By John Affleck — 2019
Experts I spoke with for this story pointed to a couple of reasons professional athletes are particularly susceptible to mental health issues.
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It’s no surprise that when a person gets a diagnosis of heart disease, cancer or some other life-limiting or life-threatening physical ailment, they become anxious or depressed.
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For the owners of Magnolia Wellness, LLC, mental health is more than just a brain issue. Rather, say Gizelle Tircuit and her daughter Janelle Posey-Green, emotional wellness goes far beyond what’s inside someone’s head, encompassing their body, their community, their culture and more.
Anxiety is a natural response to a cancer diagnosis, whether for ourselves or a loved one. Our bodies engage a flight, fight or freeze mechanism that can become overwhelming.
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If athletes practice meditation for a few minutes a day, they may become better able to withstand the mental demands of hours of strenuous physical training
“There will be a struggle between the mind and body, between attending to the physical injury and maintaining identity by continuing to train.”
“We need to do a better job of addressing mental as well as physical aspects of athletic injuries,” sports psychologist Matthew Sacco, PhD, says.
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