Male suicide

RobotFish69420 · 2020-03-08T00:48:59+00:00

Because no one cares how a man feels

Ketsuni · 2020-03-07T23:53:23+00:00

Do you mean in the general public?

ggfrtjbhggt · 2020-03-08T01:55:09+00:00

I can’t stand when people feel they must rebuttal any conversation about male suicide with ‘but more women attempt suicide, it’s just that men succeed more’. Okay? And?..

When I was going through a dark period of mental illness it took me four doctors to be taken seriously, both men and women. And by the time I finally received help I was a whole lot worse than when I started searching. I was lucky most of my mates were supportive and great, but I did lose a couple when I tried to confide in them. (Which I boil down to being uneducated about mental health)

I think it’s not talked about for a few reasons, suicide in the media because of regulations which I do agree with, but as a community we just don’t care. People will post ‘RUOK’ as an Instagram story once a year to feel nice, but can’t comprehend seeing a man actually needing emotional support.

willyj19 · 2020-03-08T01:04:29+00:00

People think we are disposable.

DoubleDudeLove · 2020-03-08T02:43:21+00:00

Because the guys close enough to the subject die and those of us who built a life don't want to look back. People see you as damaged and check out entirely seems like

sloths_templar508 · 2020-03-08T02:57:49+00:00

male suicide is talked about, it's not the social stigma around mental health that kills us, it's the lack of support. I have depression, I've been diagnosed and have been waiting to see a psychiatrist for over a month. I've tried to seek help, I've reached out. Although it feels like nobody cares, they might but it's hard to tell because although I get the occasional pat on the back with an "it'll be alright" I don't have anyone I can truly open up to without feeling like a burden. I wish I was able to see a therapist but, living in the uk, I can't. That's what'll kill me, not the fact nobody has talked to me about it, everyone has been sportive of me seeking treatment, but the fact I can't get it.

QS26 · 2020-03-08T04:50:07+00:00

The only context in which I've ever heard feminists bring up male suicide is to say it's caused by toxic masculinity.

Basically, men killing themselves and the first thing feminists think is "how can I use this to blame men?"

suace_packets2 · 2020-03-07T23:48:53+00:00

Because men are scum of the earth ObViOuSlY

QS26 · 2020-03-08T07:20:41+00:00

Thanks for reminding me of my destiny!

Maldevinine · 2020-03-08T04:21:41+00:00

Something completely different from all of the other things here, is that we don't talk about specific male suicide because that encourages others to commit suicide. When it happens it becomes an option to others who are in similar situations.

While this is honestly a pretty terrible way of dealing with suicide, the point remains that we don't talk about it in order to keep more people from doing it.

Title	Male suicide
Author	QS26
Upvotes	26
Comments	32
Date	March 7, 2020 11:48 PM UTC (6 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/ff3uvq/male_suicide/
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