Kevin Dooney: I’m in a better frame of mind to cope with mental health challenges

.....High performance athletes aren’t normal people to a large part. There’s a level of drive and ability to inflict pain on your body that is probably lacking in the general population. High performance athletes deal with issues of isolation and loneliness. In individual sport they’ll be magnified. You’re out there on your own. Thankfully on Sunday there will be a team element to fall back on but for the most part it’s you who does well or does badly. There aren’t many people on the day that understand what you put into it and try to get out of it......   ...more

Bethany`s Notes: A Q&A with Irishman Kevin Dooney on his mental health struggles and the upcoming season.