Dear Men and Boys: Happy Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month ❤️

bodyisT · 2026-06-01T07:39:41+00:00

Thank you! It’s upsetting that there seems to be some kind of competition between pride month and men’s mental health month because both issues often go hand in hand

griii2 · 2026-06-01T07:27:25+00:00

Unfortunately, June as a Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month IS NOT recognized by any major/international organization 😞

SomewhereOrdinary231 · 2026-06-01T09:49:07+00:00

As someone who was a victim of an abusive relationship a year ago and was severely depressed and suicidal this really warmed my heart🙏🏾I’m much better now but I still have depressive episodes randomly when I think about what was done to me, self esteem issues as well and I’m just trying to get back to 100% myself.

GorgonzolaJam · 2026-06-01T23:35:26+00:00

A reminder that 91% of men who suicided asked for help first.

Dead men get victim-blamed for suicide constantly by feminism, even though men kill themselves at more than TWICE the rate of woman. (In Canada, it was five times as much as women in 2020.)

Nobody is asking why this is happening to men because asking why requires empathy and nobody is interested in extending empathy to men. They are too comfortable using them as scapegoat for the state of the world.

Thank you OP. As someone who has (so far) survived depression, I can tell you that getting help is hard for men.

I was verbally abused by someone at my mental health office at which I had been waiting 4 months for an appointment because I can't afford therapy. When I tried to get accountability, I ran into a wall of apathy and gaslighting.
The same social worker that was verbally abusive me blocked me from getting help from another mental health office 250km away (closest place to me). He actively prevented me from getting help.
When my doctor arranged for me to see a psychiatrist, that office denied him access to see me there, thereby denying access to psychological care to what had become a suicidal man.
When I found out that the verbally abusive man had been promoted to manager of my hospital, I kind of lost it and phoned him. While I didn't threaten him once, I fucking yelled at the abusive worm of a man.
Cops were called on me for it, claiming to be there for "my mental health" and then proceeded to put me in the back of the cop car in front of all my neighbours.
I was brought to a hospital and during the ride the cop told me not to kill myself because "he isn't paid enough to deal with that PTSD". And he was serious. I gently (because cops are bastards) explained that when deciding whether to take my life or not, his welfare is not exactly the first thing on my mind.
At the hospital I was taken to a doctor who passively threatened to commit me after talking to me for less than 5 minutes. ("I don't want to have to do this, but I don't see a choice..."). This is legal in my province. A doctor, with no psychological training whatsoever, can have you committed, which means being legally kidnapped, brought to a facility where they pump whatever drugs into you without your consent, and keep you there until THEY think you're better.
It's fucking terrifying. Now I still have a phone appointment with a psychiatrist (5 weeks and counting...and they KNOW I'm suicidal) but they are doctors, so how can I feel safe talking to them when they can fucking COMMIT ME at a moment's notice?
Also, I called a suicide hotline to talk about how badly this was hurting and I was told I could not "talk about the past" and only talk about the future and that if I continued to talk about the past, they would hang up on me. The suicide hotline. would hang up. on me.

And they did. Hang up on me. A suicidal person calling for help. Because I talked about the past - you know - that place where EVERYTHING happens? Waves to you from 'the past'.

Given that these are people who have been indoctrinated at college and by social media to consider men as less worthy of empathy and inherently privileged, I can't help but think all this wouldn't have happened to me if I was a woman.

My fervent wish is that I had never, EVER, called for help. I would have been better off dealing with it myself.

I wasn't suicidal when I started. I was suicidal AFTER I ASKED FOR HELP. (I was beaten by my dad as a child and I have nerve condition that puts me in terrible pain 1-2 times a day and I still wasn't suicidal. It was only after asking for help that I wanted to take my own life.)

But man oh man, of course it's the same month as Pride ~~Day~~ Month.

Just like how International Men's Day is also International Toilet Day.

Feminist power at work. They can't have men viewed as victims because it disrupts their constant messaging that women are victims in all ways, for all days.

Nochnichtvergeben · 2026-06-01T14:50:44+00:00

Thank you! I also wish you a happy Men's Mental Health Awareness Month and a happy Pride Month! 🙂 Same goes to all LGBTQ+ people here, of course.

Radioheader128 · 2026-06-01T23:00:17+00:00

Thanks. I agree that both Pride Month and Men’s Mental Health Month are important.

barrelfullofmonkeys · 2026-06-01T11:48:10+00:00

As a cishet man with my own battles, I am more than honored to share this month with the LGBTQ!

Absentrando · 2026-06-01T15:59:42+00:00

Thank you. Love the positive message

elishash · 2026-06-05T17:18:30+00:00

Happy Pride Month and Happy Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month to all of you!

Intelligent-You983 · 2026-06-01T08:23:00+00:00

As a non binary , i appreciatet this. Too "gay" or too "straight" for most people. And neither misogynist or misandrist. My visibility is like zero lol.

Weary_Compote3340 · 2026-06-01T08:42:27+00:00

In not certain more awareness is really going to do anything.

killigeo · 2026-06-04T12:47:31+00:00

I thought men's mental health month was in November? I see many conflicting arguments. Which one is it?

Edit: translated it because I wrote it in Dutch first

falandofodhasci · 2026-06-05T16:06:56+00:00

happy men's mental health!!!

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DMC-1155 · 2026-06-03T16:33:53+00:00

Honestly, doesn't get enough attention. Overshadowed by pride. Pride is important, very much so. But so is mental health. I feel like Men's Mental Health month should be November, to coincide with Movember, just because that is much higher profile. Logistically, it would make more sense and be more visible.
In fact, fairly sure here in Ireland, and in the UK as well, it is actually november, not june. While USA and Canada it is june. I think... not sure.
Movember is so much higher profile.
I think November is more common as Men's Mental health month across Europe. I think. Not entirely sure.

RathulAravindTR · 2026-06-08T03:27:04+00:00

Thanks brother 😁, I wish you a Happy Men's mental health awareness month too🖤

Educational_Ball8634 · 2026-06-01T15:20:02+00:00

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Title	Dear Men and Boys: Happy Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month ❤️
Author	Difficult_Shift_3771
Upvotes	310
Comments	37
Date	June 1, 2026 7:04 AM UTC (1 month ago)
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