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    My depression blog by ex-professional footballer.

    I am an ex-professional footballer who is battling depression. I decided to document my experiences in a blog to help raise awareness of mental health issues in professional sport. Feedback is appreciated, good or bad. Thanks.


    https://howfootballruinedmylife.word...a-down-period/

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    Welcome to DWD. I thought your blog was really good! Thank you for sharing.
    Last edited by Suzi; 04-06-15 at 10:24 AM.
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    Thank you very much Suzi. Hopefully others can relate to my battles.

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    Welcome to DWD

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    Hi and welcome . Your blog post is brilliant and I know many members here, including me, will relate to it very much. Please don't answer if you feel you can't right now, but I was wondering how football ruined your life?
    The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paula View Post
    Hi and welcome . Your blog post is brilliant and I know many members here, including me, will relate to it very much. Please don't answer if you feel you can't right now, but I was wondering how football ruined your life?
    Thank you for the feedback.

    I don't mean it in a literal sense but my experiences as a player contributed to my mental health deteriorating over a long period of time. I just thought it sounded like a good title for a blog. My life is still defined by what I did many years ago.

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    Been reading it and thought it very good. I am pleased you are taking anti depressants and getting counselling. I hope your wife is reclining support as it will be tough on her also.
    Football is not a good sport for recognizing depression. Gary speed 1 case in point. Might be a good idea to contact football clubs to see if they have anything on how to tackle depression in youngsters.
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    https://howfootballruinedmylife.word...ife-too-short/

    My new blog reveals my position and the reasons why I felt I needed to. Feedback as always is appreciated, good or bad.

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    Hiya, I just read your blog post, there were times I thought I had hit rock bottom, and unfortunately yes it can get worse. Are you getting any support from your doctor/care team right now? Please, make a nuisance of yourself to whoever is involved in your care to get some help.

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