PREVENTION OF SUCIDE IN MEN

Prevention of Sucide in men: the High Cost of Men’s Success by Thomas Joiner, Ph.D Dr. Joiner has proposed a new theory of why people commit suicide . Joiner proposes that there are three key motivational aspects which contribute to suicide. These are: 1) a sense of not belonging, of being alone, 2) a sense of not contributing, of being a burden 3) a capability for suicide, not being afraid to die. All three of these motivations or preconditions must be in place before someone will attempt suicide. so we need to be kind to our fellow dudes cajole them and talk them out of attempting sucide, alway help a distraught friend talk to him abt postive things in life. men should be educated abt the fuitlity of sucide. We often invest so much of our lives in our work, when we lose our jobs or retire we feel worthless, unable to contribute. It’s a short step to feeling we are a burden on those we love. We also put less effort into developing and maintaining friendships so we can come to feel more and more alone. Suicidal intention is transient. If we can get support to get through those times when we feel disconnected, a burden to others, and having the means and mind-set to actually kill ourselves, we can begin to develop the social supports to turn things around. You better let somebody love you, you better let somebody love you, you better let somebody love you…before it’s too late