\n The Bury man, who is only sharing his name as Greg, from Bury, reached breaking point after being robbed while working as a pub landlord.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said the trauma was something that stayed with him and he \u2018didn\u2019t know how to deal with it’.\n<\/p>\n
\n Greg is now receiving support from the Bury Living Well Service, which brings together professionals from across health, social care, and the voluntary sector to deliver joined-up mental health support for adults with complex needs.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “I\u2019ve always been outgoing, but I learned early on to push things to the back of my mind.\n<\/p>\n
\n “That experience changed me. I didn\u2019t feel like the same person. The trauma stayed with me.”\n<\/p>\n
\n In 2015, his wife died, leaving him to care for their young son while also managing his own grief.\n<\/p>\n
\n The 54-year-old said: “There\u2019s not a day that goes by that I don\u2019t think about her, and I\u2019ll always love her.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I haven\u2019t had another relationship since, I\u2019ve just not felt ready.”\n<\/p>\n
\n He has also struggled with chronic pain from a herniated disc, but said his priority is waiting until his son is older before considering surgery.\n<\/p>\n
\n His mental health deteriorated further after losing his job and driving licence due to a driving offence, and following an incident in which a neighbour threatened him with an axe.\n<\/p>\n
\n Greg said: “I felt my life had fallen apart and I\u2019d lost everything.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI lost my job and driving licence due to a driving offence.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Not long after, a neighbour came at me with an axe, completely unprovoked. It was frightening and pushed me over the edge.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I felt my life had fallen apart and I\u2019d lost everything.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Greg was referred to senior mental health practitioner Fiona Bailey by his GP.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mental health practitioner Fiona Bailey (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n
\n Ms Bailey said: “When I first met Greg, he was neglecting himself, completely despondent and at breaking point.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Over time, I saw a funny, upbeat, and resilient man emerge, who wasn’t prepared to give up.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Launched on October 1, 2024, the service has already received 7,556 referrals.\n<\/p>\n
\n READ MORE:\n<\/p>\n
\n It is a partnership between Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bury Council, and organisations including Early Break, The Creative Living Centre, and BIG in Mental Health.\n<\/p>\n
\n Greg said he now feels more positive about the future.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n He said:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI feel more positive, but I still have ups and downs. I want to get back into work as soon as I can and move to a better neighbourhood.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Fiona still checks in, and just knowing someone\u2019s there to help gives me hope for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Bury man, who is only sharing his name as Greg, from Bury, reached breaking point after being…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300673,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[102,1906,6623,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-300672","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mental-health","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-mental-health","10":"tag-mentalhealth","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}