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Originally Posted by Sowa
Maybe you should have waited until they figured out whether it was concussion related before making a extremely harsh observation of someone you know absolutely nothing about except that he played professional football. In fact I don't think anyone should be commenting on the selfishness of others who have not dealt with the pain of severe depression and by that I mean have had it themselves.
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I have severe depression, I take Ciprolex every day to keep it at bay. I was involved in a very bad car accident in 1999 that left me with a closed head injury. Not once no matter how depressed I have been have I ever thought of suicide because I am aware of what it would do to family and friends, I could never do something that would destroy the lives of my family like that. Maybe other posters should wait to see if it was concussion related before defending his actions too. Did he ever think about what the impact of his actions would be on his kids? On his mother? On his friends? And don't give me any B.S. about being so depressed that you can't see anything else but ending your own torment, if he was that bad I am sure somebody would have noticed. Didn't his ex wife say that he seemed fine last they talked? When I was severly depressed people knew it, I didn't leave me room, had no interest in anything and they convinced me I needed help. This to me sounded more like a snap decision to not deal with his issues and if that is the case he is selfish, what he has done to his family is unforgivable. Even if he has depression from post concussion syndrome it is still treatable, there is zero excuse not to get help in this day and age and especially with the resources somebody of his financial stature has. Look at Michael Landsberg of TSN and his story, he also battles severe depression and he got the help he needed because he knew he needed it and anybody suffering from depression will be told by friends and loved ones they need help, it is very easy to see in somebody. Depression is a disease but it is a treatable one and taking your own life is not the right answer, it is a selfish one.