The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #95476 Message #1857417
Posted By: Joe_F
12-Oct-06 - 09:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: Young men 'suicide'
Subject: RE: BS: Young men 'suicide'
There are IMO other & better reasons than machismo for men (and, indeed, women) to refrain from talking about unpleasant subjects with their friends. Many -- perhaps most -- people these days believe that having such conversations is not the business of friends but of professionals. By bringing up hard problems you run the risk of driving your friends away, and you may not have many to try the experiment on. Worse, they may believe they have a duty to get you locked up & drugged until you gratify your captors by pretending to share their values. Better to avoid killing yourself *or* seeking help until you are truly desperate.