Man up, break down: unpacking the Philippinesโ male suicide crisis
Richardson Mojica is no stranger to thoughts of ending it all. The 40-year-old university professor and mental health advocate was diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder and depression in his early 20s. He finds fulfilment in his job, yet suicidal ideation has always lingered. โWe call it passively suicidal โ you donโt want to live, but you donโt want to stop everything,โ he said, revealing that he had survived a self-inflicted attempt on his life months ago. Survival is a...