Im just saying, if it were a woman reaching out she’d get a whole lot of support and people standing by her side.

Post break up, when I opened up about the abuse to her friends all of them said things like, ‘but she’s such a nice person, I don’t think she could ever do that’

‘Maybe you pressured her into doing something like that’ - a girl friend of hers who recently graduated with a psychology degree.

When I tried reaching out to helplines I found that when it comes to physical abuse, most were dedicated to women and the only resource I found for men was on how to deal with ‘anger issues’ in relationships.

Now I understand that nobody really gives a shit about men. We’re on our own here and are at a massive disadvantage in society.

I can’t see it any other way.