George was a fireman for the RAF in Iraq and Afghanistan. After his tour of 2007, he came back a different person and has found it hard to reintegrate into society. 

If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice. 

To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered. 

Other helpful organisations:

NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines

SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123

MIND - www.mind.co.uk

NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe

WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org

NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance

Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk

Find the transcript for episode 10 here: somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_10.txt

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