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Old 11-12-2009, 05:33 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Over here in Australia we've had a few high profile sportsman who suicided due to depression. One of them was a rugby league legend named Steve Rogers who represented Australia and went on to be one of the top administrators for the club he spent most of his career with. His son followed in his footsteps and also played for Australia.

A lot of the problem with depression in men is that they have been conditioned to believe that if they reveal the illness it makes them look weak. I believe this was the case with Steve Rogers.
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