Concussed: The American Dream

[crimycarny]

Just finished watching the documentary “Concussed: The American Dream”. It’s a documentary on the NFL concussion/CTE crisis but it centers largely around a less famous NFL player, Tyler Sash, who suffered 3 major concussions in just 2 years and observations from his family and friends on his degeneration. It’s was very well done. Unfortunately it’s not free, you have to rent. It’s on Amazon, YouTube, Apple TV and some others (again, have to rent). Heartbreaking footage of Tyler as a kid and throughout his life. Sweet, humble, kind, and generous.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6131220/

[Skittles]

1. people find it entertaining watching these guys bash each other

UGH

[crimycarny]

2. Yeah, I have to turn my head

I can’t stand seeing those tough hits. One reason I’ve never been able to watch boxing!

[Skittles]

3. oh yeah that helps

[crimycarny]

4. I meant during the documentary

There are interviews with football players describing hard hits and then they show the footage of that hit, which I couldn’t watch.

This documentary has a special meaning to me as I lost my oldest son to suicide. There is a big flaw in our treatment of mental health in that there isn’t nearly enough focus into the physical things that are going on with the brain. It’s the only human illness that we expect those suffering to use the very organ that is causing the disease (clinical depression, bi-polar, anxiety) to cure their disease. Football players with CTE develop symptoms of suicidal ideations, anxiety, etc., so it’s obvious there is a link between brain health and psychological manifestations.

[Skittles]

5. my sympathy to you

my dad killed himself, with suicide it is hard to remember the person without thinking of how they died

[crimycarny]

6. So sorry

Losing a loved one to suicide is like a nuclear bomb exploding in your life. Never the same. I am so very very sorry.

[Skittles]

7. it is indeed

people who have not had experience with it are entirely clueless - lucky, really