No matter how you look at it these trend lines aren’t great, and I hope by studying these patterns we can ultimately come up with more solutions for young people coming up in a chaotic world.

I’d guess I’m not the only person who clicked on this particular post because of personal struggles with suicidal ideation, and reading through some of the other comments I just wanted to say that people Do care about suicide and mental health. It’s easy to make generalizations about “society”, but we can be the change we want to see in the world - yeah maybe there’s some assholes on Mastodon or whatever, but there’s no reason to elevate or legitimize toxic opinions like that across the internet. From one vulnerable meat sack to another: your life matters, and so do other people’s lives, no matter what their age or gender. Be kind, y’all.

Are you saying that attempting suicide, potentially multiple times, is not a sign of genuine despair? What would you consider a “genuine” enough sign of despair?

You start by saying that men have a harder time getting sympathy, and then minimize the same issue for women by implying that women who attempt suicide aren’t “trying” as hard and they don’t feel ‘actual’ distress but rather they are being manipulative.

There are a lot of ways to get attention, which is a totally normal thing for humans to want, and if someone is that desperate for it I think it’s safer to go ahead and assume it’s because they are actually unhappy and it’s worth addressing rather than calling them a liar?