Athletes are opening up. What’s next?


Athletes are opening up. What’s next?
....I don’t think many would argue that having professional athletes opening up about these types of issues like Love and DeRozan are inherently bad things. These two may have even given other athletes confidence to speak about their personal troubles. How about athletes without platforms that pros have? College student-athletes. High schoolers. Kids...... .....“Being a high-school/college-aged athlete and going through [mental illness] is…the most confusing thing in the world,” Titus said. “You have been conditioned every single day in practices and weightlifting and all that sort of stuff to think you are macho, you are a badass, we are going to compete and we are not going to talk about our feelings…to have [DeRozan and Love] basically say kids in college that are competing every single day that it is okay and doesn’t make you weak to say, ‘I need help with this.’ That is the one thing that stands out to me.”...... ...more Bethany`s Notes: We have seen more athletes open up in the past year about mental health issues than ever before. The more we talk the easier it will be for everyone to be honest and confront the issues. You can be competitive and want to win and still have feelings.
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....I don’t think many would argue that having professional athletes opening up about these types of issues like Love and DeRozan are inherently bad things. These two may have even given other athletes confidence to speak about their personal troubles.
How about athletes without platforms that pros have?

College student-athletes. High schoolers. Kids......

.....“Being a high-school/college-aged athlete and going through [mental illness] is…the most confusing thing in the world,” Titus said. “You have been conditioned every single day in practices and weightlifting and all that sort of stuff to think you are macho, you are a badass, we are going to compete and we are not going to talk about our feelings…to have [DeRozan and Love] basically say kids in college that are competing every single day that it is okay and doesn’t make you weak to say, ‘I need help with this.’ That is the one thing that stands out to me.”......

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Bethany`s Notes: We have seen more athletes open up in the past year about mental health issues than ever before. The more we talk the easier it will be for everyone to be honest and confront the issues. You can be competitive and want to win and still have feelings.

Athletes are opening up. What’s next?

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