When I learned that the military suicide rate is no higher than the suicide rate in the civilian world, my criteria for believing that any one thing is so delet

When I learned that the military suicide rate is no higher than the suicide rate in the civilian world, my criteria for believing that any one thing is so deleterious to mental health that it actually drives people to suicide went up tremendously. Our minds are remarkably robust and most will handle immense pressure. Some minds just aren't. Sure, they'll crack under pressure. But that pressure can come from literally anywhere, including existential angst that comes from nowhere but the person's own mind. Hence why suicide rates tend to remain constant no matter the situation.