Why I Don't Talk About My Mental Health

I have had no trouble opening up with my close male friends, however I know doing that with my female friends would be a fatal mistake because that almost always ends up with them ghosting me after. I'm not the only one, I'm sure other guys can verify what I'm saying when they open up to a female friend or female romantic partner, then they end up getting ghosted after.

In regards to why so many suicides are men, there are two factors.

1. ⁠men use more lethal methods (gun as opposed to pill popping)

2. ⁠the reason men commit suicide isn't really about not opening up or hiding emotions, I think it's more to do with the fact that the average guy is immensely, immensely lonely. I don't think most women realize if they spent a week in our shoes, how incredibly lonely life would be.

And on top of that, a man's self worth is conditional based on what they can provide to the world. I didn't set that system up that way, the average man didn't. Rich, elite men from centuries ago set up society that way.

I really dislike it when people think we bottle our emotions up because we are insecure in our masculinity or "toxic masculinity". Most young men are pretty fucking sick and tired of sociologists saying that. I'm not saying you specifically, but a lot of them do. We bottle them up because

A) Nobody really cares

B) People can use that to exploit you

C) Being expressive with emotions doesn't solve the issues we are going through, sometimes it makes things even worse.

Sorry if this rant sounds directed to you. It's not. I'm not angry at you, just need to clarify some major misconceptions. This isn't universal, just what my friends and I experienced so not every guy will agree with me.