Breaking Down, Breaking Down.

NOTE: I really apologise both for the lateness of this episode, and the nasal toning. I’ve been feeling like crap the past few weeks with some physical health issues, so if it sounds like I’m out of breath, I kinda am whilst I await for the NHS to decide if I can have some surgery […]

In this final episode of Season 1 of Breaking Down, Breaking Down, Wil and Andy talk about British society’s approach to drinking. Britain isn’t the only country in the world where people fancy the odd tipple. You could argue that on a day to day basis there may be countries where people drink more than the Brits. It’s the manner by which Brits consume alcohol when they do, and the manner by which...

Support groups can be vital to those with Mental Health difficulties, as well as those who struggle with loneliness, a lack of family, or addiction issues. Whilst these may seem trivial to some, when individuals find themselves ‘alone’, they may end up in a situation with no one to talk to who ‘gets it’. Not all support groups work however, especially when you end up bumping into people from previ...

This episode looks at one of the most embarrassing things about Western human society. Making New Year’s Resolutions. Even though we all know that most of these would have been broken by the second week of January, it’s a tradition that carries on in vein. Instead, Andy and Wil talk in a more practical sense about how making small changes to your life without completely removing any fun from your...

This episode focuses on how sometimes people just have a bad week, and how sometimes, just sometimes, we wish we could just be an emo for a day. We talk about life, music, and how this helps play a massive part of our lives.  We talk about how important a pair of headphones can be when out and about, especially in loud, crowded spaces, and how for some reason every generation of society seems to t...

In this episode, we talk a lot about wanting to talk about triggers, then mention a few of them as we get carried away in other conversation. We consider how a Kieth Floyd drinking game could have been a game show precursor to Gogglebox, and why it's stupid for the Government to try and ban crumpets. Wil highlights some issues about supermarkets (again), especially when it comes to store layouts a...

In this episode, we look at what happens in times when you feel that you're not getting the help you need in the mental health 'system', and how there is potentially a postcode lottery in the NHS when it comes to mental health support in England. We look back at what happened with Wil when he last felt 'hopeless', and how a simple phone call potentially saved him from the brink. Not only does Andy...

In this episode, we pick off where we left off last time out, when Wil and Andy met for the first time.  We have a look at what life is like on an acute mental health ward, and some of the challenges that this leads to for patients, both in an immediate and post-discharge sense. We look at some of the basic steps that could be taken to improve re-integration into 'community' for those with long te...

Taking substantially less time than it took Ted to explain how he met his kids' mother, this episode takes a look at how Wil came to get to know Andy, whilst both were inpatients at Bushey Fields Hospital, and acute Mental Health Hospital in Dudley, United Kingdom. Together, we take a look at possibly the second most painful induction process after being sent to prison, how what's on TV at 6AM dic...

This episode takes a look at Christmas, or if you’re American ‘The Holiday Season’. It highlights some of the basic issues around seeking mental health support during this period in the UK, and also some of the difficulties people face around Christmas when it comes to ‘spending time with your loved ones’. Andy eventually says more than one sentence at a time, and occasionally, Wil is able to fini...