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08th Mar 2016

VIDEO: A powerful message about mental health from the University of Limerick

Tony Cuddihy

“I just thought I was being a big baby about the whole thing and that there was no point in me trying to fix it.”

Three students at the University of Limerick have put together this powerful video in which they talk about their struggles with a number of mental health problems, including depression, panic attacks and sleeplessness.

Caolan O’Donnell is currently campaigning to become Welfare Officer at UL and, in this video, there are no frills and no fireworks.

These are three young men, including Caolan himself, opening up about their struggles in the hope that their words will resonate with others who are currently dealing with such issues.

Before anyone watches this I just want to say what huge respect I have for those who took part in this video. I have…

Posted by Caolan for Welfare on Tuesday, 8 March 2016

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Mental Health