Hey The Speed thing did not seem to be a suicide or depression but a gesture going very wrong. Theses are a major source of deaths. Depressives just don't cope. There are very few [IMO no] depressive suicides that were not abundantly clear at least in retrospect. They don't come out of the blue. I have sympathy for Speed and his family. But this never 'felt like' a depressive suicide. Not that it matters to the family who will have to cope with a lot of anger and guilt. O'Brien's story on the other hand does sound like a 'breakdown'. Diminished global functioning as a reaction [seemingly] to a broken meaningful relationship. Interesting the dynamics of the announcement.What are the real motives of both sides and what brought them to act? Nothing really changed, so why did it change? Most importantly what does this mean for moral in the dressing room?
On 31 January 2012 18:43, <[email protected]> wrote: > Totally agree. It's so easy to be wise after the event. None of Gary > Speed's long-term friends in football (Gary Mac, Shearer, Savage etc) had > any > idea of how he was feeling. Why should Grayson have interpreted AOB's > refusal > to play any other way? Remember this happened before Gary's death > highlighted the issue of depression among sports people. > > Let's hope it's all in the past for all concerned, and let's wish Andy > O'Brien well. > > > ________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
