This is complete nonsense for the most part. Recreating your life and altering your entire environment can be extremely beneficial to the point where many undiagnosable / or even diagnosable symptoms can literally evaporate. Obviously it’s not a one size fits all, but to compare environmental change agents to drugs as a “temporary fix” is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever read on this board.
Your environment can create huge problems for your life. You do not look past your environmental factors as a temporary fix lol. Where on earth are you getting this? Again, nothing is a one size fits all, but there are many reasons why environmental factors play a very significant role in healing processes for many causes of mental discomfort or even diagnosable problems.
And why are you saying rich people have depression “because “ they can’t identify with who they are? Each individual is different, that includes wealthy people. They could be depressed for many reasons, none of which have to be an identity crisis.
This is what I mean when it comes to mental health. If you’re not trained in this, you really should not throw opinions around. And if you are trained in it, you need to pick a better college and go back. You’re not even close.
What is depression?
When I grew up (I'm in my mid 50's), depression was a clinical term and people who were actually diagnosed by a medical doctor (not a psychologist of today) with depression were prescribed prescription medication. I have a retired psychiatrist in my family and that person admits that nothing ever changed. That person was never cured. Despite the couch talks and suicidal talk every week, month and year, those patients kept getting anti-depressants. Why were those people depressed? Job loss, marriage troubles, death of loved one, infidelity victim or the one perpetrating infidelity (guilty feelings), sexual identity, family strife.
Fast forward to today, the term "depression" is over used. Way way way over used and over indulged.
And it has just been shown via long term scientific research that depression is not improved by introducing certain chemicals (aka prescription meds) to the sufferer.
John Wall is not unlike my high school classmate who lost a very close loved one and was very down/sad about it. That's real loss. Cry it out. Mourning is part of the human experience and should not be avoided.
John Wall is not unlike many others who feel their employer does not want them. That has happened to me. I've worked for bosses who I didn't like and/or they didn't like me. But I had to work and I'm sure John wants to work, too.
John Wall is also not unique in having health problems. His torn achilles and now sitting out for a year and not being sure he can return, that's happened to too many people to count in all walks of life.
Will taking a vacation or even changing ones environment change any of the above circumstances for John Wall? Most likely being allowed to go to another team will but that might not work either with the Clippers. The bright lights for sports are hotter and brighter in LA than in Houston or DC.
No, I don't know everything. I'm just saying that environment, job, even circumstances (including the seemingly unfair), health issues...all of it....is experienced by everyone in life. Rich, poor, athlete to fan, proud to humble, .....literally everyone on this planet who has ever lived on it will go through crap, depressing, saddening, maddening...crap.
No drug, no month long vacation to the Maldives, no stable of high end cars, string of model dates, and adulation of fickle fans...will provide John Wall, me or you or the other 8 billion people currently on Earth nor the multi-billion who left it the bliss of not having some terrible sadness and loss and unfair treatment.
And this is not about John Wall. nor UK basketball. MJ has had divorce and constant need to validate himself. Magic went through his HIV scare. Bowie and his injury and shortened career. K losing 2 big final signature games. Tom Brady and Gisele supposedly on the rocks a little even after all their combined wealth and career accomplishments.
Not ridiculous by any means.
