Men’s Mental Health

Hi, my name is Darren Brannigan I am running the Aintree half marathon to raise awarness for men’s mental health. I have struggled with mental health for the past 5 years, some days harder than others. I suffered in silence for so long and was afraid to ever open up my thoughts and feelings to anyone , I just blocked them out as I was so scared for how they would make me feel. Now I’m at a point where I have taken that massive step in the right direction of facing my deepest fears and pain with the help of friends and family. My story is I lost my Dad coming up to 5 years ago and I’ve always blocked out the emotions towards this and never really accepted that my best mate has been taken away from me, I’ve had sleepless nights, anxiety attacks always lived in fear of how much of a hold my mental health gets over me. But it does get easier as long as you get the help you need, I’m hoping my story helps at least one person who is struggling at the moment give them that courage to open up and know that they aren’t alone