Why domen commit suicide more often than women even though both sexes have similar problems??

Question

I am interested and always have been...

Answer 1

I think your presumption is possibly a very 'western' one, in that whilst it is indeed true that in the west men do commit suicide more often than women, it is possible that this is not the case in other societies.
In western society, there is a strong emphasis that men should be strong (emotionally and physically) and that they should not show feeling (particularly of emotional despair) or ask for help. Men are viewed as being strong enough to deal with problems and overcome them on their own without reaching out to others for help. Women on the other hand are thought of as emotional and they are encouraged to open up and display their feelings, it is expected of women to be this way in western society.
Think of fathers and their sons, friends at school or even adult friends. There is often a lot of male bravado and showing off of masculinity. Most men do not want to risk their masculinity by breaking down in front of their family and friends. Many men cannot imagine sitting crying in front of their friends and spilling out their deepest feelings of upset to them-and many men never will do this. They internalise all their problems and sometimes these problems may get too much for them and they may take their own lives, whereas most women may admit that they have a problem and attempt to gain help for it, for example by visiting their doctor and saying they feel depressed.
Finally, it may be that men see suicide as one final act of complete control of their own lives, particularly after a duration where lack of control has left them with despair and emotional upset.
There are many reasons why someone (male or female) may commit suicide, but often it is not necessarily a disposition to commit suicide, but often a last resort and final lash out at the demands of society.
Quite recently there was a campaign in Britain where the slogan was 'You Ok mate?' in an attempt to encourage men to be more open about their emotions when they are stressed/depressed to try to lower the suicide rate in young men-let's all hope it's successful.
All the best!

Answer 2

This is an interesting question which appears to vary depending on

a) which country you are measuring the statistics
b) the time period you are measuring the statistics
c) the age of the people you are measuring

For example during the period when Margaret Thatcher was prime minister the male suicide rate increased and the female suicide rate decreased. Since Tony Blair has been in power there does not appear to have been much of a change.

If you look at some countries, such as Taiwan, you will see an accident peak in young male mortality between the ages of 18-24. It is not clear if these are suicides, or just the fact that many mopeds on the road are a clear danger to the young men who ride them.

However, I would qualify these statements by saying that you can draw any conclusions you want from most statistics. That does not make the statements, or the statistics reliable.

Answer 3

Four times as many men as women die commiting suicide. However almost the same number of women as men attempt suicide. In practical terms this seems to be explained by the methods men and women typically choose. Men tend to use firearms, tall buildings and other methods from which survival is very unlikely. Women tend to use overdose, razorblades and other methods that are less immediately fatal or in which a third party can intervene.

So in a sense the answer to your question is they don't commit suicide more often, but they do succeed more often.

Answer 4

I suspect the difference in numbers lies in the fact that women tend to have a greater capacity to experience, and even endure more emotional pain that the male. For the female it is bothersome, and of course painful, but it contains less anxiety and fear that the same emotional pain would contain for the male.

This is the first time this phenomenon has been expressed outside my own environment, but there is little made of the monthly menstrual cycle a woman must experience. The reason for this is the normal female is fully aware of it, but not realizing its importance in her structural makeup, she does not mention what she fails to appreciate. The male, who has traditionally done the writing in science and other fields of study, is quite ignorant of this natural physiological phenomenon and thus, would not likely see it as a determinant in things such as suicide.

From early teen years, the female has to undergo a most frightening [at least initially] emotional experience of having her own system discharge a sizable amount of blood... for no discernible reason. This is emotionally stressful to anyone, and every month it is repeated. Eventually, the female becomes "hardened" to the emotionality of this experience, and it is this developed capacity that allows the female to give birth when necessary.

Combine this emotional hardening of the female with the females natural capacity to experience herself as weaker, and more vulnerable to the unknown in her world, and she is better able to experience the tauntings of the MIND that end in suicide.

There are of course variations for both males and females, but generally, what I have described here would be sufficient to explain the variation in numbers of deaths caused by suicide.

Answer 5

Because men are more likely to have the strength to go through with it and because men are more emotionally cut off. Women are more likely to talk about their feelings with someone or seek help if they are having problems. Many men feel seeking help is a sign of weakness so they let their problems bottle up inside into it explodes which could end in suicide.

Answer 6

My guess is that men in severe anxiety/agitation/emotional pain may have less ability to control their actions because of higher levels of testosterone. I believe there are times when a person who would not hurt anyone ever gets so angry and upset it can be unbearable; and so, rather than take it out on someone else they may take it out on themselves in order to take some action to stop whatever the situation is. It still amounts to inability to control an overwhelming need to take physical action.

Also, maybe women are so certain of how much their families need them they are less likely to take an action that would hurt their families; while men may more often be in situations where they can feel they are not as needed by their families as women are. The man with self-worth problems or even overwhelming financial worries may actually believe his family is better off without him for one reason or another.

Answer 7

Success is the problem. A man who is very outstanding in business
are more common than women in a similar position. To loose status
for a man is is a disaster whereas a woman in a similar position can
cope with business failure. A man looses his sense of power and
pride and frequently can‘t stand the situation, a woman usually can
because power is not expected of her in the business world.
I believe this is the reason.

Answer 8

Similar problems but different psyche's for handling them. Men tend to have an overt sense of responsibility. If that responsibility is uncontrollable the man determines himself worthless, thus termination enters the picture. Too bad, there are remedies.
The females have attempted to take on the man's role in society. Equality in everything but has a different psyche for different reasons and in most cases is not able to handle the mans role. Failure ensues and eventually termination. Too bad, there are remedies also.

Answer 9

It's not true in Western society. In fact men between 18-30 are the most likely group. But on a world scale it is women. This is probably be because in many 3rd world countries women are treat far lower down the scale than men.

Answer 10

Women attempt suicide more often than men, but men have a higher success rate of suicide than women