Holy Cow, Batman - Jared Cohen returning
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Chronic depression is a heck of a illness to deal with
Do you know for certain that is what it was?
If Cohen had a bad bout of depression and overcame it, then more power to him. He has fought a demon and survived. He can be a shining light to others who battle depression.
I wonder what weight he's at or how much he's been working out an stuff. If you he truly felt like quitting when he decided against going to uva, then it could be awhile before he's back in shape and up to weight.
I am not 100% certain because I am not in on the program daily, but there was a lot of rumblings about depression...
He might be far out of shape, or his therapy might have featured a lot of exercise. Even people who have never been very athletic usually require a lot of exercise of some type to be able to control depression.
If it was depression or some other mental illness then I personally hope he speaks out publicly. Mental illness is stigmatized so badly that many people never seek the treatment they need. Seeing a 300 lb tough guy talking about battling depression could literally save lives for people who otherwise might not seek treatment.
I agree 100%.
I have a friend who has a best friend from college whose son attempted suicide at college about a year and a half ago. What I was told down that grapevine is that depression among college age kids is the highest it has ever been.
My personal recommendation for overcoming most mental illness is to watch What About Bob every day for 6 months.
But in addition to that, college kids hearing that even a major conference revenue sport athlete, who played in every game as a true freshman, had to fight depression should be inspired to battle.
In theory he could request a medical hardship exemption for mental illness. Who knows whether or not it would get approved or not...
Uh oh, look out RJ Prince, your competition just got tougher.
Ten weeks will be plenty to fine-tune.
Ten weeks will be plenty to fine-tune.
For a UNC [player - my guess is the NCAA would say NO!.
But I think giving a year back when the player has dealt with a serious health issue, one that is medically documented, should be standard.
