Since treatments, Adam has felt calmer and happier Adam Reuter has been dogged by anxiety and depression for his entire adult life. It began when he was 13 and he watched his father die at home following a massive and sudden heart attack. The family tried to save him, but 45 minutes of heart compressions failed to bring Adam’s 40-year-old dad back. The traumatic experience went on to have an impact on his teenage years, and he became angry and aggressive. ‘I didn’t know how to express myself.
‘My initial response was: “Are you okay? Are you upset? Don’t worry! They’re headphones. Who cares?” ‘I know without a doubt that two or three months before that would not have been my response. I would have flown off the handle. It wasn’t until after that I realised I had changed.