[Discussion] The male depression and suicide rate.

TigPlaze · 2017-05-13T18:43:28+00:00

We can thank feminism for encouraging women to shut off their ability to empathize with other human beings if they're male. They always try to slant everything men do as being some kind of sinister misogynistic ploy.

If a man goes out and tries to get a woman's phone number, it's automatically harassment, no mater how polite he was. If a man stays home as a hermit, a feminist will brand him a loser misogynist. If a man uses a dating app, he's trolling and stalking.

Basically, feminists spin everything a man does as evil.

MRA-automatron-2kb · 2017-05-13T17:35:49+00:00

And to add to that the feminists have been shutting down the male clubs (non sports) clubs as a way to isolate men.

Yes men are more isolated, women always have friends to talk to or white knights to help them.

But don't feel worse, think about the tasks or goals you had to do when going out and feel good that you got some done.

SeeEmmDee · 2017-05-13T17:26:53+00:00

I don't think it's a stretch to say that feelings of loneliness can lead to depression and suicidal ideation in anyone. I also think that the average man probably has fewer friends, and has had fewer relationships, than the average women. So assuming that both of those things are true, it seems safe to say that loneliness could be a factor in the high rate of male depression and suicide.

double-happiness · 2017-05-13T23:23:47+00:00

If a woman is feeling lonely she can go out and chances are somebody will approach her, maybe offer to buy her a drink and talk to her and so on.

Meh, I'm not really sure that's how it works in practice. I think women get a certain amount of validation from being hit on, but OTOH I think they often experience it as a bit of a nuisance when they would rather just be with their friends. I'm not judging that one way or another, but I personally doubt many women would tell you that pubs and clubs are much of a cure for loneliness. Plus, I think it is a lot easier for men to go to place like that alone. that's practically what sports bars and even strip clubs etc. exist for. I've never been to those places but I get men get a lot of camaraderie there.

Having said that I think where women fare better is going to things like evening classes, social groups etc. I used to go to a choir and it was like 80% female, it was really noticeable. I think that disparity only gets worse as people get older; the women develop their friendships through group activities while men get left at home and maybe cannot do all the sports etc. that they used to when they were younger.

This is the best article I've read on male suicide so far, you might like to check it out.

Title	[Discussion] The male depression and suicide rate.
Author	AudioMan15
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Date	May 13, 2017 4:54 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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