The way I grew up was fast and furious. You live hard and die young. It’s ingrained in us from early on. But now, at age 55, I’m thinking how am I going to live when my only son died by suicide? ...
Posts by Category: Suicide and Men at High Risk
Back from the edge
“As someone’s role changes in a profound way, their mood can change. People have characteristics that are lifelong, strengths and weaknesses that they bring to the challenges of life. In ...
A father’s suicide
Robert Becker was a Wisconsin farm boy who was educated only through middle school before he dropped out to keep the family farm afloat. A lanky kid, Robert was 6’ 9’’ by his 18th birthday. ...
Role of male psyche
Why do American men kill themselves so often? And why do their chances of dying by suicide increase as they move into the middle years and old age? Understanding the differences between men and ...
A guy thing
These core requirements of male identity (Brannon, 1985) can contribute to lack of help-seeking behaviors among men across the lifespan, including those who become suicidal because they can no ...
Proactive engagement
During her son’s high school years, Judy Buonauro never suspected that what seemed like typical adolescent angst could one day be life-threatening for her child Michael. That fated day came in ...
Violent end for cultural icon
American “gonzo journalist” Hunter S. Thompson exemplified a male psyche of independence, strength and resistance to seeking help. Thompson, who died by suicide at age 67, had struggled with ...
Dying for help
Depression. Hopelessness. Lack of resiliency. All risk factors for suicide—and in all genders and age groups. These factors often appear during a time of intense change in a person’s ...
Apart and alone
Bob Stern was one of a kind. He was a man’s man. A free spirit and adventure seeker who enjoyed being different and more capable—in his estimation—than others. Bob was a calculated risk taker, ...
Sowing hope
Sowing hope Psychologist-farmer Mike Rosmann toils to prevent suicide in agricultural communities Psychologist and farmer is a rare combination of occupations, yet Mike Rosmann lays claim to ...