2018, ISBN: 9781912478460

What does it do to you when someone you love tries to end their life?Paul McGregor's dad tried to kill himself, but survived. He went into hospital, came home, and got better. Or at least… Mehr…

What does it do to you when someone you love tries to end their life?Paul McGregor's dad tried to kill himself, but survived. He went into hospital, came home, and got better. Or at least that's what people thought. A few months later, the battle continued. And on the 4th March 2009, Paul's dad ended his life.You're a young man, and your dad has just taken his life. How do you grieve? Tormented by the question of why, you lock it away and man up. You wear a mask to show others you're coping, but you spend every moment you have alone an emotional wreck. Wishing he was still here. You chase money, status, success all as a way to distract yourself from those feelings. But none of it works. You find yourself feeling like you too, will end your own life.Man Up, Man Down is Paul's tale of recovery. Taking off that mask and being able to answer the questions that surrounded his dad's suicide. If you've ever lost somebody to suicide, this book is for you. Books Paul McGregor|Paperback|Welbeck Publishing Group|08/10/2018, Welbeck Publishing Group<

ISBN: 9781912478460

When Paul McGregor''s dad tried to take his own life, it changed Paul''s worldview forever. Of course he hadn''t seen it coming, and so all his old certainties dissolved and he struggled … Mehr…

When Paul McGregor''s dad tried to take his own life, it changed Paul''s worldview forever. Of course he hadn''t seen it coming, and so all his old certainties dissolved and he struggled to cope. Paul''s dad eventually recovered in hospital and went home, and it seemed as though things could now finally start to improve.But then a few months later, tragedy struck. Paul''s dad made a second attempt on his life, walking in front of a lorry. He died instantly.In order to distract himself from his grief, Paul began to overwork himself and chase "success." He found himself in a dark place, suffering from depression and fearing that he''d follow in his dad''s footsteps. How could he, as a man, show his vulnerability?Man Up Man Down is Paul''s tale of recovery. It also explores what it means to be a man in today''s society. How do you cry, how do you express emotion, and how do you admit you''re struggling, when everything you''ve been taught tells you to "man up" and get on with it? Books > Wellness > Self-Help > Death & Grieving List_Books<

ISBN: 9781912478460

Paperback, [PU: Welbeck Publishing Group], When we're conditioned to tell others we're fine and to man up, how do we cry or show emotion? Man Up Man Down explores what it means to be a ma… Mehr…

Paperback, [PU: Welbeck Publishing Group], When we're conditioned to tell others we're fine and to man up, how do we cry or show emotion? Man Up Man Down explores what it means to be a man in today's society, and what it takes to be able to deal with a heatbreaking suicide., Personal Development<

2018, ISBN: 9781912478460

Books Paul McGregor|Paperback|Welbeck Publishing Group|08/10/2018, Welbeck Publishing Group