Welcome to Talk. In the run up to World Mental Health day, each week I will sit down and talk mental health in the gay community with men who have experienced mental health struggles first hand.
Please welcome Sean who is going to talk about his experience with depression, his father leaving and deep thoughts of wanting something bad to happen to him.
If you are struggling right now, know that you are not alone and that there are resources available, which you can find in the description below.
It’s time to banish the stigma, raise awareness and talk about how we’re feeling. Please do share this video, you never know who it might help.
If you identify as LGBTQ+, you can call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 (10am – 10pm everyday.)
https://switchboard.lgbt/
If you’re under 25, you can call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (Sunday – Friday 2pm – 11pm.)
To talk about anything upsetting you, call Samaritans on 116 123 (24/7 365 day a year.)
https://www.samaritans.org/
If you’re experiencing a mental health problem or helping someone else who is, you can call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm – 10.30pm every day.)
http://www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/helpline
If you identify as male, you can call CALM on 0900 58 58 58 (5pm – midnight every day.)
https://www.thecalmzone.net/
Music by Whitesand Martynas Lau – Circle of Life. https://soundcloud.com/martynaslau
Special thanks to our contributors.
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