It has to do with how desperately we men seek to hide from the raw nerve of fear.
Women can be afraid and start a self-help group.
We're stuck with bluffing our way through, covering our fears with bravado. People were designed to function with God's presence as the glue for keeping their souls intact. Subsequent to the Fall, the human soul attempted to make do without God, filling the vacuum inside through pretense and bluster. Wayward lifestyles help the average male deny his pain, loneliness, anger and any hunger of the soul that might surface. The Samson trap can be boiled down to the lies our sinful natures settle for.