30/10/2023
Mental Health struggles are rife absolutely everywhere all over the world, all age groups. Unfortunately it has also caused the devastating deaths of many due to su***de.
Here at RazrEdge, we don’t just want to sharpen knives or even sell you a knife or a pair of tweezers, whatever.. we want to be a beacon of hope. A shoulder to lean on.
A direction to point too.
This is Connor and a brief write up of his struggles whilst working as a Sous Chef at a 2 rosette establishment in Lincoln.
“ Unfortunately I remember it well, I was struggling with sleep due to constant anxiety of work, not being prepped ready for service or understaffed so working without breaks etc..working in such an intense industry really does take its toll. I wasn’t eating right, I was drinking excessively on weekends just as a ‘let my hair down’ so to speak. In reality there was a much deeper problem at play, I’d neglected my own mental health for so long that one day, after a normal shift at work I just burst into tears, uncontrollably trying to gather my words together to try and explain what was going on. Previous to this I had already had 2 panic attacks that I can recall. Horrible things. But yeah, bottling it up over and over again until one day it just burst out of me, literally.
After seeing and talking with family, it was crazy how much better I began to feel, all that weight all of a sudden didn’t feel as heavy.
I just wish that I didn’t bottle things up and I spoke sooner. But I’m also grateful that I didn’t turn to drinking more and more, who knows I might be here now”
We urge ANYBODY, in the industry or not, just to reach out. The help is there and it always will be.
Thank you for reading!
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