Depression in Recession

The BBC has an Interesting Article on how the economic crisis is leading to an emotional crisis in many men in the face of trouble providing for their families. The report on a survey that found men are twice as likely currently to report having suicidal thoughts, half as likely to discuss their trouble with friends or family, and while experience mental health problems in roughly equal numbers with women, they go untreated far more often.

This is interesting to me for several reasons. The suffering goes on largely in silence. Men don’t use health care in general to the extent that women do and they absolutely don’t use mental health care to the same extent. One could look at this as evidence that women in our society are oppressed, if it suited their purpose. You could argue that men are healthier because they are more free from the trap of poverty and childcare. You could also be dead wrong. This is a perfect example of how using mental health statistics to prove an oppression argument only feeds the monsters of stigma and prejudice.
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I think depression during the Recession, has been a major factor as an LDS saint. I feel it is certainly testing our patience, as well as our testimony. For some, it is very hard to pay an honest tithe, and yet, here were we are on an economic downfall, and we are still asked to pay a 10%. While most people find that very difficult, we need to remember that not only are we paying that tithing to bring more temples to the masses, we are also helping serve others in means of food as well as other home necessities. I see this time as a very difficult time for Mormon members, but a strengthening time as well.

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