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11-2-0 yesterday, 598-426-69 overall. Picks: TOR/ DAL/ LAK
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Yesterday: 8/13
Today: TOR, DAL, LAK
As a fellow pro wrestling hockey fan I wish nothing but the best for anyone who is struggling with mental health of any kind. I really hope that we get to the point where we understand that there is no shame in admitting when you have a problem. So it's essential to get any and as much assistance as possible.
I've been dealing with depression/suicidal thoughts for the past year/year-and-a-half, with various factors contributing to it. Working night shifts takes a lot out of me as I'm generally a morning person, and in the food industry, long hours, high stress environment it'll chew you up if you're not ready for it.
My youngest brother lost his best friend to suicide about two years ago now, and I looked after him for the first week as my parents were out of town and couldn't travel to see him.
My highschool crush overdosed about 10 years ago now. We never really hung out, as our social circles never really intermingled, but she'd been in my grad school classes since elementary school. I still to this day wonder how different my life could have been if I'd just had the balls as a teenager to even say "Hi".
And… my mom's aunt and uncle passed away probably nearly 16 years ago. They had a few health concerns, which for their 70s, is really too early, so it wasn't entirely unexpected, but still a shock. Uncle Leslie was about the chillest dude you can imagine, always a jokester too.
I was never really out-right bullied in school, but I was never really athletic either. I think a few people thought I might be autistic. I've never been officially diagnosed, but I could definitely see people thinking a few of my tendencies could put me on the spectrum. Likely because of that, I was generally ignored, and never picked for sports teams. I'd hang out with the misfits/outcasts generally but for the most part, life's never been too dangerous. My parents have been happily married throughout my life, though the first few years were kinda rough. I remember several trips as a little kid to McDonalds and such for a cheap, quick meal as my parents realized they would eventually be raising three little boys, and paying off a mortgage all at the same time.
My depression got so bad about this time last year that I quit my job, and just laid on my couch for nearly a week, bottle of Advil in my hand. My plan had been to take the whole bottle all at once when I was ready to give it all up, and in hindsight, even the whole bottle likely wouldn't have done much more than send me to the hospital for a few hrs, but at my darkest, I really felt like it would work. I'd done other research too, like a fall from more than 5 floors starts to enter into the realm of breaking bones and doing lasting damage. 20-30 mins underwater without air is more than enough to be fatal. Swallowing battery acid after two hrs starts to get really scary and such…
I've never attempted anything, and generally when I really feel I want to, part of my subconcious wakes up and says "is this really how you want to go out? That kinda pathetic… you're not even gonna fight?" I've had dreams where, my family (parents and brothers) sit around the christmas tree and opens presents, and I watch on from some ethereal landscape…
I've considered reaching out to a therapist, but, I'm not sure just talking about my past trauma is really all that helpful, especially to guys. Research shows that therapy actually benefits girls more than guys.
I'm not really sure where I'm going with this post. It's mostly trauma dumping, I think, but after about 8-9 months of literally just eating healthier, laying on my couch, sleeping more normal hours and getting little bits of positive exercise when I feel like getting up off my ass and doing something has got me healthy enough, mentally to look for work again and just this week landed a job within easy walking distance, and decent hours, considering the field.
I don't know if my essay is helpful to anyone, but, just know that your body is ALOT tougher than you can imagine, both physically and mentally. You're the product of thousands of years of the reproductive cycle. The economy sucks, health scares are commonplace now and there might be other personal factors in your life that make you feel worthless, you're the most equipped any generation before you, or after you will ever be to solve today's issues.
Find an equilibrium you can maintain, however low that maybe, and understand that, that's where you are physically/mentally/emotionally/spiritually and build up from there. Take small steps at a time. Your body will always fight to maintain balance, so, whatever you set your 'balance' to, is where your body feels comfortable. So, to grow, you have to trick your body slowly over time to desire a stronger 'balance'. Maybe you're at a point you literally can't get out of bed all day, that's okay. Try sitting up in bed once a day, it's a really tiny change, and it might feel like "well duh, this is nothing to everyone else", but you're not like everyone else.
Alot of advice is just "reach out and talk to people" which yes has it's benefits, but I prefer advice that is more practical. Maybe you struggle to cook or clean? That's okay, focus on breaking down the larger problem into smaller steps. If you're whole house is a mess, start with the bedroom and tidy that up and then stop, but make sure that you can maintain good level of cleanliness there. Build a mental baseline balance for yourself so you know the level of cleanliness you desire.
I don't want to sound like a hypocrit, but exercise is something I struggle with too. Going from Zero to One is the biggest change, mathematically speaking, than going from One to Two. Zero isn't just nothing, it's the absence of everything, and One is the beginning of 'something'. It's like trying to fill a black hole, but, once you starting making progress, it gets easier and easier. Do something like 10mins a day, for a month. You body then subconciously recognizes that not exercising isn't the balance to be achieved anymore, 10mins is, and from there you keep adding 5-10 mins each month…
Re: "Tell People, Get Help" Thank you.
Vegas got lucky with goaltending in the playoffs last year. Now that hill is the starter, it’s not going great.
Anthony duclair is gonna need his own video after his point streak continues
The NHL ‘nearly’ swept CTE under the rug with a settlement in 2019.
The Coyotes should relocate to Saskatoon!
We can say, "The NHL should do something" but, as a union member, I wonder about the Player's Association. I remember a player, I think Ray Ferraro, talking about when he was cut, or when he was demoted to the minors, and he called the PA, they were like, "You're no longer a member. We have nothing to say to you." The NHL & management will get a lot of heat, but nobody talks about the PA and what it should do, supposedly as the players representatives, for ex-players. We've heard stories (mostly in other sports, but it may apply in hockey) where ex-players have gone to their respective PA's to try to get help for ex-players who had financial or health problems and were more or less told to "F-off, old man." Mostly I've heard that in connection with the NFL, so maybe it hasn't happened in hockey. Yes, the league should do what it can for ex-players, but certainly the PA can do more than it's doing.
Go jets go
Great for the Preds, but I would say they are peaking at the wrong time. My Caps were like this in OV's 3rd or 4th season. Caps were the hottest team ending the last 15 games of the season(they got in on the 2nd to last day of the regular season), but in their 1st round match-up with the Flyers, they lost in 7. Long winning streaks are good, but it's so hard to sustain that streak going into the playoffs. At this point in the season teams in a playoff spot want to be playing the right way and gearing up for the playoffs. To me maintaining steadiness playing the right way is better than going on big winning streaks.
🥹 the face you make when the Rangers aren’t playing today
I had some unexpected things happen in the last 6 months, my credit score is now F'ed and I know I wouldn't be here right now except for one thing that changed it all, eventhough I have no idea how to fix things. I asked my wife what she would do if I weren't around, and she said she would find another me, I thought she was giving me permission, as LI funding would be a boon to our situation, as opposed to the drain I currently am. But our 5 year old heard her say that, and he said "I don't want another daddy, I want my real daddy" and so eventhough my body is shot and my mental state isn't much better, I promised myself in that very moment that I'll stay here for my son, until the good lord takes me. We don't know what impact we have on others, or what worth they hold for us. People who have never been depressed say that Su'side is selfish, but mental illness turns things around and makes you feel like things would be better without you being here anymore. RIP to Chris and Konstantin, gone too young.
Thanks man. I appreciate that you highlighted this issue for men. It's a terrible thing to go thru depression.
Yesterday: 8-5
Overall: 530-494-69
Today: WSH, DAL, MIN
Gonna be going to the Crypt tonight for my very first hockey game, thanks to my sister scoring tickets at my Alta Mater. Gonna be a fun one!
RE: League is cheap vs players are greedy. Forming an opinion is the end result of an exercise. People are simply not willing to put in the work to form an opinion, they just want to have an opinion.
im a vegas fan and if they keep playing hill over LT they will miss the playoffs, Hill just isn't playing well and Bruce just wants to play only Hill it seems
Coyotes situation is just beating a dead horse! The question is just when will Bettman, the NHL and Coyotes move on to a situation that is far more suitable for everybody. Salt Lake City, Houston are waiting…
9 and 3 yerstday 587 and 434 and 69 record in the season
dr 3 putt here my pick toronto dallas kings
Tor, Dal, Min
Record: 605-355-109
THG jersey record: 69-32-8
Well said, if I didn’t have brothers I don’t know if I’d be here. Telling them and asking for help was critical
"League not discussing plans if auction fails in June" perfectly summarizes my main issue with the entire Coyotes situation going back all of these years. They keep setting deadlines, but none of the deadlines ever have the contingency plan, so the deadline means nothing. What the NHL has needed with Arizona is "If the vote fails, then we will do 'x'" but there's never the "then" plan, so nothing changes and the deadline means nothing.
In this situation, to show they really care about solving the issue, they really need "If action fails in June, then 'x'" and to follow through with it.
This season: 567-485
Last time: 9-4
TOR
DAL
LAK
Lol "players arent paid fairly" as they skate arlund for 5m a year 😂😂
Regarding Simon and others, there's nothing modern medicine can do just yet to help CTE victims. Permanent neurological damage cannot be fixed by any amount of therapy nor hugs.
Yesterday: 9-3-0, Rebounded After an 0-2-0 Monday
Overall: 582-389-123, 600th Win and 400th Reg Loss Coming Soon
Picks: TOR, DAL, LAK
Mental health is no joke.
Take care of yourself and each other.
Mad respect to the hockey guy for the way you cover these issues.
Yesterday: 10-3-0
Overall: 610-344-110
Picks
TOR
DAL
LAK
Last night’s record: 8-5
Overall record: 562-462-69
Tonight’s picks: WSH, DAL, MIN
Rempe realizing stupid is as stupid does
Start marketing the leage Bettman!
Gallagher gets the…1. If hes on the ice its goalie interference and 2. Could get shot and they wouldn't call it.
chris simon career video coming. rip to Simon. very sad all day over this.
I worry about guys like Jeff Skinner, Eric Lindros, and David Backes and others who’ve had multiple head injuries. I’ve had brain injuries before and could tell my mental state had changed, not for the better. Prayers that these athletes get help that’ll change their lives for the better. 🙏🏼
The cap should be at $96.875 with that revenue. HOWEVER, the league and the players agreed there would never be a more than 5% raise in the cap. It's part of the CBA. There's nothing the league can do about it on their own. Granted, we don't know what the league asked the players to give up in exchange for that increase, so they might still be mostly to blame.
Revenues will always go up over time. Its about the increase in relation to the other big sports. NHL used to be popular. Has been taken over and left behind by the others in the U.S. that's what matters.
Remember the bullies are the real cowards
NAH imo athletes should be paid more like NHL players and not NBA/MLB players. U're entertaining people yes but at the end of the day u;re not essential to society. IMO the people who should be making millions but dont are u firefighters medical and police. People who work their arse off to save ur life.
even worse the saying "Life's like a box of chocolates u never know what you'll get" isnt even true anymore as most chocolate companies (at least here in Canada) have a sheet or on the box what's in the box due to food allergies most commonly nuts. I think it might even be mandated by the GOVT that chocolate companies have to list what's in the box.
1/4 adults suffer from depression. The stigma is killing people. I got to the point where I made attempts before I got help. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to stop someone from getting to the dark place I was in. If you are struggling, know there is help out there and as bad as they seem, things can and will get better.
And Jets fans are just laughing at the Coyotes.
The Flyers subreddit is where I first learned about Chris Simon. The irony is that sub is basically r/depression_memes while talking about a hockey game.
So can we get fuckin NHLers back at the Olympics in 2 years since the league is making record money?
I can't wait until the game reviews tonight to come out to complain. God these games all sucked tonight. All one sided. 3-1 Dallas, maybe coyotes make it interesting, nope, 5-0 now LA…..meh
I'd like to suspect that the CTE Simon experienced had something to do with his NHL career, but Bill Daly told me there's not enough evidence, so nevermind.
I’ve always said, if you game end yourself you’ll never even feel the relief that you think you’ll get from doing it. However, by getting the necessary help, you can feel every positive emotion you’ve ever wanted and feel validated by yourself.