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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Alex McIntyre

The soap fan who says their life was saved by an episode of Hollyoaks

A soap opera fan who says their life was saved by an episode of Hollyoaks is encouraging others to open up about their mental health this Christmas. John Junior, from Wilmslow says he tends to struggle over the festive period.

They lost their dad in 2018 and have been diagnosed with Emotional Unstable Personality Disorder. The 34-year-old mental health campaigner told Cheshire Live : "Christmas probably makes things worse for me because my dad died a few years ago. So it's something that's quite hard for me.

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