07 Oct 2016 15:41:35
I remember reading on here a while ago, someone asked what support footballers have with mental health issues etc. The BBC have an article on their website, not massively detailed, explaining what
support networks are in place, not just in football, but rugby and cricket etc. Just a brief overview, but interesting.

1.) 07 Oct 2016
07 Oct 2016 16:22:09
It's such an important issue this, i'd love to see as many of us on here just ask a family member a mate, are things OK. sometimes that helps to have a person struggling with mental health open up, find there passion in life.

2.) 07 Oct 2016
07 Oct 2016 18:51:54
I live with and will die with ADHD and high functioning autism.
In my experience mental health is a joke to most people in this country, there is very little or no understanding of mental health.
Playing sports kept me on the straight path when i was younger, played american football for 6 years for birmingham and great britain, unfortunatly part of autism it often comes with problems with senses, some are exremly sensitive to them others need excessive inputs to acknowledge them, mine gives me the ability to take extreme amounts of pain, after 6 years i eneded up with torn acl, 2 compacted discs 13 fractures on one leg all this came out when i tore my acl and had a medical! Ended all my sports and started a downwards sliral, often looked at ballotelli and wondered if he had considered being screened for adhd as it would explain the way he acts and the things he says, playing sports is a massive help for mental health but also there needs to be an understanding of the affects of the individual, i needed a strong head coach who took no rubbish from his players, it help with structure and routine others need different handling,
Sorry for long pointless post vut mental health has had a massive effect on me and my family
I wish it was more understood and taken seriously in this country.
But as previous poster said, ask some one how they are, and actually listen to them answer

Lifelongred.

3.) 08 Oct 2016
08 Oct 2016 07:43:22
Good post Lifelongred and an interesting insight - certainly not pointless.

4.) 08 Oct 2016
08 Oct 2016 07:50:34
Excellent post. One in four people will suffer a mental health problem in their lives. Understanding and support is required. Football players are know different. 👍.

5.) 09 Oct 2016
09 Oct 2016 08:18:13
Totally agree evo having suffered myself i think people need to be less judgemental.

6.) 10 Oct 2016
10 Oct 2016 04:46:09
Theres so much unhelpful stigma around mental illness that discourages people from being open about their own struggles. It's good to see people acknowledging these illnesses without belittleing the sufferers.

7.) 10 Oct 2016
10 Oct 2016 07:56:55
I suffer bad depression and have done my whole life it seems. On bad days when I just cannot work I have to make up an illness rather than tell the truth. Those days are rare, thankfully, but its still galling to know my real condition would land me in disciplinary meetings.

8.) 10 Oct 2016
10 Oct 2016 12:46:18
Lifelongred, I have moderate ADD, and I've honestly pondered the same possibility about Balotelli. The guy's attention span seems to be way below average.

9.) 10 Oct 2016
10 Oct 2016 17:30:00
Nick bruce wayne, for me over the years watching ballo play it stands out to me because when he's interested he plays superbly, when loses interest he just shuts off, reminds me of me, people who don't suffer or understand adhd don't seem to believe that having it causes the sufferers brain to litteraly shut down when they lose interest, its not that they are behavimg like a big kid, there is literally nothing you can do about it, my specialist has been trying me on a nrw drug for a year now and its been trally good for my adhd, but it on lasts for about 6 hours a day, and as its amphetine based it has other side effects, ballo off field behaviour as well, acting the way he does and seeming not to learn, also part of adhd, might not be, but i definitely think he should be looked at.

If youve not tried elvanse before for adhd ask your specialist about them.

Lifelongred.