▲ 394 ▼ Rate of suicide in the U.S. peaks among older men, a hard demographic to reach (www.usatoday.com) submitted 2 years ago by AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 120 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TronnaRaps@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 years ago (2 children) Cuz society mocks and looks down upon men who open up and talk. There's very little room for error being a man. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (3 children) Every time I've opened up it's been ignored at best and ridiculed at worst. I just stopped. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Thankfully I have a spouse I can open up to 100% with and will make me feel heard and supported. When I'm at a boiling point, she's good at helping me to ease up. If it wasn't for her though, my mental health would be in the gutter. permalink fedilink source parent [–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah I know the feeling. permalink fedilink source parent [+] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Thankfully this is changing... I see a clear divide in attitudes in my workplace between the boomers nearing retirement, and the new kids (Gen Z) that are coming in fresh out of college. And all I can say is: good riddance. Boomers are fucking toxic, but the Gen Z kids see right through that bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ikidd@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) "But this generation is different!" Give me a break. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DeepGradientAscent@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (3 children) Every time I've opened up it's been ignored at best and ridiculed at worst. I just stopped. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Thankfully I have a spouse I can open up to 100% with and will make me feel heard and supported. When I'm at a boiling point, she's good at helping me to ease up. If it wasn't for her though, my mental health would be in the gutter. permalink fedilink source parent [–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah I know the feeling. permalink fedilink source parent [+] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Thankfully I have a spouse I can open up to 100% with and will make me feel heard and supported. When I'm at a boiling point, she's good at helping me to ease up. If it wasn't for her though, my mental health would be in the gutter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah I know the feeling. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Thankfully this is changing... I see a clear divide in attitudes in my workplace between the boomers nearing retirement, and the new kids (Gen Z) that are coming in fresh out of college. And all I can say is: good riddance. Boomers are fucking toxic, but the Gen Z kids see right through that bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ikidd@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) "But this generation is different!" Give me a break. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DeepGradientAscent@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ikidd@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) "But this generation is different!" Give me a break. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DeepGradientAscent@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] DeepGradientAscent@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent