A moment that changed me: I talked a man out of jumping off a bridge - and it made me confront a harsh reality

As a doctor, I'm used to dealing with trauma, but in an A&E department. This time I was all alone - and it brought home the importance of men's mental health Two, three, cha-cha-cha. Two, three, cha-cha-cha. I was several weeks into my rehearsal schedule for Strictly Come Dancing. Every spare moment became an opportunity to practise the timing of my steps, and I was fully immersed in the world of sequins and salsa. It was late in the evening, and I had decided that a walk home would be a wonderf...