‘Why don’t men go to therapy?’ It all comes down to one very good reason

On both sides of the Atlantic, men, especially young men, are dying by suicide at rates that should freeze governments in their tracks. But the powers that be don’t seem to notice.

The U.K. watches males of all ages go under — boys dropping out of school, men in their 20s drifting between short-term jobs and long nights alone, 30s lost to drink, dread, or sheer exhaustion. The U.S. watches its men go under, too. Their suicide rates dwarf those of women, and overdose deaths skew heavily male.

When a young man limps into therapy, he’s met with soft voices, polite nods, and vague talk about letting his guard down.

Whenever this comes up, we hear the same insufferable chorus: Why won’t these men just go to therapy?

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