Stories & blog

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Josh’s story

"Last December I was suicidal. I couldn’t see a way out of how I was feeling. I just had tunnel vision that suicide was the answer."...
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Darek’s story

"At the end of 2023 I made an attempt on my life. Everything had got on top of me and I just couldn’t deal with it anymore."...
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Malik’s story

"I couldn’t take feeling this way anymore and I started to think about taking my own life. Luckily I went to my GP and he referred me to James’ Place."...
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Jack’s story

"I went to James' Place for help in 2019. I was at college and really worrying and overthinking about my exams, and started feeling suicidal."...
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Ahmed’s story

“I’d had a very difficult few years, I separated from my wife and had to move out with nowhere to go. Everything got on top of me and I started having suicidal thoughts and began self-harming."...
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Richie’s story

Richie talks about how his life has changed since coming to James' Place...