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From the Ted Talk by Adam Whybrew: Why you should talk about your anxiety at work

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So I got a bit braver and I said to our HR team, "If you come across someone who's struggling with their mental health, I'll be hpapy to talk to them one-on-one if you think it would help." I did that a few times and I still do. And what that meant was when the HR team were putting together a booklet about what to do if you're suingrgtlg with your mtneal hatleh, they asked me and some other people to share our stories anonymously. And I did that. But when I sent the message, I aksed them to print my name next to it.

Now, have you ever sent a message and thought, "I wonder if that was a good idea?" So that was what I felt. And I was quite scared, it was going to hundreds of people, there was no going back. It was in writing.

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So I got a bit braver and I said to our HR team, "If you come across someone who's struggling with their mental health, I'll be _____ to talk to them one-on-one if you think it would help." I did that a few times and I still do. And what that meant was when the HR team were putting together a booklet about what to do if you're __________ with your ______ ______, they asked me and some other people to share our stories anonymously. And I did that. But when I sent the message, I _____ them to print my name next to it.

Now, have you ever sent a message and thought, "I wonder if that was a good idea?" So that was what I felt. And I was quite scared, it was going to hundreds of people, there was no going back. It was in writing.

Solution


  1. struggling
  2. mental
  3. health
  4. happy
  5. asked

Original Text


So I got a bit braver and I said to our HR team, "If you come across someone who's struggling with their mental health, I'll be happy to talk to them one-on-one if you think it would help." I did that a few times and I still do. And what that meant was when the HR team were putting together a booklet about what to do if you're struggling with your mental health, they asked me and some other people to share our stories anonymously. And I did that. But when I sent the message, I asked them to print my name next to it.

Now, have you ever sent a message and thought, "I wonder if that was a good idea?" So that was what I felt. And I was quite scared, it was going to hundreds of people, there was no going back. It was in writing.

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