Idk it's not really talked about that much. I don't know about Lithuania though.
I think the people of the 2 countries just haven't really had the time to heal since we've regained independence from USSR only about 30 years ago. The countries suffered heavy population loss in WW2 and we haven't bounced back yet. Both population and economy-wise.
Also the climate. (Here I am talking about Latvia, idk about Lithuania)
We only about 2-3 months of warm weather (25-35 celcius idk how much that is in farenheit)
About a quarter of the year is a chilly, wet, gray mess (1-2 fall and 1 spring months) and the grey Soviet architecture doesn't help.
A latvian
Edit: watch the geography now video about Latvia. It has explained it quite well. The only exception is the pronunciations. Those were terrible. :)
Edit 2: feel free to ask questions in my dm's. I'm no expert but I'd be glad to answer
Lithuanian over here. What's up is that ussr happened. A therapist once told me that my whole generation was screwed up by parents who themselves were raised in a soviet way. Mental health care simply didn't exist. The default approach to any mental health issue was to hide it. Problems at work? Don't talk about it, just drink. Domestic abuse? Hide it. School bullying? Well yeah everyone gets bullied. Your kid's different from the others? Your problem.
It's different now, but we're still living the consequences.
That, and the fact that for some reason our government decided not to lie on suicide statistics.
I wouldnt say that there is something prominent about it here. Ive noticed that its not talked about as much here as in the US. I bet its to do with the fact that latvia and lithuania were previously occupied by the ussr(which stunted development). Estonia delt with it better somehow
I don't know about Lithuania, but in Latvia I don't think there is anything particular at play. Some speculate that it can have something to do with the winter blues. Some years the weather can be brutal and the darkness in the wintertime is real. You'll notice that many countries further up north have this problem. We think of the scandinavian countries as wealthy and having good quality of life, but the suicide rates are very high there as well.
I think another possible factor is how long the mental health topic has been ignored. Depression and mood disorders are a lot more socially accepted in the United States, as is taking medication for them. In Latvia most people are very, very hesitant to use antidepressants and similar medication. Sometimes it can be a good thing, the addiction rates to prescription medication are far lower, but there are folks who need them, but don't use them.
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u/AdoIfTickler Aug 13 '21 edited 28d ago
If that’s in America that poor firefighter is getting sued to fuckkkk