Following on from part 1, I have complied the remaining information from people and now have the final four discussions from people who experience poor mental health ready to post. I hope that these interviews are beginning to shed some light on how widespread mental health problems can be – affecting someone from early childhood…
Category: Mental Health
Toxic Masculinity
What does it take to be a ‘man’? Are we really still perceiving ‘real men’ as these emotionless, macho persona’s who never cry, who never talk about their feelings, who never experience anything deemed as weak? I call BS on that. Some of the strongest men I know are those who openly speak about their feelings…
Interviews: Part 1/4
I have decided to write a series of blog posts that are slightly different to my usual. A friend of mine suggested that I interview him as he wanted to try and help others, but wanted to stay anonymous. This gave me the idea of interviewing various people that I know who have suffered with…
Third Wheel
Relationships aren’t always easy; they require effort, compromise and sacrifices. Throw a mental illness into the mix and it certainly ‘spices’ things up. I will be the first to admit that Ben has affected my past relationships. Some it has had a profound affect on; others it has shown me whose truly cared for me…
Addiction
I touched upon a subject in a previous blog post that I didn’t feel ready to talk about on here thus far. I have recently made the decision to begin opening up more about this situation as I feel sharing our vulnerability and struggles is what brings us together; brings change and brings awareness. When…
Me, Myself & Ben 