showing her affection, that she felt she had to "walk on eggshells" around me, and that I became very distant and unemotional. A random stranger overheard me talking to one of my friendsabout my situation and mentioned Irritable Male Syndrome, so I went to the bookstore and decided to purchase the book. I had never heard of IMS, but now a lot of what’s been going on with me makessense. I feel real hope now that I can repair the damage to our relationship. Thank you. Josh.
The Irritable Male Syndrome StoryIn order to get a clear understanding of IMS it helps to know thestory. When writing my book,
Male Menopause,
I discovered howsignificant hormonal changes were in the lives of these men. Thoughmid-life men are still reluctant to recognize how much of their livesare influenced by hormonal shifts, women immediately “got it.” “I
knew
there was something ‘hormonal’ about his behavior,” manywomen told me in talking about their mates. Now, a lot of hisbehavior makes sense.”Another thing that became evident was how similar mid-life malechanges were to the changes that young men go through between 15