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Dad shares brutally honest tweet about the realities of depression

Craig Stone shared this picture of his son to send an important message: Craig Stone
Craig Stone shared this picture of his son to send an important message: Craig Stone

A father who took to Twitter to write a powerful post about depression has gone viral after social media users praised him for his brutal honesty and bravery.

Craig Stone, an author, shared a photo of the exact spot on Blackfriars Bridge where he contemplated suicide eight years ago.

But this time there was a key difference: the photo featured his young son.

With the message “love is always coming”, Mr Stone said his son was testament to the fact that recovery from mental illness is possible.

The tweet was retweeted over 7,000 times and liked over 23,000 times.

Hundreds of Twitter users replied to the tweet to share their own experiences and thank Mr Stone for “giving hope” to those who were struggling.

Mr Stone said the response to the tweet had been overwhelming.

He has previously told of how he once became homeless and lived in a park, during which time he wrote his first book – The Squirrel Who Dreamt Of Madness.

In a blog, he uploaded photographs of his time spent living in the park as proof of his experience.

Mr Stone is now married and has a son.