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Questions for interview - Male

• How comfortable would you feel talking about your mental health? Why or Why not? To see how a male would feel talking about their mental health, which would inform the audience of how an ordinary male feels about talking about their mental health.
• How comfortable would you feel talking about your emotions? Why or Why not? To see how comfortable a man finds it to open up about how they are feeling. This would inform the audience of how men can really feel underneath their tough exterior.
• Would you openly admit to having a mental health issue? Why or why not? To see if a male would be able to admit if they had a mental health issue. This would inform the audience about how men find it hard to talk about any issues they have.
• Do you feel men are less able to talk openly than women? If so, why or why not? To get a male's opinion on whether men find it harder to talk openly than women. This would inform the audience about men's difficulty to talk.
• "The biggest killer of men under the age of 45 is suicide", how does this statistic make you feel and what is your opinion on it? To get a male's perspective on the statistic and how it makes them feel. This would inform the audience about how a member of the male public feels about this statistic, in the hope that it will encourage the audience to act upon fixing this problem.
• To what extent do you feel this statistic is because of the stereotype set for men that they have to be this strong being? To see if a male believes that the statistic is because of the male stereotype. This would inform the audience about how a stereotype can be very influential in some men.
• Do you feel pressured to act a certain way in everyday life because of your gender? To see if men feel pressured to act a certain way just because they're a man. This would inform the audience about how men are almost bullied into thinking by society that they have to act a certain way because of their gender.
• Would you be able to notice the signs of depression in a male friend or a male family member? To see if a male would be able to notice the signs of depression in another male. This would inform the males about how easy or difficult it is to see depression in people.
• Do you think men are pressured to be "the strong people" in this world, and if so how and why? To see if a male thinks they have to be strong and how and why they think they should be. This would inform the audience that men do feel they have to be strong because of stereotypes set.
• What do you think we can do in the male community to help sort out this issue? To see what a male thinks can be done in their own community to help sort out this issue. This would encourage males to talk.

Questions for interview - Female

• How comfortable would you feel if a male friend or family member approached you to discuss his emotions? To see if a female would feel comfortable if she was approached by a male to discuss an emotional problem. This would give the audience a female's perspective on men's mental health
• Would you encourage male family and friends to talk about their emotions? To see if a female would encourage men they know to talk about their emotions. This would give the audience a female's perspective on whether men should be more open.
• Would you openly admit to having a mental health issue yourself? If so, do you think men have more or less difficulty and why? To see if a female would be open to admitting they have a mental health issue and whether they think men have more difficulty. This would give the audience a female's opinion on why men find it more difficult to talk than women.
• Do you think women find it easier to talk openly about their emotions than men do? If so, why or why not? To see if a woman finds that women in general find it easier to talk than men. This would give the audience an idea of how a woman feels women act in general.
• "The biggest killer of men under the age of 45 is suicide", how does this statistic make you feel and what is your opinion on it? To receive a woman's opinion on this statistic and how it makes her feel. This would give the audience a female perspective as well as a male perspective on this statistic.
• To what extent do you feel this statistic is because of stereotypes? To see if a woman feels that the statistic is because of the male stereotype. This would give the audience a female's view on that stereotype.
• Do you think men are pressured to be "the strong people" in this world, and if so how and why? To see if a woman finds that men have to be strong in this world. This would give the audience a female's view on the stereotype set for men.
• Would you be able to notice the signs of depression in a male friend or a male family member? To see if a woman would be able to see if a man was depressed. This would give the audience a general view of how women may or may not be able to see if a man was depressed.
• Do you believe that men have to act a certain way in every day life because they are a man? To see if women believe men have to act a certain way in every day life. This would giev the audience a general opinion of how most women feel a man should act.
• How do you think we can encourage men to talk openly about any issues they have going forward? To see if a woman would encourage men to talk after the interview. This would also help encourage the audience to talk more.

Questions for interview - Counsellor

• State your name and your position.
• For anyone who doesn't know much about counselling, can you describe in brief what counselling is and what it involves. To give the audience an idea of what counsellling is and what it involves. This may encourage audiences to seek counselling after learning more about it.
• How often would you say men admit they require counselling? To give the audience an idea of how bad this issue is.
• Do you think men are less likely to seek counselling than women? 
• If so, why?
• In comparison to women, do you think men feel less comfortable talking about their mental health? If so, why? To receive a comparison of how men feel about talking about their mental health compared to women.
• When you ask male clients why they feel they need counselling, is it usually the same reason or can it be different reasons? To receive a comparison of why men need counselling compared to why women need counselling.
• "The biggest killer of men under the age of 45 is suicide", how does this statistic make you feel and what is your opinion on it? To receive a counsellor's opinion on this statistic asnd how it makes them feel on a personal level.
• To what extent do you feel this statistic is because of stereotypes? To see whether a counsellor feels that the statistic is because of stereotypes.
• Do you believe men should be able to be more open about their emotions? To see whether a counsellor feels thast men should be more open.
• Do you feel there should be more money spent on mental health in this country? To see how a counsellor feels about how much the government spend on mental health in the UK.
• Were you aware last year that NHS patients with severe mental illness waited up to 2 years for treatment. To receive a counsellor's opinion on this statistic.
• What is your opinion on this?
• Would you encourage men who are suffering with mental health issues, to seek counselling? To see whether a counsellor would encourage men to seek counselling

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