Male depression

My nephew took his own life when he was only 48 and it was such a shock and so unexpected. It was so sudden and it has taken a long time to get feel better about the whole incident. I look at his photo and get tears in my eyes. How sad and alone he must have felt.

I can`t imagine how I would cope without talking things out with my girlfriends.

Dimples and Jatz, I am very sorry that you have lost friends to depression. I agree with you, it definitely needs to be talked about and it is really important to try to change men`s minds on this one. I am a teacher and even when I know something is wrong with one of my male students it is super hard to get them to talk about it.

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.i wish that people thought that mental health was more important as so many people feel sad or unwanted. maybe soon people will feel better about feeling bad cause in todays society it is so common.im sorry about your friends that is heart breaking

There is a lot happening out there to try and fix this problem, and I believe that over time it will have good effect. It really just needs to change in the minds of men. They need to be told that it`s ok to share, and to talk, and to seek help. I think it is particularly problematic in the trades, as the “”harden up”” mentality is strong on the building site, in regards to physical pain and definitely emotional pain and stress.

I so know what its like to lose a male friend. He would still be here today, if he had just spoken to a Dr. but males won`t. They see it as they are not manly then.
I have a friend that does counselling. She advertised for a men`s group to talk about problems. Took a while to get started but she succeeded. They all told her that when a male has depression and seek help they are seen as week and wussy.
There are so many males taking their life lately and it really is sad.