This is the irony of the common man suffering in silence. Contrary to common wisdom, men are the weaker sex. Our manhood is actually a facade hiding our victimhood caused and moulded by society and our upbringing. The statistics are undeniable: men suffers more than women and this is made worse by our need to uphold a public image of the idealistic "superman." Here's the statistics: Although there are twice as many women (than men) being diagnosed as suffering from depression (mostly due to the fact that women are more open and forthcoming), there are however 4x more men taking their own lives! The inference? What is male machismo is sadly just a masquerade for male weakness. And up-keeping our invulnerability is truly costly.Then, how about the fact that men outnumber women in drug and alcohol abuses and related violence. In prison, the male population far exceed the female population and most of the men there are diagnosed as suffering from various psychiatric disorders. Lastly, it is an established fact that men's mortality rate is higher than women, that is, they die younger. Whatever the cause, women ultimately outlive men. So, who is in reality the weaker sex? We are indeed suffering in silence.
I wrote about lies some years back and stretched it a little with some controversy. It's entitled "Corrie ten boom's lie". Have a go?
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