Anonymous #4 14h

Not dissing op or men’s mental health just ranty

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Anonymous #4 14h

Do you date a man? Or have a brother, father, male cousin, male coworkers, or any man in your life that you care about? Are there any men that you would be sad about if they became depressed and took their own life? Not sure how this is a man's versus women's issue, but feel free to enlighten me!

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Anonymous OP 14h

So where’s the post where you ask men what they’re doing?

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Anonymous #8 12h

seriously, as a woman i’m kinda astounded and disappointed by some of these responses :/

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Anonymous OP 12h

So when i say a womans issue l mean they are the group largely advocating for social change, research and putting in the meaningful work to do so. Men contribute to the fucked up system and women have been forced for centuries to put up with the poor mental health of men. We are now in a day and age where we have widely known information that can be used to help men and improve their emotional health, but without other men advocating and modeling said behavior it’s not going to help.

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Anonymous #4 12h

I’m not a damn extremist most people aren’t. Coming at people like that is rude before asking any clarifying questions. Hope this helps you have a wonderful day

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Anonymous #6 12h

I love you homie 🥰

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Anonymous #4 12h

Let's hope a suicidal man doesn't see your post because it'd probably be his 13th reason why

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Anonymous OP 10h

I hope not that would be extremely unfortunate. I’m sorry we couldn’t come to a more understanding point, I hope you have a wonderful life and good luck this semester :)

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Anonymous OP 10h

Some people assume they don’t have to do anything. And it’s sad how they expect that you asking women how they’re helping men during their mental health month is wrong. But if we had women’s mental health, they would expect men to be bowing to their wills. Women should support men during this month and all other months.

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Anonymous #7 10h

Check in with the men in your life. Offer them support. Take notice of their emotions. Give them kindness and tell them that you’re here to support them. It’s their mental health month so take them for something. Ask to hang out with them.

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Anonymous #5 10h

That’s…girl that ain’t right

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Anonymous #12 10h

Talk to them about the issues. If you feel ignored, bring it up. But men are forced by society to have no emotions or if they have mental health issues ‘no you don’t. They don’t get told to talk about it.

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Anonymous #11 10h

May just passed, that was women’s health and mental health month, what did men do to help support and promote that message? Did you even know? No one was exactly suggesting it was wrong of them to promote men’s mental health but this is a very complex subject for many women affected by the persistent lack of emotional intelligence. we as a society need to collectively fix what we indulge and our unhealthy views on gender need to be addressed. Men need to support other men, enough women do.

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Anonymous #4 10h

No one should be bowing their heads at all, we all should be creating more access to resources and pushing mental health information to get it to those who need it.

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Anonymous #7 10h

Promote openness and show men in your life how to communicate their feelings effectively if they’re receptive (don’t waste your time on a man who won’t learn). Help them learn what men in their life have told them “wasn’t manly” is normal, human, and accepted among people. I just think they want to be more comfortable sharing feeling and getting help, they need it just as much as women.

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Anonymous #11 10h

It’s 2026 Mental health resources are very normalized. Men are not forced by society to be quiet that’s them bottling up all their emotions on their own accord… all my male friends / associates know i’m big on mental health and i talk about my own struggles with them. if they choose not to open up that’s them 🤷🏽‍♀️ You can’t force someone to talk

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Anonymous #4 10h

It was a joint mental health month. Not specifically women’s. And guess what, I did support it because it’s important. And you’re literally upset about a post asking women what they’re doing for men’s mental health month during the month it is honored. It’s sad to see people get so defensive over something like this.

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Anonymous #12 10h

Never said to force. But talking to someone can always help. Resources are incredibly hard and emotionally painful to use. I told you simply ‘talk to them’ and you have excuses

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Anonymous #12 10h

It’s not on you to fix other people. It’s wonderful of you to support the message and promote those types of conversations in your daily life but I don’t know who’s Not already doing that yk?? I understand the struggle and I’m sorry you’ve been let down by so many men it’s not easy. Men are the ones still pushing the message (and some radical women) you cannot control them of their perspective. You can be better, teach your children better, and admit to when you have faults that should be plenty

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Anonymous #12 10h

You are aware of the intense hate men receive for ever opening up? Told they need to grow balls, build a backbone, not to be a sissy. It’s looked down upon if they take antidepressants or show weakness. Women should encourage and support men’s mental health because there’s no reason not to. Men need help and have a higher suicide rate than women do.

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Anonymous #10 10h

It’s really sad to see honestly

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Anonymous #4 10h

Women should be supporting men through mental health because men have a higher suicide rate than women. I don’t get what’s so hard for you to understand. As a woman, seeing people argue and saying they don’t need to do anything but when it’s mental health month, women complain about men not supporting them? It’s pathetic really. What’s so hard about sending a text or giving a call to a guy friend you have and telling him you’re there for him if he needs anything, or texting that one guy at work?

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Anonymous #12 10h

???

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Anonymous #11 10h

you don’t have to share your medical history with friends and if they are mean about it then simply cut them off. you’re not forced to be friends with people that pick on you. you’re not forced to deal with mental health struggles alone. everyone knows about therapy and antidepressant but it’s up to you to reach out and get help. NO ONE IS STOPPING YOU.

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Anonymous #4 10h

it’s a saying 👍🏽

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Anonymous #12 10h

Even as a woman I am shamed for mental health and getting medication, I can’t imagine the world for men after all that has been taught to them. It might help to look at it like racism, no there isn’t a clear sign saying you can’t drink from that water fountain but you still get harassed leaving a Walmart. Men have been told it’s okay, but in practice it is still widely hated on and shamed by many.

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Anonymous #12 10h

That’s a very good point, MEN NEED TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH

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Anonymous #12 9h

No ik im just confused about context lowkey

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Anonymous #4 9h

Accountability yes but its not so hard to have solidarity with men ab it yk

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Anonymous #11 9h

Why if it’s a joint month do they need their own and women don’t get one? Here’s what I’ll say, you clearly refuse to believe people can have complex views on a subject. You are extremely passionate about men’s mental health and should look into a similar field, it’s wonderful what you want to push, I think you need a bit more understanding toward others feelings to push the message well if not, you’re gonna contribute to a more negative viewpoint on men’s mental health awareness.

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Anonymous #4 9h

This is not how you push a positive message

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Anonymous #4 9h

I have literally told you to reach out to the men in your life because men have much bigger struggles and have a bigger suicide rate because of how society treats their mental health, and you’re asking why women don’t get their own one? Make one. Go and petition to get it certified. Or, do it during mental health awareness and honor the men that have struggled more and die more because of how it’s ignored for them.

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Anonymous #1 9h

Definitely! But it is also so good to have an extra mental health month for men when they have a higher suicide rate and have society against them when it comes to their mental health, including many other men. So glad they get to have a dedicated month for those who have lost their fight with mental health and to support the men who are otherwise ignored or dismissed by society

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Anonymous #4 9h

but why are you surrounding yourself with people that shame antidepressants and mental health? yall know you can control who you’re around right? if i’m met with racism i simply turn around , ignore the person, and surround myself with people that love me.

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Anonymous #11 9h

i can’t speak for all women but i don’t care if men speak out on women’s mental health. in my experience , a lot of men don’t care about their own mental health month . how can i expect them to care about women’s when they don’t even care about each other ? i think it’s pathetic that you are infantilizing men. the resources are there no matter how hard or painful they are to use. women can normalize mental health all day but if men don’t want to talk or get help then 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Anonymous #11 9h

got it! i try to do that already, but i’ll definitely start being more intentional about it now

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Anonymous #11 9h

Men have larger rates of suicide because they typically choose the more lethal and messier ways of committing, women have high rates of attempted suicide, do proper research. And we had one until you decided to take May and June. Also we all struggle comparing issues is wild in 2026 thought you’d know better. Sounds like you want people to care about men’s mental health cause it makes it feel like you’re cared about, let me help you if people only care once a year they don’t care.

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Anonymous #4 9h

that’s true! i’ll definitely do that since i’ve seen firsthand what it looks like when they adopt a “masculine” way of responding to certain things. and many times it actually just ends in violence/self destruction, so this is important to note

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Anonymous #4 9h

^^^ this!! i also think suicide rates shouldn’t be a competition or something used to prove a point about who has it worse. and yeah knowing the details about it puts it into context (as to why men have higher successful suicide rates)

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Anonymous #12 9h

Family members like my mother made comments and a difficulty getting care from physicians can really stall a persons motivation and wanting for mental health help. I’ve had issues since I was around 12 years old so I’ve been around a lot of people and you are 100% correct, we allow people into our lives and it is our responsibility to limit bad influences and unhealthy disrespectful people in our lives. There are things we can do to promote a better mindset on those who don’t understand like us

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Anonymous #4 9h

A lot of society isn’t up on emotional intelligence like some of us think

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Anonymous #11 9h

society against men? 🙄 if only there were free 24/7 suicide hotlines, crisis text lines, support groups, counseling services, community mental health clinics and emergency rooms available to them. women can’t want men to live more than men want themselves to

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Anonymous #7 9h

Yes! I believe men’s mental health should address large issues in their community such as difficulties communicating, emotional regulation, substance abuse and more. A lot of Women need this just as much for the record. comparing such things is gross to me and inconsiderate of everyone’s issues. Someone losing their mom and someone getting cancer would not be compared, don’t compare mental health, we are all struggling, life is mean (not saying you but yk)

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