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Luisa Metcalfe

Inside library drop-in group helping men open up about their mental health

As a mixed martial artist, Corrin Eaton is the definition of tough. But physical strength and resilience wasn’t much use when he experienced a bout of depression three years ago, just as Covid hit.

Unable to fight professionally and feeling lost, he didn’t want to worry his friends and family by revealing how low he was feeling, but he also didn’t know where to turn for help.

“I was in a really bad way,” says Corrin, 33, from Ipswich. “I spoke often about taking my life and my mum hated to hear that, which I totally understand now.

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