Men are now almost three times more likely to see a therapist than in 2009, according to Mind’s ‘Get it off your chest’ study.  This is a move in the right direction although, according to numerous studies, men continue to struggle with mental health in silence.

Two in five men (43%) admit to regularly feeling worried or low, an increase from 37% in 2009.  And yet, for many men feeling low or worried isn’t deemed important enough to act on. When men do present at their GP surgery, they are more likely to talk about their physical symptoms rather than any emotional symptoms.

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