You are getting too defensive, I don't mean anything bad by it nor do I suggest that something is wrong with him because of his gender. The reason I asked is b

You are getting too defensive, I don't mean anything bad by it nor do I suggest that something is wrong with him because of his gender. The reason I asked is because 99/100 this is fixable. The vast majority of people don't assume only the worst from middle aged men. The reason he mentioned that in particular could also mean that a lot of the anxiety is caused by depression and does not reflect the reality.