Why are men more likely to ctb?

[noname223]

Statisitcs show that men are more likely to ctb. I am male and I think it has several reasons. It is the way men are raised. Don't show emotions, never cry, be strong and protect your family. Moreover I think for men it is way more difficult to find a partner. At least I know many men who are ill, want a partner and don't find one. (As we see it with dating apps.)
In my work group the psychologists said female patients could better adapt in work. I think this might be a point too. I do not know statistics but for example I know a really severe ill woman who does not take medication and still she functions in work perfectly.
What do you think?

 

[Futile]

Because ugly males are systematically discriminated and oppressed by the totality of the human population (inclusing other males)

 

[Goodbye710]

Most men have nobody.

Even if married or have a family, they still have nobody.

When women have nobody, they are probably even more likely then men in a similar situation. Men have testosterone to help them get through but testosterone levels are dropping very low levels nowadays.

 

[BeansOfRequirement]

Men are more based. Tfw no male gf.

 

[Meditation guide]

I think a lot has to do with women being mothers.

 

[FuneralCry]

I think it is because of societal norms and the way they are raised, like you said. They are less likely to open up to others and they end up isolated. I think men are often under diagnosed with mental illnesses. Having that lack of support makes them more likely to ctb.

 

[return2dreamland]

stronger resolve due to society's stigmas. in mental health spaces, people tend to sympathize with women more than men.
that, and the fact that men are more likely to choose deadly/fast methods over the painless methods women likely use, so they statistically succeed at ctb more than women.

 

[Some1's_Wasted_Fetus]

Men are alone in this world. As a man you will never be loved/supported unconditionally unless you are good looking or have resources (which are both conditions imo). If you're ugly and you're a man, that's a death sentence imo. We are told not to show emotion, not cry, and to "man up" whenever we're going through something. Men are less likely to seek out counseling/support and if they do they're "too emotional" or a "pussy". For quite some time society has placed the burden of more responsibility and assertiveness on men. Those traits are seen as "masculine" and since masculinity has been so deeply associated with men it's expected that men live up to every single expectation society places on them while displaying that everything is ok on the outside (even if it's not). We cannot vent our frustrations to anyone about the way the system works or we're an "incel" or "misogynistic" or "hate women".

If an issue directly affects men nobody cares. They can virtue signal all day and post a bunch of "men's health" crap on their stories but it doesn't matter. Unless this outdated way of thinking changes, we can expect these issues to continue to cause serious problems in the future.

 

[it's_all_a_game]

The reason is simple; men tend to use more violent methods than women. This is backed up by various analyses.

 

[Goodbye710]

Men are alone in this world. As a man you will never be loved/supported unconditionally unless you are good looking or have resources (which are both conditions imo). If you're ugly and you're a man, that's a death sentence imo. We are told not to show emotion, not cry, and to "man up" whenever we're going through something. Men are less likely to seek out counseling/support and if they do they're "too emotional" or a "pussy". For quite some time society has placed the burden of more responsibility and assertiveness on men. Those traits are seen as "masculine" and since masculinity has been so deeply associated with men it's expected that men live up to every single expectation society places on them while displaying that everything is ok on the outside (even if it's not). We cannot vent our frustrations to anyone about the way the system works or we're an "incel" or "misogynistic" or "hate women".

If an issue directly affects men nobody cares. They can virtue signal all day and post a bunch of "men's health" crap on their stories but it doesn't matter. Unless this outdated way of thinking changes, we can expect these issues to continue to cause serious problems in the future.

Good post.

They say, it's always been this way but it hasn't. I have known many older women who would now be 75+ and they genuinely cared about me and other men. They looked after and cared for men. They were traditional. Now women from the moment they are born have been brainwashed to view men in a certain light. That we are sex crazed animals who use to oppress women, denied them to vote and put them in the kitchen. After a couple generations of being brainwashed, many women lost the ability to see what men are. That men were always like the movie The Titanic. That movie shows what we men are and always been.

I listened to a woman have an epiphany moment yesterday. She told the other men why didn't you tell us women you weren't like that? Why men aren't like what they are portrayed by society? She was a bit angry that she fell for the brainwashing.

Sadly, after enough generations of this, us men are now also becoming modern too. The traditional qualities is going away too. When that happens, I think women's suicide will be much much higher than mens.

 

[Largeletters]

It is less encouraged/more discriminated against for men to speak how they feel; like you say, a lot of it is "be a man," "don't cry," etc.

 

[lovelyheartz]

Men use more lethal methods. I think a lot of the reason is that women keep on trying bad methods many different times and failing, so they eventually just give up and try recovery. Men shoot themselves once and succeed. However, there are exceptions to the rule of men killing themselves more, for example, in China the suicide rate used to be way higher for women. In India the rate for men and women is pretty much equal, because women tend to use more lethal methods. I'd imagine that in the past, the suicide rate for women would probably be way higher than men's, because medical treatment was so much more primitive... if you tried to overdose/poison yourself back then, it'd probably kill you just as well as a guy shooting himself.

 

[Dear Agony]

Women attempt suicide more often, the difference is they choose non lethal methods and fail. There are multiple factors leading to this but first of them to me is basic biology. Women have the called motherly instinct, it's way more likely for a man to abandon their child in a traumatizing way; like taking a gun and leaving a mess. More lethal methods are more traumatizing and painful if you have kids.
There's also the fact that men created this idea that a real man doesn't cry about his problems or whatever, so it's way more likely for a woman to get actual help and get better.

 

[meetapple]

The reason is simple; men tend to use more violent methods than women. This is backed up by various analyses.

And ironically women actually attempt suicide more often than men.

 

[that_guy2611]

Because we're men. We're expandable, if we don't serve a purpose we have no use. nobody cares

 

[LastFlowers]

For as many issues as men have, women have just as many, so I do not think it is a matter of one sex suffering more than the other, but rather how they go about ending the suffering.
I believe (from reading past statistics) more women attempt but more men succeed in the act because their methods are usually more fatal, like a gun shot wound.

Because we're men. We're expandable, if we don't serve a purpose we have no use. nobody cares

As an unattractive woman, I could tell you a thing or two about being expendable.

Because ugly males are systematically discriminated and oppressed by the totality of the human population (inclusing other males)

I won't disagree with you, but so are ugly females. It's just a bad hand all around.

Men are alone in this world. As a man you will never be loved/supported unconditionally unless you are good looking or have resources (which are both conditions imo). If you're ugly and you're a man, that's a death sentence imo. We are told not to show emotion, not cry, and to "man up" whenever we're going through something. Men are less likely to seek out counseling/support and if they do they're "too emotional" or a "pussy". For quite some time society has placed the burden of more responsibility and assertiveness on men. Those traits are seen as "masculine" and since masculinity has been so deeply associated with men it's expected that men live up to every single expectation society places on them while displaying that everything is ok on the outside (even if it's not). We cannot vent our frustrations to anyone about the way the system works or we're an "incel" or "misogynistic" or "hate women".

If an issue directly affects men nobody cares. They can virtue signal all day and post a bunch of "men's health" crap on their stories but it doesn't matter. Unless this outdated way of thinking changes, we can expect these issues to continue to cause serious problems in the future.

I care very much about the suffering for both men and women who are forced to deal with being far less than ideal, physically. If being an ugly man is a death sentence, then so is being an ugly woman, especially when a woman's worth is almost always wrapped up in her looks and how feminine she appears naturally, the rest is always secondary.
I feel the same for other conditions and a lack of vital privileges.
But I agree that the word "incel" gets thrown around way too liberally, sometimes I have trepidation of even bringing up the term "lookism" as I feel it has been tainted by more radical and hateful groups, when it really so desperately needs to be taken seriously and discussed with compassion.

 

[motel rooms]

Another round of the eternal war between men & women, yay/yawn! This is the part when I say something slightly clever about str8 guys needing to let us homos suck their dicks

 

[deflationary]

The talk about discrimination of ugly people reminded me of this:

I feel like some of you might like it

 

[motel rooms]

The talk about discrimination of ugly people reminded me of this:

Doug Stanhope is bitter & self-destructive AF. I can't believe he's still alive

 

[deflationary]

Doug Stanhope is bitter & self-destructive AF. I can't believe he's still alive

He's like my favorite person in the world haha. Sadly I think the alcoholism is kinda catching up with him. He's not very sharp on his podcast a lot of the time anymore :(

 

[SFB123]

Because ugly males are systematically discriminated and oppressed by the totality of the human population (inclusing other males)

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Because ugly males are systematically discriminated and oppressed by the totality of the human population (inclusing other males)

I wholeheartedly agree . It fucking sucks how that's the case :(

 

[WorthlessTrash]

Because being an attractive woman is imo more rewarding and better than being a meh man both from a privilege standpoint (pretty privilege in this climate) and a self worth standpoint, so men are by default not attractive like women, whom are naturally beautiful.

DISCLAIMER: I am a bitter dysphoric AMAB who is projecting his anger over not being a woman. Please do not take offense to my opinions, even if you heavily disagree with them.

 

[Doom]

The reason is simple; men tend to use more violent methods than women. This is backed up by various analyses.

Why are men more likely to use violent methods? maybe because they are more desperate?

 

[Domimi]

Why are men more likely to use violent methods? maybe because they are more desperate?

testosterone>societal conditioning feedback loop that makes men more violent and arguably more pragmatic and less emotional.

 

[Insomniac]

Statisitcs show that men are more likely to ctb.

who makes those numbers.

I never doubt stats more than when I hear this shit. It just sounds like a lie.

 

[Huntfish34]

I'd have to agree, with men being more intense / violent in their ways ...like myself. But it's certainly not a 1 way street.... Some women / girls go that route too. Just not as many.

 

[𖣴 nadia 𖣴]

Probably because having higher testosterone levels is generally linked to more risk-taking behaviour and impulsivity.

 

[eldiablo666]

Simple.

Women have the sexual power.
A woman can survive however. Whenever.

 

[Ineedtodie]

Men can't afford to be in a position of weakness and vulnerability. Not that women can survive in crual society without strong boundaries but for men it's in a whole different level. Culturally there is a big gap. And those numbers partly reflect this truth.

 

[Teddybear]

Women ctb just as much but it mostly gets swept under the carpet. If a woman has a break down its attributed to mental fatigue, societal pressures or some hormonal issue.

But iIf a man kills himself its "obvious" he was just a loser - so no reason to hide his moral shortcomings after the fact.