In countries around the world, women are more likely to be diagnosed with depression and to attempt suicide. So why is the male suicide rate still several times higher than female?
A psychiatrist explained to me, years ago, that women are much more likely to attempt suicide, but by using less-violent means, are much less-likely to succeed in terminating their lives.
Males are less likely to try it, but more likely to succeed.
Girls/women usually try pills, overdoses, guys usually try something violent.
See the “more suicides are tried by girls & women” part of the equation, not just the “more successful suicides are by males” part of the equation.
( I’ve faint marks from when I opened both wrists with a scalpel-blade, when I was about 10yo, and haven’t had the guts to intentionally make-absolutely-certain of my termination … perhaps-ever.
Both parts of the equation I’m identifying are offensive/wrong, and mis-representing of what’s actually going on, as various “activist” factions do, is what I’m attacking. )
A psychiatrist explained to me, years ago, that women are much more likely to attempt suicide, but by using less-violent means, are much less-likely to succeed in terminating their lives.
Males are less likely to try it, but more likely to succeed.
Girls/women usually try pills, overdoses, guys usually try something violent.
See the “more suicides are tried by girls & women” part of the equation, not just the “more successful suicides are by males” part of the equation.
( I’ve faint marks from when I opened both wrists with a scalpel-blade, when I was about 10yo, and haven’t had the guts to intentionally make-absolutely-certain of my termination … perhaps-ever.
Both parts of the equation I’m identifying are offensive/wrong, and mis-representing of what’s actually going on, as various “activist” factions do, is what I’m attacking. )