Comments on: Junior Seau’s Suicide Touched a Nerve with Brandon Marshall

By: jrstaples1

jrstaples1 — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:42:26 +0000

@BearGogglesOn Oh yeah, I’m not going anywhere. Love the blog.

By: BearGogglesOn

BearGogglesOn — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:53:16 +0000

@jrstaples1 Poor choice of words on my part and an uninformed statement. I think it would have been more appropriate to say, ” This is where Marshall lost me…” rather than saying “goes off the deep end…”
Marshall turned me off a bit when he talked about CTE and said “he respects their science” when it comes to CTE, but it came off like he doesn’t really believe what they’re saying. In re-reading it, I may have jumped the gun and started tuning him out before he finished his thought.
You’re right, I am uninformed about those types of therapies and didn’t do my homework. I’ll hit the books and bring a more complete analysis next time I stray outside my area of expertise. I hope you stick with us.

By: Obnxs1

Obnxs1 — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:44:52 +0000

@TomSchwarz @jrstaples1 It took me all of about 60 seconds to do some cursory research on DBT and MBT and find out that they were:

1 – Generally accepted treatments for BPD.
2 – It’s mentalization not metallization as quoted in the article.

Kudos to Marshall for not hiding in shame simply because he has a mental illness and for trying to enlighten the public to these conditions.

But shame on you, Boomer for deriding his “deep end”. Any talk that helps to remove the stigma of mental illness is valid and should be embraced not ridiculed. Personally, I don’t believe in the power of prayer, but if that helps Marshall or someone else; more power to them.

By: TomSchwarz

TomSchwarz — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:05:23 +0000

@jrstaples1 Well, in all fairness, Boomer is a sports blog writer, not a doctor or a therapist. I wouldn’t expect him to be all to informed about the different therapies out there. I don’t even know what those therapies are, but I’m assuming DBT has something to do with talking out your problems. Since the word “dialect” is in it. Or maybe not.Either way, it’s good to see Marshall showing Chicago that he’s not the problem child the rest of the league thinks he is.

By: jrstaples1

jrstaples1 — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:52:50 +0000

Boomer, you give Marshall credit at the beginning and end of your article, but you’re undercutting his efforts when you say he “goes off the deep end” and you don’t know what those therapies are but you don’t want any part of them. Actually, DBT and metallization are perfectly appropriate for those with borderline personality disorder.

You’re perpetuating the stigmas by criticizing what you don’t understand. I generally enjoy the blog, but this just sounds uninformed and aimless.

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