Emmerdale Liam Cavanagh opened up on his secret mental health struggle and revealed that he considered taking his own life during Emmerdale's all-male episode.
During Friday night's instalment of the ITV soap, the show shared a special episode which featured only the male cast as they spoke openly with one another about their mental health. Following Paddy’s recent struggles Marlon decided to host the men of the village at a lock-in night at The Woolpack in hopes of encouraging friend Paddy to open up about his own life.
One by one the men all spoke about moments from their lives when they'd struggled and how they got through those difficult times. Liam decided to take the opportunity to open up about his personal story from medical school.
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He said: “Some people who try to take their own life do make a second attempt, but plenty don't. I should know." Liam explained that when he was studying to become a doctor he was put on suicide watch and it's something he hadn't spoken about in "a long time". By this point, Paddy had crept downstairs and was listening at the door.
The doctor explained that his fellow students stood watch over him after he was found in his dorm room unconscious. He explained: “"I ended up having my stomach pumped but, after that, the guys in my corridor, they took turns to make sure I wasn't left on my own. They saved my life twice over."
Finally, Paddy decided to join the other men in the pub, where he opened up about how he'd been the one to find the man who'd raised him dead from suicide many years earlier.
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