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Our four part blog series shares the experiences of male students and their mental health journeys.

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Loneliness, hopelessness and sadness. But there is light at the end of the tunnel.

This week we are bringing you blogs written by some of our male students about their experiences of mental health troubles. They want to share their stories in the hope to help other students, to reduce stigma and to raise awareness of what support is out there.

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Simple changes can help

Thiery is an international student who describes the difficulty of men speaking about depression.

 

Read Thiery's story

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Please speak to a mate

After being honest with his mates, Neil started to feel a bit more like himself.

 

Read Neil's story

Reaching out is hard, but worth the struggle

When Jake began to experience feelings of loneliness, he had to learn to reach out, and not to suffer in silence.

 

Read Jake's story

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Feelings of isolation

As international student Nim shares, linguistic and cultural barriers can really affect international students who may struggle with feelings of isolation.

 

Read Nim's story

 

Andy's Man Club pop-up stand

How can I help a friend who is feeling low? Come and have a chat with us about how to support a friend and much more – Wednesday 13 November from 1.00pm until 2.00pm at Ravelin Sport Centre.