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It’s 2021. A crisp, late afternoon in the middle of August. We’re having a decent summer. There are people and their pets strolling through the park. And there I am, sitting on the grass in the shade, listening to the ring ring of a suicide helpline. Hold on. Wait. How did I get here? A man about to hit 30, with a world of expectation he placed on his own shoulders, and no idea how to make any of it a reality. I followed the path of education laid out before me and left unive

The first time I sought personal therapy, I went onto Counselling Directory and started scrolling. I wasn’t too sure what I should be looking for. A friendly face? Tons of qualifications? At some point, I sighed, logged off and thought ‘look, you’ve gotta work this out yourself’. Except all the trying in the world was getting me nowhere - if anything, I was digging myself a deeper, darker hole. Questions & platitudes that held me back from making a decision. What would I e