Keeping your problems to yourself can make them seem worse.
Suicide
Rothko at Low Tide
Given Rothko’s suicide, I found myself thinking about low tide, not in the nautical sense but as the emotional state a person is experiencing when considering ending existence.
The Best Don’t Ask For Help (and Other Lies)
John Jones thought he wouldn’t be much if he didn’t become a father. Without his daughter, he might not be here at all.
Top Gun Director Tony Scott Dead of Apparent Suicide
Top Gun, Days of Thunder, The Good Wife, Numb3rs and more… Tony Scott was a powerful and prolific director and producer and he will be sorely missed. It is time we looked at the rates of suicide among men, and perhaps this tragic loss will help us focus on preventing future losses.
The Quiet Sort, and Far From Home
I’m a bit timid whenever I travel to new places so it isn’t really a surprise that I found exploring to be an emotional challenge. What was a surprise was how rapidly and completely I fell apart.
Stepping Off
Despair, and the recklessness of hopeless youth, contribute to the numbers of boys and men who “step off” this world. There are options, however, for those who remain.
Boys, Men, and Suicide
Although 80% of completed suicides are by males, there are no national programs specifically aimed at men or boys. Tom Golden wants to change that.
Trauma Recovery: The Inner War on Terror
The U.S. loses more of its soldiers to suicide than to combat. What trauma specialists have learned from sex abuse survivors may help combat veterans heal, as well. MaleSurvivor’s Chris Anderson reports.
Are You Man Enough for Therapy?
It takes courage and strength, but it’s worth learning how to benefit from a therapeutic relationship.
The Impala Suicide Slide
Rob Brown is in crisis: running 140 MPH from childhood terrors.
Suicide Shatters
Suicide shatters the lives of everyone around its victim.
What ‘Louie’ Taught Me About Suicide
Louis C.K. wants you to get down off the ledge. Jason Henry wonders what he’s scared of.
A Permanent Solution to a Temporary Problem
Not every suicide looks like a suicide.
Phil Collins Saved My Life
Phil Collins expressed the despair and emptiness of millions of listeners, and convinced at least one lonely teenager that his pain could also be channeled into something beautiful.
Titans Receiver O.J. Murdock Apparent Suicide
Justin Cascio examines the high cost of fame, including the apparent suicide of O.J. Murdock.
Suicide: 8/11
Suicide is a men’s issue.