It's a fair analogy,mental health is the issue,not what you do or how much money you make.
Break it down for me because I am still not seeing the connection between his ice time and his depression.
Why should someone be looked down on because of a mental disease just because their a hockey player?
Who says he should be looked down upon? Not me or anyone else on this thread. I just find the soldier comparison rather fresh and somewhat misplaced.
The analogy is good,people are people and no one is any better then the other
Again what does that have to do with his ice time or soldiers. I responded to what you said to me in the other thread Kakato.
You said:
If your a retired soldier then Im sure you can relate to mental illness as lots coming back from Afghanistan are now suffering with it,it's not something to make light of and it's killing a lot of young people through suicide.
It's a disease,let's treat it as such
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I absolutely consider depression and mental illness as a disease. I went on to even say that I have suffered from depression, seen more than my fair share of friends take their own lives. I just don't see the connection to what he did on the ice. It is sad that he took his own life, but he made that choice and if you could clarify for me what hitting in a game has to do with this young man deciding to take his own life I will gladly discuss it with you at length.
Edited to add: And you are right, people are people, but some people are more privileged and have better access than others. I'm willing to bet that Rick had a lot more at his disposal than the average soldier or everyday individual. I don't even have to bet, I know it. Most folks that suffer from depression have to fight to get face time with a psychologist or even a counselor. Usually they toss you a handful of anti depressants or paxil and tell you to "Try this." I was lucky enough to have insurance outside of medicare that gave me the tools I needed, but most aren't.
A lot of my pals didn't. Some of them didn't make it.
