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Firstly, male suicide has always been an issue; secondly, as to what is happening to the young men of this generation - that is probably a topic for the politics section of this board.
Suicide belongs in Politics?!
My views on what is happening to young men today does.
Young men in general are being told their natural tendencies are wrong. The natural tendencies to protect, to be aggressive and to be competitive to name a few. Add to that the fact that young men aren't made to feel the consequences of their mistakes. Too many young people are protected from struggle. Men on TV shows are shown as being basically incompetent. There are other things, of course, but I think those are biggies. I am so thankful I came of age before this nonsense.
It's not political. It's societal.
And indisputable. The causes are up for debate but not the fact. Its numbers snd you see it all around. Inconvenient truth.
Define an issue. Yes men have always committed suicide. But not to this degree. Both my sons lost close friends and almost everyone I know with sons at this age group struggle to one degree or another. Diver is correct. Its societal not political.
The causes are up for debate. And it is really not good to blame just one thing. It's many things. But the conspiracy part of me really wonders if this whole technology push all the time is part of a scheme to make young men more docile. I'm out there walking streams fishing and I never see young men. It's mostly guys over 40, if I see anyone. Same with hunting when walking the fields, mostly guys over 40. When I was in high school and college every job I had was outdoors and physical. Too many of these young guys run away from that it seems to play video games. It's not a healthy world because young guys need that physical element.
Real good post. One of the best Ive read in a long time. Over comfort, technological dependence and disconnect from the wild are definitely connections to this crisis. I know of a kid. Football star. Girlfriend is a 12 out of 10. Like a girl you'd crawl across glass to date at that age. Still has major unhappiness. Not sure if its same down there but the legal puff puff here is botanist strong. That ain't helping a 21 year old mind. That's for damn sure.
I agree totally. I also want to go out on a limb here and say that the dependence on "mental health" has merit, but it's not the end all it is thought to be.
It's something how it can sneak up on you. I consider myself a pretty positive, active guy. At the beginning of February I had my shoulder replaced, I've been off work, and it is cutting into a lot of the stuff that I liike to do. I can feel myself getting edgy, because on some level I feel kind of useless. I consider myself healthy mentally and still feel it a bit. And what I'm dealing with is minor compared to so many people. What about those guys who don't have faith or family or friends to fall back on?
I think its the lead up. Have to engage people when you are feeling super down.
sometimes it's easier to talk to a stranger than it is a family member or a friend. there's no judgement or embarrassment, just the ability to be completely honest. Friends and family just want to fix you, sometimes you just need someone to listen to you.