Lifeline urges Australian men to seek help when feeling suicidal.

splodgenessabounds · 2017-06-06T12:38:30+00:00

Of all the charitable organisations in Oz, Lifeline is one of two I regularly give to/ donate to/ support (the other being the Salvos, aka the Sally Dabs where I was born).

Of all the "men's rights" issues, male suicide is the one I will not shut up about, to the extent that I have lost (and will probably continue to lose) "friends" over it.

Lastly, a slight re-wording of a question I posed to Karen (via Mark Latham's Outsiders livestream): while I accept that any publicity about the male suicide rate (in Oz, UK, US, Canada, Europe etc.) is welcome, my beef with it is that following a brief flurry of concern and hand-wringing, the matter fades from view and virtually nothing changes... until the next media article, whereupon the same cycle recurs.

What will it take to get a real, measurable and enduring reduction in these miserable, appalling male suicide figures?

gigabyte898 · 2017-06-06T14:43:51+00:00

One of the main reasons I never got help when I was suicidal/depressed was because I was afraid of what people would think about me. Afraid of people saying "why is he upset, men have to be strong, you can't show you're weak". It took being taken to a psych ward after a failed attempt and talking with all the other guys there to realize that's bullshit and nobody should hide their feelings no matter what gender they are.

Rethgil · 2017-06-06T22:54:39+00:00

Its not enough to simply tell men to "seek help". Funding and attitudes must change so that there are even structures men can seek help FROM. And less would reach such a stage if our culture wasn't so anti male and fawning over every single feminist wish instead, drowning out men's voices in the news.

Men ARE asking for help everyday. In the courts, in the news, in forums like this-the problem is the people who aren't listening.

This_is_my_phone_tho · 2017-06-07T03:08:26+00:00

Does help even work?

ababydolphin · 2017-06-06T16:33:24+00:00

Why? Nobody helps suicidal people. Nobody cares. Even doctors will judge you if you mention being suicidal.

Title	Lifeline urges Australian men to seek help when feeling suicidal.
Author	ThePigmanAgain
Upvotes	75
Comments	15
Date	June 6, 2017 10:53 AM UTC (9 years ago)
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