Ok so I am taking part in this for one reason only, I know what anxiety & depression is and how it makes you feel. I may not have used The Samaritans personally but without charities who support people in need, I can tell you it is a very lonely, scary and dark place.  I have met people with the same as myself and also have a very close friend whose daughter was suffering with this and tragically lost her life to suicide.  I’ll be honest and say I have not trained up until today, the reason for this was there was a drop out in the team and a space to be filled.  I have 2 weeks to train and I will give this my all, I can’t promise I will finish but I’ll give it a good shot.  Those of you who know me well will know my determination when I have set my heart on something!