Mettle: Mental Fitness for Men

Let me start by saying that I do definitely believe that we need to break the stigma so often associated with men’s mental health. I’ve had my own mental health issues for over 30 years, so I know how important it is to be able to seek help. However, mental health approaches that rely on buzzwords like “intentionality” and neologisms like “Mind Hack” are not going to offer any kind of long-term solution. Knowing how to cope during an anxiety attack is helpful, to be sure. Being aware of the root of ongoing anxiety attacks and being able to deal with that issue is another matter entirely. Having respected Bear Grylls for a while now, I looked forward to seeing what his app offered when I saw it advertised. Seeing that he had paired with “specialists” whose expertise is in topics like breathwork and NLP was a big disappointment. I’m sorry Bear, but you’ve lost a fan.

I was feeling overwhelmed by financial and family pressures and a mate suggested Mettle. It has helped me feel a lot more positive and in control. I have enjoyed the mettle challenge and I do breathing exercises every day.

I downloaded Mettle in January and after a couple of days using what was available for free, paid for the whole year. The quality and depth of what is available is brilliant. It has vastly improved my mental health from a pretty poor place, I am sleeping better and is a great ‘go to’ on a day I am feeling low. The way it is directed as men and the way things are presented is perfect if you are a guy who has been sceptical of these sorts of apps before or have tried another and didn’t get on with it. There is plenty on there to help with life even if you don’t feel like you are struggling. Nothing bad to say about it.

This is brilliant, I'm now moving forward with my life

Once again another mental health alternative that I have to pay for. I have suffered with PTSD, depression and anxiety for many years. I’m currently off work due to my condition and can’t even walk into a shop without turning back round and leaving. I have completed 2 years of therapy which helped me but feel I need more help. Last month was pretty dark. I can’t afford £65 a hour for help and the 2 year waiting list is a joke, but here is a company that’s going to change the world of men’s health for only £6 a month. It’s a disgrace really this should be free or at very minimal cost, not to line someone’s back pocket. I downloaded the app with excitement thinking this could work only to see it costs money. Seriously, there will be people far worse than myself with the same excitement as myself. To only get knocked down again by profit. Not on really.

I’m couldn’t find a single free exercise to see if I though the app is worth £70 a year. Seems mental health is only available if you have excess wealth!! DELETED

This will help many males to overcome anxiety and build themselves as a person

Show me who suffers with anxiety and went to a special knee school didn’t find this very helpful in fact it just made me more not wanting to use this because some who special needs can’t get my in the SAS or things like that or get a good job bank manager or start that company he always gets the Mickey taken out of his at work sometimes I feel like and it my life because of people taking the piss out of me at work

Really love using this app. Lots of different things to use whatever your mood is and the developers listen to the feedback which is great. Would recommended this app to anyone!

As someone who is rarely on their own, and doesn’t use headphones, having content that is mostly video-based makes this app essentially unusable for me.