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Even I have learned to just keep quiet about my bouts of depression; as I have fought clinical depression since about 1988.
A woman mentions depression it's all kinds of sympathy, coddling, and support. A man mentions depression it's "Suck it up!" and "It's all in your mind, you're a responsible adult, and responsible for how you react."
Sickening.
* Putting the SMACKDOWN on Feminazis since 1989! *
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Absolutely sickening. A man's pain is taboo in our culture. A woman's pain is a cry for help. Complete BS.
Men are caught in a double bind. If we emote in public we are called a wimp or a wuss. If we don't emote we are called cold and unfeeling. It is very difficult for men.
To make matters worse there are some who are now thinking that women will instinctively attack their men who show signs of depression. They theorize that it is a spin off from thousands of years of history where women have been completely reliant on men for their safety. If he seems to become incapable (depressed) then she attacks. If he responds and fights back then she stays, if he doesn't fight she leaves him to find safety. I have seen this repeatedly in clinical situations. Men will open up to their significant other and whamo! She attacks him for something unrelated. The guy is stunned and shocked, and now even more depressed than he was before. Bummer.
Stand Your Ground Forum
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by Anonymous User on Monday September 01, @06:19PM EST (#3)
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"If he seems to become incapable (depressed) then she attacks. If he responds and fights back then she stays, if he doesn't fight she leaves him to find safety. I have seen this repeatedly in clinical situations. Men will open up to their significant other and whamo! She attacks him for something unrelated. The guy is stunned and shocked, and now even more depressed than he was before. Bummer."
Welcome to the "get tough or die" battered men's shelter.
Even though men have no shelters, the reality is this one has been in opertaion from the begining of time to today.
"Get tough or die," was what I heard the Marines tell each other on a repeated basis in Vietnam during the Tet offensive.
And after you get tough, well then you need batterer's retraining you brute you.
Someone needs to break the cycle of torture for being a man. No wonder suicide is 75% male victims, while homocide is 76% male victims, not to mention that 99.99% of combat deaths are male.
Suck it up and do this or that and then be completely sensitive, nurturing and giving to females, because it's their privelege.
Pardon me, my dog food is getting cold, and it's not too often I get a hot meal.
Ray
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"not to mention that 99.99% of combat deaths are male."
That's the only reason I supported our actions in Kosovo. They were killing off the men & boys. Of course, all you ever heard about was displaced women & female children. They just glaced over that the men were burried in big pits and hacked to death.
I think some people are by nature destined to be unhappy, or prone to depression. Such a thing as biological unhappiness. These types could win the lottery, and still be miserable in a few weeks. Some of them even manage to do some fairly impressive things, though I think it's the exception rather than the rule. Terry Bradshaw is pretty exceptional and people with that kind of success usually are. Lord knows I've had my bouts of depression and some of them were really awful in my teens and early 20's.
Freedom Is Merely Privilege Extended Unless Enjoyed By One & All.
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