1. John: 'I was depressed in the army'

   04/08/16

   and my mental health and well-being was at an all-time low due to being conditioned to ‘muster on ... troubles with the right support and now were in a position to help people who may still be struggling. It ... helped me to be open and honest with them as I knew that they had lived this and it wasn’t something they ... More

2. Stranger Than A Talking Dog

   25/10/16

   were a lot longer in those days). Male breast cancer is still a disease we need to be aware of: did you ... She strikes up a conversation with someone she takes to be a waiting husband and is amazed- as we are- ... journey begins with a single step and I had no intention of giving up. I decided cancer would be a word ... More

3. Paul: 'I know what it's like at the bottom'

   04/08/16

   others. I know what it is like to be down at the bottom and have nothing and nobody. My philosophy is that ... if I can help one person avoid how I felt on those lowest times it will be worthwhile. I have been ... I would be spending most of my time indoors. Instead I get to go out, meet great people and share ideas ... More

4. What is #works4me?

   06/01/17

   do. You can use whatever name you like. Obviously we'll see your email but it won't be ... site those that seem to be the most useful – around three, maybe more. Then we'll post a new ... at all as we'll have to choose ones which we think will be useful to the highest number of ... More

5. Tim: Why I hate Elvis Presley

   26/04/18

   love with a pretty blonde nurse (I can’t remember her name – love is fickle when you’re seven!), being ... visited by QPR footballers, kicking up a bit of a fuss when I had my stitches out and being subjected to ... doctors chose not to operate until they had to – which turned out to be in 1993, when I caught an ... More

6. CJ: 'Realising I am trans has been the best thing in my life'

   07/12/15

   certain about being gay was what I’d heard at church, and that was that it was a sin.  What I also knew ... who asked. When I turned 12, one of my classmates asked me if the reason I kept saying I wanted to be ... it with the word 'gay'), but I’d never even considered that who I fancied might be linked ... More

7. Men without children

   10/07/16

   Do you want kids? Counsellor Robin Hadley argues that men without children can be as ... involuntarily childless man. I always expected to be a dad and there have been times in my life when becoming ... be in that position.  My desire to become a father peaked in my mid-30s, a time when I felt out of ... More

8. Leo: 'Don't you have enough going on?'

   07/12/15

   Leo Collins on being trans and having cerebral palsy. I began my transition over three years ago ... so I felt comfortable being a man with a man!  I thought being trans and having Cerebral Palsy, it ... was going to be a tall order to get a date let alone anything else? I met my partner two years into my ... More

9. Drugs at work FAQs

   02/08/17

   side-effects.  What illegal drugs do I need to know about? Cannabis (or weed) can be very relaxing. But even ... common. Amphetamines are highly addictive. Ecstasy can be too. Mixing drugs with each other and/or alcohol ... may be legal as plant food or for putting in your bath but that doesn’t mean you want to put it in ... More

10. Are you a sex or porn addict?

    23/01/23

    Addiction to sex and/or pornography can be as strong as any other drug, explains addiction expert ... some professionals. But research from the University of Cambridge now confirms that pornography can be ... More

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