As a man who has battled mental illness and ADHD, this topic is very dear to me. Thank you so much for being a compassionate soul and speaking openly about this.
I can definitely relate to your story because in the past I've had to endure the same struggle that you're experiencing now. It took a lot of courage for sure, but i did reach out for help eventually and through this painful process discovered that it was really my own thoughts and beliefs that prevented me from finding help in the first place. In the end CBT opened the door to many possibilities and helped me see life as it really is, not the distorted reality of your own mind. I would strongly advise anyone to seek out help if you're feeling depressed or battling any kind of mental illness. In my experience you can never win from your own mind and as long as you keep resisting you're just gonna sink deeper and deeper. The truth is that no one can do it alone and no one should have to. Sometimes for life to get better you have to take a leap of faith and trust that the people around you truly want what is best for you. I hope this has been useful and i wish you the best of luck starting your CBT!
Well done in all you are putting out there to the world and sharing your experience and no doubt helping so many people by displaying your story to the world. Thank you.
Thanks for another great video, pretty much sums up how I've been dealing with my adhd and anxiety my whole life. It took a lot to finally own up to everything and I'm still feeling ashamed and like a failure as a man because of it. I broke down while talking to my GP about getting referred. Hopefully facing up to it and accepting it are the first steps to healing. Looking forward to (and also dreading) getting some CBT in the future.
Hi Ollie. I may get some backlash for this, but I think it needs to be said; M. Scott Peck, in one of his books, said that if you cannot afford therapy, you can go along to meetings of AA. I kid you not... he's right. It's the strangest of feelings being in room full of complete strangers who will understand you, better than people you have known all your life. If it's not for you then, at least you've tried something new. It's worth looking into. It's readily available and it certainly doesn't make anything any worse. Cheers Ollie. 😌
@@ollieedward643 Not at all. Something of a moral duty to spread the word... so others don't suffer in silence like most of us do. Anyway, telephone assessment tomorrow for referral to Barnet Adult ADHD services. Keep your fingers crossed at around three in the afternoon. Fanx Ollie. 😁
As a man who has battled mental illness and ADHD, this topic is very dear to me. Thank you so much for being a compassionate soul and speaking openly about this.
I’ve actually had a really rough day, but this has cheered me up! So thank you 🙏
I can definitely relate to your story because in the past I've had to endure the same struggle that you're experiencing now.
It took a lot of courage for sure, but i did reach out for help eventually and through this painful process discovered that it was really my own thoughts and beliefs that prevented
me from finding help in the first place. In the end CBT opened the door to many possibilities and helped me see life as it really is, not the distorted reality of your own mind. I would
strongly advise anyone to seek out help if you're feeling depressed or battling any kind of mental illness. In my experience you can never win from your own mind and as long as you keep resisting you're just gonna sink deeper and deeper. The truth is that no one can do it alone and no one should have to. Sometimes for life to get better you have to take a leap of faith and trust that the people around you truly want what is best for you. I hope this has been useful and i wish you the best of luck starting your CBT!
Well done in all you are putting out there to the world and sharing your experience and no doubt helping so many people by displaying your story to the world. Thank you.
🙏🙏❤️
I spent even more of my life buying into the "men don't seek help" fallacy.
My dad said his generation wouldn’t have even considered opening up around friends. It’s ingrained into us at this point I feel
Well said Ollie 👏
Thanks for another great video, pretty much sums up how I've been dealing with my adhd and anxiety my whole life. It took a lot to finally own up to everything and I'm still feeling ashamed and like a failure as a man because of it. I broke down while talking to my GP about getting referred.
Hopefully facing up to it and accepting it are the first steps to healing.
Looking forward to (and also dreading) getting some CBT in the future.
I hope so too, my friend! All the best 👍👍
Hi Ollie.
I may get some backlash for this, but I think it needs to be said; M. Scott Peck, in one of his books, said that if you cannot afford therapy, you can go along to meetings of AA.
I kid you not... he's right.
It's the strangest of feelings being in room full of complete strangers who will understand you, better than people you have known all your life.
If it's not for you then, at least you've tried something new.
It's worth looking into. It's readily available and it certainly doesn't make anything any worse.
Cheers Ollie.
😌
Thank you 👍🙏
@@ollieedward643
Not at all.
Something of a moral duty to spread the word... so others don't suffer in silence like most of us do.
Anyway, telephone assessment tomorrow for referral to Barnet Adult ADHD services.
Keep your fingers crossed at around three in the afternoon.
Fanx Ollie.
😁