For the Lads Who Say “I’m Sound”

This one’s for the lads who say, “I’m sound.”
When you’re not sleeping properly.
When your drinking is getting heavier.
When the sniff is happening more than you planned.
When your partner keeps asking what’s wrong.
When you’re losing patience with the kids.
When work feels like the only place you can pretend everything’s normal.

A lot of men are brilliant at looking fine.
Good worker.
Good laugh.
Turns up.
Gets stuck in.
Doesn’t complain.

But looking fine isn’t the same as being alright.
If you’re carrying things you don’t talk about, you don’t have to keep doing that.

You don’t need a perfect explanation.
You don’t need to know where to start.
You don’t need to wait until everything falls apart.
You can just start with, “I’m not really alright.”
That’s enough.

Body Mind Therapies
Counselling • Men’s Mental Health • Addiction Recovery
Rossendale, Lancashire