I feel this. Everyone is saying Shawn Andrews is faking his injury, because he is a "mental case". The media and people who say this are morons. You don't get back surgery for a fake injury. Shawn is dealing with a lot of unfair criticism, and I'm glad he is not taking this crap anymore.
Andrews is not faking his injury, and he is not insane. He is suffering from depression, a very serious medical condition.
It seems like society in general really does not have an understanding of what depression is. Most people use the term depressed loosely for when they are having a bad day or feeling upset. Reality is, that people who suffer from depression feel sad or upset all the time.
Depression is not something that you can just snap out of. It takes lots of counseling, and most likely medication to fix a chemical imbalance in a depressed persons brain. Even with treatment, there is a good chance that a person will still suffer some effects of depression. Depression is treatable, but not curable.
Severe depression can lead to many self destructive things like drug abuse, poor hygiene, and in the worst cases even suicide.
Since Shawn announced that he is suffering from depression, I have heard so much ignorant nonsense. Shawn was portrayed as crazy, lazy, and made fun of because of his mental illness.
After seeing Shawn vent out how he was feeling about things lately, I decided I would vent on the situation as well. It is not right to pick on somebody for a medical condition they have. It is just as bad as poking fun of somebody who has cancer or Parkinson's disease. If you find humor in that then you are the one who is sick in the head.
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