Could someone tell me why is it that women are more likely to suffer from anxiety or depression more than men? Is it because of society? I don't understand why... is it in the brain or what?
"Is it because of society?"
For me, yes. Because of being bullied for looks by the boys at school, I developed depression, anxiety, and body dysmorphia as a teenager and self-harmed from 2007 to 2020. I didn't even get help until April this year because I finally had the courage to go to a Doctor. I'm currently taking 5MG of Buspirone mainly for anxiety.
One may ask, "why did it take so long?"
Short answer, there's a lot of judgement, and I heard it all.
When Chester Beddington committed suicide, I remember one comment saying he was rich and had no reason to be depressed.
In a 1959 interview of depression, one guy said it best and his quotes stuck with me:
"The worst part of Hell is not the flames, but the hopelessness."
"Everything is black. There's nothing cheerful in anything. All I could see was death. For instance, I'd say what's the use of getting up, what's the use of eating, I'm only gonna die someday, anyway. What's the use of doing anything? Because it's pointless. It's all gonna end in death. Whether I arrange to do it to myself or whether I just sit it out."
My own Hell?
Well since being bullied especially by the guys at school, I started comparing myself to the perfect girls. Eventually thanks to the internet and fashion magazines, compared myself to them as well. Even on GAG, most if not all guys want that perfect woman because that's what society told them is the most beautiful woman.
Almond shaped eyes? Check.
Lush lips? Check.
Hourglass figure? Check.
Small perky breasts? Check.
Long slender legs? Check.
Flat stomach? Check.
Pearly white teeth? Check.
Then there's me.
Almond shaped eyes? Nope, weird round ones.
Lush plump lips? Nope, small bow shaped ones.
Hourglass figure? There's something there.
Small, perfectly round perky breasts? Nope, saggy ones that go sideways when I lay down. I have four self-harm scars on my breasts when I saw a woman on Quora topless with small perky boobs.
Long slender legs? Nope, thick and short at 5'0". Also some cellulite there.
Flat stomach? Nope, a little chubby belly.
Pearly white teeth? Some crowding and a tiny bit yellow. It's why I never smile.
Also my face has acne scars from having bad acne when I was a teen, making my face just look like shit.
If you’re not skinny and even just have thick legs with a flat stomach, you're immediately labeled fat. I've even seen a post a few days ago on here of a woman in a bikini with a thick body but flat stomach, and an Anon told her she was fat.
WHERE? She already has a flat stomach.
Because of the CONSTANT guys on here, Quora, the people who run fashion magazines, I 100% hate myself. They're just shoving perfection down our throats to the point where we're choking on it.
It's like what Tony says in Shallow Hal, society is telling you what's beautiful and what isn't with magazines, T. V., etc..
It sucks, REALLY sucks.
Issues women have faced that men have not:
Those aren't everything. Just a quick thirty second list.
Women have not only suffered and continue to suffer more than men, but the very institutions they must engage with to address their suffering are male-centric and male-foucused. Not to mention male dominated.
Even when women do receive help or aid, they're met with both men who put them on pedestals and men who blame them for (the man's) problems.
Not to mention the later stage issues the male dominated medical research creating dosage issues because female bodies are different from male bodies.
It's kinda natural a group more oppressed and embattled than men would have higher rates of anxiety and depression.
Not to mention that there's more risk of both following childbirth and cismen can't birth kids, so that's an entire category of mental illness that cismen just CAN'T get.
Of course numbers are worse for women.
Because they're more emotional in my opinion. I run into some fucked up shit, I'll say and point out it's fucked up, but I just recognize exactly why said fucked up thing was done and move from there.
With chicks... OMG there has to be a bunch of emotional aspects and shit attached to it every fucking time! It's like they fail to realize humans are selfish af, and anyone will let you down on a long enough timeline. They seem like it's really hard for them to decern from those that will do it on the regular and not even feel bad about it, or someone that accidentally does it through a moment of pressure or bad decision making.
I'll put it like this... on this site, how many chicks ask "What did he mean by bla bla bla?" when us dudes just respond with "He probably just meant exactly what he said." They attach a bunch of possible meanings and "stuff" onto regular mundane shit. I swear they just overthink everything with an emotional edge if that makes sense.
many of them get black-pilled when their lives are not what they expected
Twilight and Cinderella are only fairytales
most men are not Prince Charming or Edward Cullen, too many unattractive men existing to contaminate the gene pool
women are born naturally to want and seek out perfection and a fantasy utopia. men obliged to make this dream come true by killing off the snakes, spiders, sharks and unwanted men while saving kittens, puppies, dolphins and wanted women
the internet and TV gives them a false impression every man out there looks like Ryan Gosling and every woman out there looks like Margot Robbie (or at least that's what is to be expected) so of course they'd be depressed when this isn't case
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Yes society plays a role, there are a lot more societal pressures thrown at women. If you don't conform to social norm as a women you get ridiculed.
It's just harder to do anything as a woman. Constantly looking over your shoulder. Being degraded. Having to work twice as hard as your male counterparts. Being denied promotions because you might want kids, but also shamed if you don't want kids.
There's also hormones to factor in, including the use of hormonal contraceptives which increase your likelihood of experiencing depression and anxiety and 64% of women use contraceptives.
Men have more than three times the suicide rate of women. The difference is women are allowed to be sad and depressed, even though they live life on easy mode. Men have to keep moving and producing no matter what.
Women get a pity party. Men get prison or death.
u What is the basis for your claim? I think that women are more likely to talk about their feelings, and to seek treatment for anxiety and depression, so it conveys a false impression that those things are more prevalent among women.
Well partly because far more men go undiagnosed (because they're also way less likely to seek help and get a diagnosis) so it's hard to tell if that assumption is even all that accurate.
Society and the way the where raised - most definitely.
I’m not sure but I know I sometimes suffer from anxiety and depression. I can’t really generalize though.
do you not see how society treats us? and god forbid you're over the age of 25, then you're basically trash lol.
Life is harder for women. We go through more struggles than men do
It is a common misconception that women experience emotions more intensely than men. However, women are typically more receptive and comfortable with expressing their emotions and feelings..
It's because more of them are alone and from broken homes. Women are not designed to live alone so it causes problems for them.
I'm very depressed right now most of the time because I can't seem to pick up women and prostitution is illegal. I hope it ends soon.
We are more emotional overall and therefor more sensitive to our surroundings
That’s not true. Men are far more likely to die by suicide. Society as a whole is much more receptive of women’s mental health problems than they are men’s.
Because if you're a woman society coddles you. If you are a man they say "suck it up". Women just are simply allowed to feel these things, men are not.
Men do we just don't discuss it or else we are mocked and made fun of.
There are plenty of articles that address studies to answer this.
I’m not sure I think it’s in my brain , probably from childhood
Because we have to deal with a bunch of stuff
Actually I read men suffer more anxiety and depression.
s Cause we complain about it more!
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