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by bergerjac 1094 days ago
The effects onto men are more internal. Whereas effects onto women are normally more external.

For example, a man could allow himself to be triggered into rage. And afterwards there will be no visible signs it happened within him.

But his wife could've been around him, and now she has purple bruises.

External signs are more easily measurable, and therefore reported more, therefore readers assume the most affected.

If the man had internal bio-signals measured, such as HRV, blood pressure, etc, you'd see the effects even BEFORE that of a beaten wife. (Of course there are also long-term health issues for being a slave to rage/anger/frustration)

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In the western world 75% of all suicides are men and over 90% of all homeless people are men.
Exactly. All that (internal) emotion gets pent-up and he doesn't know how to release it, so he takes one final act.