Going to share this in the hope that it might help someone.

Have been very low for a long time and got progressively worse until breaking point a few weeks ago. Pretty severe depression.

I’d buried grief for my dad, had a new baby in the house before all this coronavirus stuff.

I was awful to live with and my wife begged me to get some help a few times but I thought better of it. Thought I was an alpha male and depression was something for other people to deal with. Not the case.

I was low every day, would be present but not ‘present’ if you get me.

Anyway, my wife and I had a big chat and she saw how ill I was. It was a chat that changed a lot. I was worried about everything, including my job and the current situation had exacerbated my depression.

I finally went to the doctors and explained my feelings to someone else for the first time. I got some treatment and I’m feeling more like the old me for the first time in a long time.

I’m not putting this out there for sympathy as millions going through tougher times than me right now but just wanted to encourage people to speak to someone as it is so important. I had mates reach out to me and it helped no end. If anyone wants to DM they are always open

Can’t thank my mates for reaching out enough, and it helps that I’ve got an absolute keeper of a wife in @HelenPowellPTHB. Been a rock. A wonderful, wonderful human.