Former player David Cox says it's still difficult for men to speak up about their mental health
He's speaking to Forth 1 a fortnight after retiring from the game.
Former Albion Rovers player David Cox says it's still hard for men to open up about how they're feeling.
He's speaking to Clyde News for Mental Health Awareness week, just a fortnight after announcing his retirement from the game.
His retirement came after allegedly being taunted by another player.
David told Forth 1: "I've mentioned before being in a dressing room can be one of the loneliest places you'll be amongst guys who are full of carry on, jokes laughs and stuff like that.
"When you're not feeling up to it - the last thing you want to do is be around people when you're not feeling that way.
"It puts a lot of pressure on you to put on a face.
"You would never wish it on your worst enemy, I used to wake up daily, thinking about how I could end my life.
"Not wanting to get out of bed, no motivation to do anything, don't want to speak to anybody - but then you want people around you, so there are loads of different emotions attached to it.
"I think there's always been that thing around men where you need to show people no emotion, or men should be a kind of type of man's man - which is again very difficult in any situation or any walk of life."
The Scottish FA's looking into his claims that he was allegedly taunted.
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