Rate of suicide in the U.S. peaks among older men, a hard demographic to reach

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Rate of suicide in the U.S. peaks among older men, a hard demographic to reach
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Cuz society mocks and looks down upon men who open up and talk. There's very little room for error being a man.

Every time I've opened up it's been ignored at best and ridiculed at worst. I just stopped.

Thankfully I have a spouse I can open up to 100% with and will make me feel heard and supported. When I'm at a boiling point, she's good at helping me to ease up. If it wasn't for her though, my mental health would be in the gutter.

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Thankfully this is changing... I see a clear divide in attitudes in my workplace between the boomers nearing retirement, and the new kids (Gen Z) that are coming in fresh out of college. And all I can say is: good riddance. Boomers are fucking toxic, but the Gen Z kids see right through that bullshit.

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