I get that about men and highs and lows of success and failure, alpha male $hit. Thank you for not jumping to conclusions, and assuming that I think that life is easier for men. There are damn good reasons for why more men than women end their lives through suicide.
This article describes the kind of thing you are talking about ... a youngster who got confused - 20 years ago he felt like a complete beta, and figured that living as a woman was the solution to that problem.
Well apparently it wasn't and transitioning ruined his life, more or less.
I can see what you are saying: instead of accepting you are a freaky, kinky, failed man, you basically set your hair on fire, burn your past identity with it, and start over as a she-male.
I guess that is a way of hitting the reset button on your relevance.