{"id":1307,"date":"2018-05-13T23:45:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T22:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1307"},"modified":"2020-05-05T13:27:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T12:27:07","slug":"checking-in-on-my-own-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/checking-in-on-my-own-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"checking in on my own mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, 14-20 May is Mental Health Awareness Week<\/a>. The theme this year is \u2018Stress\u2019 but it\u2019s good to think and talk about MH in general, yeah? For us men especially, since suicide is the leading cause of death among young people aged 20-34 years in the UK and it is <\/i>considerably higher in men.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

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A year ago, I wasn’t in the best place. Literally. I was living alone in a big house that I couldn’t afford. I was coming out of a two year relationship. And I was spending most of my time commuting for a job I wasn’t really into. Outside of work, I wasn’t doing much fun, and basically I was just not very happy.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Richard Cook (@cookywook)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n