Failing is not a Mental Health issue.
Quitting is not a Mental Health issue.
If profound, they could all cause a Mental Health issue but they are not one.
Do not get it twisted.
Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, & Ben Simmons have been some of the names that recently came out of athletes & people undergoing “mental health” issues or maybe simply stress — pressure.
I want to preface this by saying that I do not have deep knowledge of their situation though I will say this:
As someone who’s been dealing with genuine mental disorders for over a decade now, nothing leaves a bitter taste in me mouth more than a bunch of lads immediately clinging on to mental health issues to save face.
We all have to face the music, but I am skeptical that you are facing the same music as ours.
It is inevitable that you will have moments that will not go your way, but how get back and carry yourself is all we need to know about a person.
Perhaps there is nothing more compelling, not just in sports but in life, than seeing someone rise to the occasion and someone who melts under pressure.
People break under pressure often but it’s how you keep your chin up under the burning lights that counts.
You put this on you, pal. 🐐
P.s. ✌️
The stigma is really something that is not easy to break through. On my personal level, I am having anxiety attacks because of 'social expectations.' Hope there will be time that I can be free from this.