The Battle For the Minds of Men

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'When men can’t get the help they need, they often leave a trail of devastation in their wake. Men represent nearly 80 percent of suicide victims and live roughly six years less than women, driven in part by more risk-taking behaviors, higher rates of smoking and drinking, and lower rates of visiting doctors. They make up the majority of overdoses and the homeless. Google “deaths of despair” and the image results are mostly shadowy images of lonesome men, many with their heads buried in their hands.
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This approach failed to recognize that many men came to therapy from a place of shame. He’d seen enough guys walk into his practice “hanging his head like a dog who knew he did something wrong.” How some were discussing men would only make guys less comfortable coming forward, he said.'

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