in substance abuse or physical exertion to take out their mental frustrations. Women experience more psychological distress related to anxiety and depression than men because they absorb their feelings more than men, acting more emotionally than physically, as men are more likely to do.