Well go take some pepto. My daughter suffered from similar symptoms at 16. And she now is the same age as Sasha. And that attempted suicide? Did not make that up either. If you don't feel like **** you should.
I've been thru mental issues and depression before. I'm not suicidal and never have been. I do think about death and how seemingly pointless life is on a daily basis though. Anyhow, maybe he does decide to give up on life one day, but I don't get the suicidal vibe from him. He seems like he has a lot of underlying support in his life and I don't see his life ending in the tragic fashion of Eddie Griffin.
Anxiety and depression usually go hand in hand. They have some shared symptoms. But I don't pretend to be a doctor. Royce could be a paraplegic and I would support him to the end of time if he would just be straight up about his needs and honor his contract.
While I'm sorry to hear about the troubles you've had with your daughter, what does that have to do with Royce White or Coach McHale's daughter? My own son is Sasha's same age, and while I could attempt to draw some sort of parallel between the two, and toss in Royce White, I don't see how that would be a productive use of my time. I do have a close friend who often struggles with his mental health, but what I've found from knowing him, and others with similar problems over the years, is that no two people like that can really be compared except in the most general way. We all struggle with our inner demons, whether diagnosed with a mental condition needing treatment, or not. Everyone is unique, although life might be far easier if they were not.
I stayed out of this until now, but I am getting very bad vibes also. From very limited information, for sure.
It is OK Deckard. You are right. While I may have valid reasons for the comparison, without an full explanation of my situation I should not have brought it up. We all sympathize with different people in different situations. White's situation just hit me too close to home.
CFans, we are now showing too much emotion and sharing too deep of information. In times of trouble we must be stronger than PPat. Thank you.
Shame on you Mr.White My name is John. I've had anxiety since I was 14. I'm 29 now. I've been to the bottom, I've seen hell, I've stayed in the bed for 2 years and lost 40 lbs. I didn't have sex, I didn't eat much, I wasn't motivated by anything or anyone. I had a panic attack everyday for a year straight. After the attacks my body was drained, feeling like I had ran through a 5K. Went to the Hospital 3 times, Ambulance ride twice. I was put in Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft and Valium. Paxil gave me brain shocks, Zoloft and Prozac killed what tiny bit of sex drive I had. Valium just hid the problems. But...through all that. I never gave up hope. I knew one day I could beat it, I knew I WOULD beat it. I just had to be strong. Yet, at the time, my family gf was giving in to my every demand. They coddled me. They made my disease worse. I don't blame them, they only did what they thought was right. It wasn't until my GF left me that I decided...am I gonna die in this bed? Or go out in the world and make something of myself. So, I did just that. I got up, got a job...got promoted..got promoted again..got promoted again. And now I make very very good money 3 years removed from lying in a bed. I have a wonderful life, I have a wonderful mental state. All because, I never quit, I never blamed others, and I never gave up hope that one day I would be ok again. Royce White says he has anxiety. That's cool. Sucks for him. I guess when he was flying around, from State to State talking to GMs about drafting him, he had it under control. And it just so happened that when he got sent to the Vipers it triggered something. Sorry folks, doesn't work like that. Yes, you have triggers. It could be planes, or public speaking, or germs. He claims flying, yet he had no problem doing that to EARN a paycheck to play basketball. Now that it's time to actually PLAY for the paycheck...his anxiety isn't controllable. How strange And I have news for you Royce. If you can't make it, making a couple million a year, to fly SOMETIMES, ride a bus the rest...your bus money refunded to you...how do you expect to make it in the real world? The real world doesn't care about your illness. They care about results. You think your going to be a great father drawing disability? Or making 10 million a year and ensuring they go to the best schools, get top notch health care, college taking care of? No, Mr White. Your using your disease as a crutch to get your way. Your a baby. A big baby. One that is a disgrace to those who actually have anxiety so severe we understand what it means to suffer. I don't believe for one second, ample playing time On The Rockets is your cure...or going to the Vipers is a trigger. You want your way, and you think crying about your poor anxiety will someone goat the Rockets into giving you what you want. It isn't about what you want. It's about what you need. And right now, you NEED somebody to put a foot to your a55. You NEED the Rockets to tell you. Report, or I'll take you to court. Man up Mr. White. You want to be a trendsetter, a motivation for anxiety sufferers all across the world? Then MOTIVATE yourself to do what you were paid to do. Get your treatment but at LEAST show effort. Cause right now, your showing no effort. Shame on you Mr. White
And Clutchfans are spewing out hatred and anger with no understanding or compassion. That is par for the course though. There is less vehemence between Democrats and Republicans in web discussions of Obama Care than Clutchfans displays every day talking about the Rockets roster. Sad. Damn sad.
This started off as a conversation about his anxiety problems and now we are talking about suiciding and other people with those similar problems? How the heck did that happen
A good and reasoned post on the subject. Tough, but in its own way compassionate. Best to you and yours.
Update: Royce White *claims* he's no longer assigned to D-League. Since he's not the most reliable source of information (even regarding his own situation), let's see what the Rockets say before judging. This may also be a misleading statement in that as long as he is assigned to psychiatric care, he's technically not assigned to D-league, but I think D-league is the next step after psychiatric care.
Totally understand. I've had things here remind me all too well of personal issues I hadn't intended to think about. Sometimes, things I didn't want to think about. Certainly not while surfing the GARM.
