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Implicit in each share is my recommendation that among those links are a few that you should read, too.
This week, however, there is only one thing you should (must) read.
Kevin Love, all-star power forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers, wrote about his life-long mental health issues.
Entitled, Everyone Is Going Through Something, Kevin recounts the panic attack he suffered during this season’s 10th game, his mental health struggles, and the healing he has found by shirking any shame he has felt and just talking about it.
Mental health isn’t just an athlete thing. What you do for a living doesn’t have to define who you are. This is an everyone thing. No matter what our circumstances, we’re all carrying around things that hurt — and they can hurt us if we keep them buried inside. Not talking about our inner lives robs us of really getting to know ourselves and robs us of the chance to reach out to others in need. So if you’re reading this and you’re having a hard time, no matter how big or small it seems to you, I want to remind you that you’re not weird or different for sharing what you’re going through.
Thank you, Kevin. You have no idea how much good your words and your example have already done, and will continue to do, for the millions struggling just like you.