1. Martin: I forgot the word 'ventilator'

   12/08/20

   antibiotics. Wasn't certain I'd wake up I had a few minutes with my partner before being taken to the ... in intensive care for several days before being allowed onto a recovery ward. I had to learn to walk ... early August. Four months on, I still have symptoms Despite being Covid-free for four months I still ... More

2. Anxiety FAQs

   21/05/20

   worrying about is resolved. You catch the train and then you start worrying about whether it will be ... perhaps more people than usual will be affected by what is sometimes called ‘generalised anxiety disorder’ ... something else? It can be. Anxiety can be linked to a phobia (a fear of something). A particular example is ... More

3. How's your pandemic?

   18/01/21

   you're a betting man, that's a 3 to 1 shot. Odds on, it will be higher in 2020. But that ... website. It can be difficult to put how you're feeling into words. This section of the Men's ... Health Forum site is designed to help you do that. You can be strong without being silent. In fact, ... More

4. 'Covid - 19 has shown just how much men's groups are needed'

   12/06/20

   check-in group online at 12.30. It lasts an hour. I try to be there every day. I’m trying to set up the ... self-medication. Divorce has come up too. Violence has come up and neglect and abuse in childhood. It can be darker ... than before. Being in lockdown re-traumatises people who have lived unpleasant domestic situations at ... More

5. Golf Has Made My Life Better

   01/07/20

   a game that can’t be won, only played. In my younger days, golf was a way to spend time with friends, ... course, and after meeting my soon-to-be wife, she took up the game as well. It has become a game that we ... professional. I had no idea when I was younger that the game would be as big a part of my life as it is, and ... More

6. Men & Covid - 19: new lessons learned & the challenge of inequality

   22/06/20

   suicide. These links might help: Samaritans: 'Talking can be life-saving' New 'Should I get ... More

7. My experience is…

   28/10/20

   VIOLENCE-  'I can't be violent, I'm a vegetarian'- the helpline teams on the domestic ... Covid-19 response' SAMARITANS: 'Talking can be life-saving' What about you? If you're ... More

8. Lennie: I went from a mild breathing difficulty to 100% oxygen overnight

   11/08/20

   gone down hill really quickly- from a little breathing problem to not being able to breathe at all. The ... changed colour and I’d pass out. I was warned that if I got any worse, I’d be on a ventilator. Everything ... I was watching people fading around me. Three times the person in the next bed disappeared and they’d be ... More

9. 'I've lost Nine friends to the pandemic'

   14/05/20

   species. You can do a lot online but not this. It’s difficult not to be able to touch people. There’s an ... More

10. Domestic violence: on the receiving end?

    16/09/20

    Are you being abused? What is domestic violence? Domestic violence can happen in any relationship ... and can happen to anyone.  What is it? How do I know if I'm being abused? Each person’s ... experience will be unique but  if you are in an abusive relationship you may  feel some or all of the ... More

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