You don’t have to keep everything to yourself
Men are often expected to cope.
To provide.
To stay strong.
To solve problems.
To keep going.
But what happens when you can’t?
Maybe you’re exhausted.
Maybe you’re angry.
Maybe you’re drinking more.
Maybe you’re withdrawing from people.
Maybe your relationship is suffering.
Maybe you’re successful on the outside but struggling privately.
Or perhaps you don’t really know what’s wrong.
You don’t have to wait until things become unbearable before talking to someone.
I work with men experiencing…
Anxiety and worry
Overthinking, feeling on edge, panic or struggling to switch off.
Low mood and depression
Feeling flat, hopeless, disconnected or unlike yourself.
Stress and burnout
Feeling exhausted by work, responsibilities or constantly having to keep going.
Anger and irritability
Finding yourself becoming frustrated or angry more often than you used to.
Relationships
Communication difficulties, conflict, emotional distance, separation or relationship breakdown.
Loneliness
Feeling isolated, even when people are around you.
Loss
Bereavement, relationship loss or significant changes in your life.
Life transitions
Fatherhood, retirement, redundancy, divorce, career changes or questions about what comes next.
“I’m not really a counselling person.”
You don’t have to be.
You don’t need to know the terminology.
You don’t need to understand your emotions.
You don’t need a diagnosis.
And you don’t need to know what you’re going to say.
You can simply start with:
“Things aren’t going very well at the moment.”
That’s enough.
When men don’t talk
Difficult emotions don’t necessarily disappear because we ignore them.
Sometimes they show up as:
Anger.
Withdrawal.
Overworking.
Drinking.
Risk-taking.
Exhaustion.
Relationship difficulties.
Feeling numb.
Or simply carrying on until something eventually gives.
Counselling provides somewhere to stop, think and explore what’s happening.
Asking for help isn’t weakness
It doesn’t mean you’re incapable of coping.
Sometimes it means recognising that carrying everything yourself isn’t working anymore.
You don’t have to wait for a crisis.
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