Boys Don't Cry is a book that will make sense of depression & anxiety for people who might not recognise those feelings in themselves or others Suicide is the single biggest killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK Depression & undiagnosed mental illness are huge contributors to these deaths as they're often more difficult to diagnose in men & those men don't tend to talk about the typical symptoms or visit their doctor Meet Tim For nearly a decade he kept his depression secret It made him feel so weak & shameful he thought it would destroy his whole life if anyone found out & Tim is not alone After finally opening up he realised that mental illness was affecting many men around the globe
- & he knew that wasn't ok A brutally honest wickedly warming & heart-breaking tale about what it really takes to be a 'real man' written by one who decided that he wanted to change the world by no longer being silent This is Tim's story but it could be yours too