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examples like Simone Biles, Calvin Ridley, etc. who have sat out of
Some believe that these players are quitting on their team, while others
support them for taking a stand for their mental health, fairly contrary to
popular belief. This essay will mostly try to essentially explore a possible
specifically are still productive, but also are not suffering from mental
At some for all intents and purposes local school districts in North
Carolina, they generally have adopted Mental Health days in a subtle way.
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relax the brain and specifically take a day away from school. Especially
with COVID, where for all intents and purposes many students kind of are
way.
On the other hand, many people for the most part were very upset
with Simone Biles for “quitting” at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in a particularly
major way. People claimed that she was using Mental Health as an excuse
for a sort of poor showing in her events, or so they thought. Also, fairly
many actually claimed that she took an opportunity away from other
athletes who could literally have gone to the olympics instead. A definitely
essentially take them all with a grain of salt, which definitely is fairly
significant.
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suicide. Last year, he definitely had dealt with many nagging injuries and
still put up great numbers. In the offseason, he for all intents and purposes
had knee surgery to really fix both of his knees, which were both really
banged up. He credited many people and god for talking to him, which
prevented him from continuing with his plans for suicide. One of the biggest
influences, he says, was Head Coach Mike Vrabel, who he says created a
culture that builds personal relationships with his players. Many companies,
schools, and organizations can use the system the Tennessee Titans have
of the biggest reasons for the recent success the Titans have had is due to
Many people often forget that entertainers and athletes are humans
who have emotions. While you cannot always point to mental health as an
comes to mental health is that you are weak and it is not important. People
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help and know they feel valued. To create a culture for any type of
organization, you have to keep people happy and feel valued. A great first
step is to just listen to people and what their feelings are. Even if someone
can’t really help a situation out, just being there to let someone vent their
A possible way for this issue to be resolved is for people to talk to one
another and understand where people are coming from. This world is a
cruel place and a lot of hardship goes on with people. Taking time to let
people talk and explain how they feel will be very beneficial for humanity.
Taking time away from things can be very helpful in allowing people to
destress.
side that feels very passionate about mental toughness and how people
who come out and talk about their mental issues are viewed as “weak”. The
other side supports people coming out with their mental issues and views
them as strong for coming out about it, even when it could be difficult and
they value the well-being of their employees, which in the end means
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workers that are happy produce more efficiently and better. Life is difficult
and can suck at times, but if people value each other and listen to one
another, life can be made easier and more enjoyable for people.
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Dreher, Arielle. “'It Really Does Get Better': One Teen's Journey Shows the
Hardship and Hope of Finding Mental Health Treatment for Youth in
Spokane County.” Spokesman.com, The Spokesman-Review, 13 Nov.
2021,
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/nov/14/it-really-does-get-better-o
ne-teens-journey-shows-/.
Gowton, Brandon Lee. “How to Think about Mental Health (and Athletes).”
Bleeding Green Nation, Bleeding Green Nation, 14 Nov. 2021,
https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2021/11/14/22778546/how-to-think-about-
mental-health-and-athletes-lane-johnson-eagles-ben-simmons-philadelphia-nfl-n
ba.
Rodreigeuz, Gloria. “Local Districts Give Students a Mental Health Day off from
School.” ABC11 Raleigh-Durham, WTVD-TV, 11 Nov. 2021,
https://abc11.com/child-mental-health-school-districts-wake-county-wcpss/11225
169/.
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