Male suicide a growing concern in tough times

Submitted by anthony on Fri, 2008-12-05 03:47

Story here. Excerpt:

'There's always an internal detonator with suicide, but an external spark helps light the fuse. One factor that comes along every few generations is economic distress. During the Great Depression, when banks went bust and people's life savings vanished, suicide rates soared. Another instigator: large numbers of veterans returning from armed conflict, many of them with troubled (or injured) minds, lousy job prospects, and fractured families. Which begins to explain why suicidologists, who study the phenomenon, are feeling a little edgy themselves these days. "For those who serve in the military, the suicide risk may be even greater considering multiple deployments, possible brain trauma from concussive blasts, and combat-related post-traumatic stress," says David A. Jobes, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the Catholic University of America. "This may be a uniquely dangerous moment for young American men and suicide, given the recent economic upheaval."

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"There's always an internal detonator with suicide, but an external spark helps light the fuse"

funny how psychotherpists and psychologists overlook this. They're idiots.

-ax

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Submitted by axolotl on Sat, 2008-12-06 22:25

...but almost all of those suicides are done by male feminists, therefore that's not very bad. They cannot bear the fact that women are suffering the most in this crisis. Perhaps, many of male feminists, for example, will kill themselves after reading this:

Women On Their Own Worse Off Financially

Single women – whether they never married, are divorced or separated, or are widowed – are in much worse financial condition than other Americans, according to an analysis of the Federal Reserve Board’s most recent Survey of Consumer Finances.

"Women on their own – think about how vulnerable they are, economically"

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Women-On-Their-Own-Worse-Off-Financially/Svc2gsFH1UqdpkwAuUmmGw.cspx

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Single men is the only social group benefited from feminism. Article here.

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Submitted by nbdspcl on Sun, 2008-12-07 07:16

I'm starting to understand the humor of that statement (I checked your link). On the other hand, maybe it's really true.

-ax

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Submitted by axolotl on Sun, 2008-12-07 08:32

mmhmm

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Submitted by Michael on Mon, 2008-12-08 11:50