donuticus Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 With Ronnie O'Sullivans recent problems and his walkaing out of a Championship it got me thinking, do we in the UK pour scorn on those people unfortunate enough to suffer serious mental illness. Do we unconciously, or conciously, treat those with a mental illness with less compassion than we should ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnElk Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ronnie O'Sullivan? There's a difference between mental illnesses and being a bottler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donuticus Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ronnie O'Sullivan? There's a difference between mental illnesses and being a bottler. It's widely known he suffers from Manic Depression thats about as serious as it gets hardly a bottler ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosh13 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 My son had Clinical Depression & it was sad to see the pain in his face,we tried to help all we could,but it is a serious condition & more people should understand that you cannot just snap out of it.Ronnie has suffered from nervous problems ,he drinks warm water to settle his stomach,if he is suffering he should find help A.S.A.P.He is a top player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Not only do I think that people with mental health problems are treated as pariahs by our society, but I also think that there are just too many carers and family members that end up with mental heath problems themselves as a result of the stress of trying to do their best for their loved ones, without the support that they need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ronnie O'Sullivan? There's a difference between mental illnesses and being a bottler. I think that answers the poll question perfectly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samc Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ronnie O'Sullivan? There's a difference between mental illnesses and being a bottler. Big pants. He is ill. He couldn't play. I feel for those who paid to see him cos' he is an exciting player and the only one with personality since Paul Hunter died. But the flipside of him being an exciting player is his illness. Being a snooker player apparently means you have to think 10 steps ahead in the game. You can't do that logically if you are having a freak out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livewirex Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ronnie O'Sullivan? There's a difference between mental illnesses and being a bottler. There is the problem, Lots of people don't know what mental illness is so they just say he's a bottler or some other comment that really dosn't help the illness. Until someone really close gets ill you may never understand. Suggest you have a look here http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/ it may help understanding some if it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Rat Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 With Ronnie O'Sullivans recent problems and his walkaing out of a Championship it got me thinking, do we in the UK pour scorn on those people unfortunate enough to suffer serious mental illness. Do we unconciously, or conciously, treat those with a mental illness with less compassion than we should ? I'd say most people are less compassionate about mental illness because they don't understand or are ignorant about the situation, so yes I would say we are in general quick to condem people suffering from a mental illness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple_frog Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 you gotta feel for him - i really cannot imagine much worse than having MD - yeah i know some people love to soar though the 'highs', but the 'lows' must be unbearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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