Friday 5 February 2021

The Cold Reality

Reading this article, I found this paragraph deeply troubling.

https://www.cbhs.com.au/mind-and-body/blog/leading-cause-of-death-for-men-in-Australia

"Depression and anxiety are not uncommon in men. Statistics show that suicide is the leading cause of death in Australian men aged between 15 and 44."
Not because of the statistic that suicide is the leading cause of death for men here because I had heard this elsewhere. But because of the first sentence. Because it shows a complete ignorance and an almost dismissal that men suffer. The paragraph starts with a trivialisation of men's mental health issues before, straight away, giving us the cold reality that men in their prime kill themselves more than any other cause of death.
It's like this first sentence was worthy of adding into the article to educate the reader. Oh, by the way, did you know that depression and anxiety was not uncommon in suicidal men?