."The reality is we lose more farmers to suicide than we do to farm accidents", Mr Hynes.
Sitting in a field on the rolling hills overlooking Stradbally, 34-year-old Andy Nolan speaks with authority on the subject. He has experienced the effects of depression and poor mental health, "I know men aren't supposed to cry and all that because we are too hardy, but, that doesn’t work".For seven years he struggled, relationships broke down, life was dark and eventually it became too much for him to handle, he knew he could not cope.
We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences"You have to let it out somehow or another, talk to your family and friends or your GP, they do not want to see you gone, or in bad form, it is nothing to be afraid of or ashamed of whatsoever.
He said when he is having a bad day, he deals with it there and then, "I realise, right Andy, you need to take yourself aside and talk to someone, say to them, 'I am having a bad day. I am feeling down about this or that' and when you do that it will be gone".
The IRONY... RTE spend months scaremongering, 'Cases' from pcr test not fit for purpose go unquestioned, not one QUALIFIED virologist with genuine concerns about the validity of test results interviewed. AND THEY ARE STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH
There all mental anyway
Great promotion of AgMentalHealthWeek by franmcnulty rte . Many thanks. There are supports out there. No shame in making that call. IFAmedia PietaHouse
Well done Peterhynes15 & family for leadership n d area of Ag Mental Health. Farmers are finding CV19 v hard as social contacts are reduced w no mart, no jiving, no mass/service etc. Well done for shining a light on AgMentalHealth EmbraceFARM MLaveryIFJ RTECountryWide
What about the people who have lost their jobs...might be a little more fitting the times that’s in it
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Peterhynes15 Thankyou for creating awareness around AgMentalHealthWeek , we greatly appreciate it
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