Posted by Chris on 20/5/2013, 5:50 pm

I attended the Manchester workshop last weekend and wanted to pass on my feedback. All week i had been nervous about it to the point where i nearly didnt come, as soon as i arrived the first other sufferer i met was 18 years old, this made me feel slightly silly for worrying thinking if this guy has the bottle do do this then i should be able to as i know i wouldn't of had the courage to that when i was 18 and for this he gets my respect. I didn't know quite what i expected but what i found was a room full of ordinary normal men who were in the same situation as me, i had never discussed this with anyone before and for the first time in my life i was able to discuss it with others which in itself had made me feel better and helped me a great deal. Andrew and Peter are two of the most genuine, friendly and helpful guys i have met and their passion for helping people with AP should be commended, they did everything in their power to put us at ease and help us and the level of knowledge and experience they have is second to none. When i left the workshop on Sunday i actually felt a bit worried about going back out into the real world alone after a full weekend of amazing support and openly discussing the issue however when Monday morning came i did feel a lot more confident about things and although i stil have the problem i can see that there is a way forward which i am desperate to follow on with. I am in a better position now and hope that more good will follow. Thanks to everyone on the course, you were all a great support and a great bunch of guys

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