How I Know Feminists LOVE Men

<p>Torrents, currents, and ripples by&nbsp;<strong>Christyl Rivers,</strong>&nbsp;PhD</p> <p><em>This posting is very personal. To overcome vulnerability in order to post, it took me a few days to consider whether anyone out there could relate to, and possibly learn anything from, a story about suicide, mental health, society, ecopsychology, and roles.</em></p> <p><em>Finally, I realized &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know.&rdquo; But, maybe?</em></p> <h2>On being spontaneously vulnerable</h2> <p>Superb writer&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/fourth-wave/yes-its-true-men-commit-suicide-more-often-but-do-you-know-why-e279e167ea78" rel="noopener">Linda Caroll</a>, wrote a wonderful article about some of the ways men and women are socialized differently in a sexist world.</p> <p>The rigid roles men and women are programmed to, even affect death by one&rsquo;s own hand. Men are more successful at suicide because they are more likely to use a gun, or violent means. They feel a need to be more forceful, more manly, more &ldquo;brave.&rdquo;When it comes to expressing your feelings, what is a more powerful tool than a gun, or a car?</p> <p>A man may not feel emotionally safe to cry, but he can feel despair enough to express a wish to die.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/roaring-rivers/how-i-know-feminists-love-men-45847caa346f">Read More</a></p>