On this day last year, I entered a psychiatric hospital a broken man. I had no hope. I could see no future, and I was completely drained of all mental and physical energy. A year later, however, I am living a completely different life. I have completely turned my life around and am so, so proud of everything that I've achieved this year, none of which would be possible had I not asked for help. As men, we tend not to talk openly about things. We prefer to suppress things just bury it deep in the hope it'll go away, but it rarely does. It can be difficult to speak openly about our feelings, but not speaking rarely has a positive outcome. It's so important to ask for help. It's nothing to be ashamed of, but it could change your life forever.

@gergaflood2 @philipnolan1 @nicolatallantsw People are interested in crime stories.

@theglamityjane I wish my legs weren't too short for me to be 6ft, but shur fuck it; that's the way it goes.

@OlaLN What do you believe would be an acceptable punishment? 0

Can I suggest that you take a few seconds to read this, and when you've read it, take a deep breath and read it again.

@DaraghFleming That's incredibly powerful, Daragh. It made me quite emotional reading it, if I'm honest.

@sophiegrenham Ah shur, they're best ignored. These people just crave attention.

@ChristianJW1968 Thanks Chris

@LShirlaw And you, Louise

@HarpersLimerick Yikes. Good fun in your house, I'd say. 😃

@GregCantyFuzion It's so unusual for this time of year

@HarpersLimerick All good. How are you and your family?

@CorkCoypu 15?

I'd imagine it's not easy to constantly be a racist bigot. Having said that, it seems to come so naturally to many.

@dublin_damo 😉

@LharaMullins I think a good place to start is to ignore people like them. It's like trying to reason with drunk people-a complete waste of time. I find the best way to learn is to hear about people's lived experiences as told by themselves.

@theglamityjane Said like only a true friend could say it.