I didn’t know he had stepped away from hockey, and definitely didn’t know the cause, but I really hope he gets whatever he needs and does well, with hockey or without it.
I’ve been there. I went through some rough stuff quite a few years back with anxiety and depression as well, and just didn’t eat, I guess. It wasn’t intentional, and I didn’t even realize how bad it was until I weighed myself one day and saw that I was somewhere in the range of 95lbs, first time I had been that low since early high school, probably.
I know a lot of people think that commenting on someone’s weight is safe as long as it’s a comment about how much they’ve lost, but it’s actually not. I recently had surgery to have a massive (benign) tumor ridden organ removed, and a coworker keeps telling me how good I look. I know she’s thinks it’s a compliment, but it isn’t. I wasn’t trying to lose weight, and only did so because I had to have a surgery that I still feel like shit from to this day.
I wish he never had to go through what he did, and I hope it gets better for him.
aetuf
Wishing him well as he gets the help he needs
Soup_Sensitive
Agreed entirely. It’s basically what jonah hill said. Talking about people’s weight is weird
ohhim
I can understand an org not wanting to get too nosy with a players personal life, but if they can’t figure out that a player has debilitating anxiety and get them help (counseling, meds, dietition), sounds like somebody dropped the ball.
The team should probably reach out and figure out what to do differently going forward.
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I didn’t know he had stepped away from hockey, and definitely didn’t know the cause, but I really hope he gets whatever he needs and does well, with hockey or without it.
I’ve been there. I went through some rough stuff quite a few years back with anxiety and depression as well, and just didn’t eat, I guess. It wasn’t intentional, and I didn’t even realize how bad it was until I weighed myself one day and saw that I was somewhere in the range of 95lbs, first time I had been that low since early high school, probably.
I know a lot of people think that commenting on someone’s weight is safe as long as it’s a comment about how much they’ve lost, but it’s actually not. I recently had surgery to have a massive (benign) tumor ridden organ removed, and a coworker keeps telling me how good I look. I know she’s thinks it’s a compliment, but it isn’t. I wasn’t trying to lose weight, and only did so because I had to have a surgery that I still feel like shit from to this day.
I wish he never had to go through what he did, and I hope it gets better for him.
Wishing him well as he gets the help he needs
Agreed entirely. It’s basically what jonah hill said. Talking about people’s weight is weird
I can understand an org not wanting to get too nosy with a players personal life, but if they can’t figure out that a player has debilitating anxiety and get them help (counseling, meds, dietition), sounds like somebody dropped the ball.
The team should probably reach out and figure out what to do differently going forward.