I Thought I was Proper Mental... Suicide Awareness Month

In this weeks episode, Han is joined Tom Davies. Tom is the host of the Proper Mental Podcast, which aims (and achieves) to normalise conversations around mental health.Han and Tom begin the episode by discussing the importance of talking about mental health illness, and the reasons why Tom started Proper Mental. We then discuss Tom's mental health journey, and how things hit a low point, leading to him having thoughts around ending his life.We discuss the idea of masculinity, relationships, medication, fatherhood, and communication and how they fed into Tom's mental health journey.Finally, we discuss what is needed next for mental health illness, and how awareness is only one part of the puzzle.Please note that this podcast episode discusses topics such as depression and suicide. This podcast is based on lived experience and should not be used as a replacement for clinical advice. If you are struggling, please reach out support and remember this too shall pass.For support, please find the following resources:Samaritans - for everyoneCall 116 123Papyryus - for everyoneCall: 0800 068 4141Email: [email protected],Text: 07860 039967,Apps: https://papyrus.orcha.co.uk/Help & Advice: https://www.papyrus-uk.org/help-advice-resources/Mind - for everyoneCall: 0300 123 3393Email: [email protected] organisations: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helping-someone-else/supporting-someone-who-feels-suicidal/useful-contacts/Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) - for everyoneCall: 0800 58 58 58Visit: thecalmzone.netShout Crisis Text Line - for everyoneText "SHOUT" to 85258Visit: https://giveusashout.org/YoungMinds Crisis Messenger: for people under 19Text: "YM" to 85258Visit: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/shout-85258/Childline – for children and young people under 19Call: 0800 1111 (the number will not show up on your phone bill)SOS Silence of Suicide SOS Silence of Suicide – for everyoneCall: 0300 1020 505 (4pm to midnight every day)Email: [email protected]