Republican men seem massively troubled about their masculinity — and that’s literally causing death and suffering

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      1 year ago

      You’re suggesting that the cause of a wave of suicides is only a lack of therapy? There’s nothing else behind it?

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          1 year ago

          Therapy can possibly help heal. I’m more interested in reducing the conditions which make therapy necessary.

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              Again, I’m not saying “don’t go to therapy.” We are talking about a nationwide phenomenon of depression, suicide, addiction. Therapy can help some of those people. But this phenomenon has some cause. All this talk of therapy is seeking to add therapy instead of removing the cause.

              I want to respond to the cause itself, rather than only adding therapy.

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        1 year ago

        Increase gun ownership is likely a factor, among many other factors.

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            No, but it’s causing suicide attempts turn into suicides. If you try to OD or whatever, your chances of death are much lower than if you try to see what the barrel of your gun tastes like.

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              1 year ago

              I’m all for banning guns.

              But I am NOT interested in simply removing a person’s capacity to kill themselves and then leaving their desire to kill themselves intact… and then ignoring the conditions that are making hordes of people depressed enough to kill themselves.

              I’m also 100% interested in the people who are depressed but who aren’t suicidal. I want people to live their best lives. This conversation should be about them, about what’s causing this about whether we can help. I want to know what’s wrong. I want them to stop wanting to kill themselves.