A Phrase On Psychological Well being And Male Suicide

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There’s a double-edged sword lately in relation to speaking about psychological well being and the stigma surrounding it. There’s individuals who ridicule others for being weak and ‘damaged’ which couldn’t be additional than the reality, then there’s those that tweet, fb and snapchat about it incessantly below the guise of “let’s speak about psychological well being” however truly that means “lets’ speak about me”. If you happen to’ve additionally been pondering the identical, don’t fear, you’re not alone.

Psychological well being is one thing that even within the final 10 years, has develop into seen as a real well being concern which is fabulous! Your psychological well being is, for my part, much more essential than bodily well being. Even when your physique is crocked, good psychological well being goes a protracted option to overcoming that.

While there are various levels of psychological well being issues, and to not diminish these with actual struggles; all of us undergo psychological well being ups and downs in our lives. It’s regular and nothing to cover or be afraid of. While it’s essential to not ‘load’ your issues onto different folks, as you don’t at all times know what they’re going by means of – nevertheless properly you recognize them, it’s essential to really feel capable of speak about these items with out worry of being judged or ridiculed! I truthfully imagine we’re getting nearer and nearer to this day by day. However I worry that is nonetheless not as acceptable for males to speak about as ladies; as a result of let’s be trustworthy, we guys could be a bit closed minded.

So why am I speaking about this? Have I lastly snapped? Not fairly, however I obtained an e-mail as we speak from the Pall Mall Barbers’ PR who shared one thing actually fab. This isn’t an advert by the way in which, I actually simply thought this was an awesome good new story.

The Pall Mall Barbers wish to deal with the stigma of psychological well being and male suicide by urging different barbers to utilise their platform to supply a listening ear to their clientele and cease the ONS figures of their tracks. The ONS (Official Nationwide Statistics) launched data documenting that 75% of each UK suicide is male and in 2015 the male suicide price peaked to its highest price since 1999. I imply, that statistic is horrifying!

Pall Mall Barbers are celebrating their one hundred and twentieth yr this yr and are positioned in Trafalgar Sq., Fitzrovia, Westminster and Bishopsgate. If you happen to’re wanting someplace to share or simply bought for a silent good minimize; hit them up.

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