Junior Seau
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RoseBowlBound
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Too bad. He was a stud and a great person
WildTurkey
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The concussions were also self inflicted. Football is a brutal sport. He took the easy way out. No feeling sorry for Junior from me.
Was he married? Kids?
imported_ankle23
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3 kids. selfish act.
hawkdrummer1
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I understand what you mean. But a guy deeply depressed enough to kill himself...is clearly not making a rational decision.
MNHawkeyeFreak
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I really dislike this attitude about suicide.
Explain how it's not...
I know people who were directly affected by suicide. People are more inclined to be forgiving than to be accepting of suicide.
MeanDrunkR2D2
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say OW!
Too young, but obviously he had some issues mentally.
Too young, but obviously he had some issues mentally.
AreWeThereYet
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People are far more aware of focal brain injury rather than diffuse brain injury. Focal brain injury will often result in a profound deficiency related to the portion of the brain affected. In the case, the focal injury is often readily apparent even to those with casual contact.
Diffuse brain injury is often hard to discern to the casual observer. With subtle and cumulative injuries even the affected individual may not be particularly aware of the problem. It is often those close to them that notice personality changes, changes of habit, loss of function. There also seems to be a delayed effect where mental deterioration associated with aging will compound the problem. Mental decline well after the effect can be severe.
Symptoms of diffuse brain injury are; mental slowness, short term memory problems, brain fog, severe apathy, severe depression, anhedonia, problems with executive function, severe social withdrawal, increased impulsive behavior, impaired judgment, poor personal habits becoming much more pronounced. Sometimes it’s hard to tell because weak areas in a persons personality are often where damage will show itself. Example: Someone impulsive will become very impulsive, or someone naturally solitary will become extremely so. It is also common for someone social to become withdrawn especially as they become older.
There are also limits to how much a neurologist can tell you. Profound changes can be easily picked out, more subtle problems can’t be easily discerned from everything else going on with a person. It’s often not easy to tell what the origin of a problem like depression is. Nature vs. nurture, is the problem the result events in the persons life, a genetic predisposition, toxicity (alcohol or heavy metal poisoning), hypoxia or vascular issues, personality issues, growing up issues, or just plain getting hit in the head too much.
Diffuse brain injury is often hard to discern to the casual observer. With subtle and cumulative injuries even the affected individual may not be particularly aware of the problem. It is often those close to them that notice personality changes, changes of habit, loss of function. There also seems to be a delayed effect where mental deterioration associated with aging will compound the problem. Mental decline well after the effect can be severe.
Symptoms of diffuse brain injury are; mental slowness, short term memory problems, brain fog, severe apathy, severe depression, anhedonia, problems with executive function, severe social withdrawal, increased impulsive behavior, impaired judgment, poor personal habits becoming much more pronounced. Sometimes it’s hard to tell because weak areas in a persons personality are often where damage will show itself. Example: Someone impulsive will become very impulsive, or someone naturally solitary will become extremely so. It is also common for someone social to become withdrawn especially as they become older.
There are also limits to how much a neurologist can tell you. Profound changes can be easily picked out, more subtle problems can’t be easily discerned from everything else going on with a person. It’s often not easy to tell what the origin of a problem like depression is. Nature vs. nurture, is the problem the result events in the persons life, a genetic predisposition, toxicity (alcohol or heavy metal poisoning), hypoxia or vascular issues, personality issues, growing up issues, or just plain getting hit in the head too much.
we lost a great football player...was it a selfish act? yes. should we feel sorry for him? yes. that may sound contradictory but i dont think it is. he had to have some rough stuff going on for him to resort to this and i feel sorry for that as noone should have to go through that. the selfishness makes me also feel sorry for those left behind and having to deal with the loss. people that condemn him for this need to focus more on the pain he was going through and the pain his family and friends are now going through. as my prayers are with them and others in similar situations.
tksirius
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The Chargers are a total piece of shi*.
They killed former Hawk, Don Norton. They were the first American sports team on steroids. Don told me that they handed out steroids in bowls like candy.
Football's first steroids team: the 1963 San Diego Chargers - ESPN
They killed former Hawk, Don Norton. They were the first American sports team on steroids. Don told me that they handed out steroids in bowls like candy.
Football's first steroids team: the 1963 San Diego Chargers - ESPN
imported_ankle23
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that is fine. everyone entitled to have their own perspective of suicide. I know i have mine and i have been effected.
it will hurt his kids, family member, friends for the rest of their lives, like he'll never be able to understand.
was he in a bad place? obviously. did he leave everyone else to deal with the tidal wave that followed this act. indescribably yes. that guilt and sadness is pretty heavy, too.
Still sad years later any time I think of my neighbor's which grew up with dad.
