‘I just stopped the tractor and burst into floods of tears’ – How life as a farmer left one man feeling lonely and suicidal

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‘I just stopped the tractor and burst into floods of tears’ – How life as a farmer left one man feeling lonely and suicidal

Posted by The Analyst | February 14, 2020 | Farming

Working alone for 10 hours a day on a farm in England cut off from friends and family in Northern Ireland, Chris Surgenor succumbed to a deep depression.

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