Life before I joined Place2Be, Future Youth Zone’s one-to-one counselling programme was really hard and quarantine didn't make that any better. I joined the Youth Zone because I heard it was a place to talk. At the start of the process I felt like no one would understand the way I felt and felt like I was at a point that my mental health just couldn't get any better. The programme has helped me realise that even though this feeling feels 'weird' or 'unreal', it’s normal to have your bad days because there are better days ahead.