Why is it that men's mental health issues are not cared about as much as women's?

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There’s movement for women health, and women mental health but mens mental health is treated very lightly until its to late for instance men are more likely to kill themselves then women.

AdithyaR · Accepted Answer

Speaking from personal experience I'd say the support system around guys is really poor and this is gonna piss off a lot of guys buts it's generally men that are the issue. Guys, at least as far as I've encountered seem to be more reluctant to accept other men being vulnerable and opening up and will make fun of them, thus the person is forced to close themselves off until eventually the pain becomes too hard to bear.

genericname85 · Accepted Answer

men kill themself more, cause they're better at it. not cause they are less cared for. there's no gender discrimination at the psychotherapists office.

you know women actually more often than men "try" to kill themself? they're just less successfull... which i guess in this case is a good thing.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

There's no lack of care or resources for mental illness for either men or women, it's just a matter of choosing to use them. The article pretty well explains why.

MzAsh · Accepted Answer

A lot of men aren’t interested in doing what’s necessary to help their own mental health.

AMS700CX4u2 · Answer

The reasons are many and have been established for centuries. From our childhood we are told to toughen up, don't cry. I actually know a man who's family treated him so harshly that he had a case of ptsd before he joined the military. He was trained to be a SEAL and was discharged because he killed an MP who was trying to arrest him. He now runs 5 chapters of AA. So from the start we are supposed to be the individuals that fix others broken moments. It was fairly reasonable when the pathway was clear , earn more, work harder usually worked. Then 2009 cost many their jobs. and the work ethic change Working three jobs did not support the family. Paul Simon and Billy Joel saw it years before we realized what was happening. The industrialist had to find a cheaper source of labor and materials. Jobs went to China and Mexico. The families that helped create billions for industry were turned out like horses after the invention of the internal combustion engine. Our Social Security system was not being supported as it had in the past. The infrastructure suffered due to the drop in the tax base. It is difficult to deal with hungry children and a concerned wife. The providers soon could not provide. And all this was because of our bad decisions? We were faced with tongues telling us it was all our fault and the resolve that worked in the past was no longer available. Men stop coloring within the lines when there is no benefit to coloring in the lines. People get creative and not to our benefit.

msmissydc · Answer

There is a lack of general mental health help.
Men have it harder though because, there is a stigma against men seeking help. Often they are told to stay strong and mental problems make them weak.
That is BS of course. Everyone should be able to get the help they need without, being looked down upon by peers. Because lf toxic masculinity men are told they can't look weak at all or people will loose respect for them.
We need to normalize that men can seek help if they want and need to. That helps men and women as well if mental health is pushed into a better position.

Anonymous · Answer

With the ever increasing rate at which men are snapping and committing mass murders and other violent crimes, I'd say society is going to start "caring" about the reasons behind men's anger and mental health issues whether it wants to or not.

DarkLegacy · Answer

Because thanks to feminism society does not care about men and is biased in favour of women. Politicians, the media and high profile feminists are always making sure women are given all the priority.

ihateTaylorSwift · Answer

the more pressure the more stress  the more it makes them depressed  Men never get a Break 🤷‍♀️ It's why they Drive Better than Women 💪

welcomemen · Answer

I don’t think that’s true. Also I heard before women attempt suicide more than men but succeed less.

LiamJHayden · Answer

History. Guys are  supposed  to be tough. I fall into this trap, and compartmentalize bad stuff, lock it away, and toss the key in the ocean.

SolitarySolace · Answer

Because men are disposable. Women aren’t because they produce life, and kill it as well.

beefcakebradybatson · Answer

We men don't bond the way women do, plus WHITE men care only for WHITE men's problems, not the MUCH GREATER burdens of men of colour..

Anonymous · Answer

Just make an appointment with a doctor. Nobody else is going to do it for you.

Anonymous · Answer

Because men are in oversupply and society is actively seeking to thin out said supply

Anonymous · Answer

cuz u set the system up

Tai_the_Guy · Answer

Try being a brown man... haha

Kingofkings1992 · Answer

Because we’re men

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