COVID-19 Took a Toll on Mental Health of the Athletes

[legodash]

The virus affected the entire world a couple of months ago, sports events, from little leagues to elite competitions were postponed or cancelled altogether as some athletes even in NBA were infected. It must have been a depressive year especially for those who were supposed to debut this year. It took a toll on mental health not on just the athletes but the fans as well.

Have you had issues with depression or anxiety due to the lockdowns and all? How did you cope?

[2014olympicgold]

I have done pretty well with all things considered.

Kept my job, people very close to me have been unaffected so far from COVID directly, my social life was put on hold for a large portion of the yr but it wasn't that bad considering.

Mentally though it has gone through waves of depression. Nothing to a large extent, but once it sank in around April that this was a long haul issue I realized I was going to have an altered summer. I missed hockey, I missed seeing my friends, I missed soccer, I missed summer cottage trips that were with friends. It was tough realizing I was missing stuff in 2020 because I missed June/July/August of 2019 with a broken ankle. So I can admit I was down. How I dealt with it...I can't say I had a strategy of helping me deal with it.

I picked up more on outdoor working out, I walked a lot more, I biked for the first time in a long time, I tried new hobbies. I played video games with hockey friends as a way to connect with people. Picked up golf as a way to connect with friends. I really just tried distracting myself. I went to a cottage with my GF for the first time of just us 2. It would have been a really hard time without her I will say. I'm pretty lucky to have someone before COVID. I couldn't image dating right now.

[ericdaoust]

Growth-wise I've had my best year. You can see it by tracking the evolution of Frozen Tools. Now I'm doing insane project challenges for the thrill of it. If I don't already have it and I think it's a cool idea I just build it because I can.

Mental health is as difficult as you make it. Focus on what you can control and stop worrying about gossip nonsense and what other randoms on the internet think. Your state is within your control.

Things I can control:
-Food
-Exercise
-Vitamins
-Where I get my information about the world
-Meditation
-Coming up with something I am grateful for every morning
-Contributing to the world
-Reaching out to loved ones

Things I cannot control:
-Who is wearing a mask and who isn't
-Random comments on the internet
-Dumb political decisions
-Lockdown/no lockdown
-Media lies
-Curves

My parents took matters into their own hands and got their health in order during the pandemic, to the point where they've had to go shopping for new clothes. They're in their 60s. They used the situation to do something good for themselves. It's been amazing to see.

[stevegamer]

I've done okay. Haven't made enough progress on some things in my own life, but have helped people, and in a couple of cases it was a big job. On my last big helping out project for a friend of the year.

I haven't really had anxiety, but my relationship and living situation hasn't been good for a couple of years. We started counseling before Covid hit, and it got to the point where she finally agreed that it was best if we don't live together. Given that, I have a bit more hope for the relationship.

I pretty much agree with Eric's control list, although I do influence mask wearing a bit - my significant other was around family who weren't wearing masks, so I wore a mask around the house for a few days. She was unhappy, but she's now much better about respecting our health safety.

[lobo1969]

I'm an introvert so pandemics requiring isolation don't bother me much, lol. What I have noticed is the outgoing extroverts that need to constantly socialize are the ones that are struggling. Managed to make head way on personal projects and knocked down my personal debt substantially. 2020 hasn't been ideal but my mental outlook is doing very well compared to some people I know.

[Doug Glatt]

I dont shed any tears for the athletes. They still get their regular paychecks even if some is in escrow. Their lifestyles and training are largely subsidized. They have a private workout facility and private chefs. Their lives go on mostly unimpeded compared to the rest of us.
I cant even count the amount of money I lost this year because of Trump and his Nazi Treason Pigs' effed up response to Covid. I had plenty of work and my income was only limited by the amount of hours I was willing to put in. The Obama Administration had been a good time--he fixed the previous Republican fukkup's mess and had the economy headed in a good direction for basically his entire two terms. Nearly everyone I worked with is in serious trouble now. I saved and had a cushion in place prior to taking the fall, but its not going to be a Merry Christmas at my house nonetheless.
The failure of the TrumpthugliKKKans to give up even one single dollar for anyone whose lives have been effectively destroyed by their gross negligence and incompetence is one of the worst crimes of the 21st Century. The money and opportunity cost suffered by the working class in America this year is in the several trillions and climbing. The opposite is true for the Republican Party's only empowered constituency, the billionaire class. A K-shaped recovery.
I am not going to offer my suggestions for accountability since my tastes run more medieval than a family website is likely to tolerate.
Still, I remain cheerful. I am the master of my fate, come hell or high water I shall endure. But its not comforting knowing that 40-45 percent of my fellow Americans are Nazi Treason Pigs. One must go around town armed all the time now, in case some MAGA psycho goes on a rampage because his cult leader failed in his pathetic coup attempt. We live in dark times.

[butch]

I think theres a ways to go before this thing is contained and we can reflect back on the toll it took on us .

my 86 year old dad broke his hip in sept and survived the total hip replacement surgery and rehab so thats kinda helped keep my mind busy keeping tabs on his progress . while he's doing alright it was determined by doctors at hospital that he should be in a long term care home instead of the semi independent style one he was living in prior to breaking hip . So , thats huuuge relief for my siblings and I knowing that my dad now has eyes on him throughout the day. Added bonus , my wife is a nurse there so she'll be an extra set of eyes on him .

[Daydream Nation]

My immediate family has been fine- just a little bored from being in the house so much. My wife had 2 baby colds that caused her to get tested but she was negative both times. It definitely looks like I have "Covid toes" right now but I have no other symptoms. Overall, I was mentally fine till about Thanksgiving. I love to fish and I haven't been in several weeks so I am really getting antsy to do something. Been taking lots of long walks whenever I can.

My dad (80) has been in the hospital a little over a week now and has started to turn the corner. It was not looking good last weekend with talks of possibly incubating him if his oxygen levels did not come up. His doctor said he will have a long stay but he is doing better and says he is feeling the best he has since being taken to the hospital. My mom also has it but has started to feel better. Both of them got it from my niece who is a nurse. She is 30 and had a terrible case considering her age. My sister (50) who was around all of them never got sick.

[ericdaoust]

Today I am grateful for winter clothing. It's cold outside but I took a 30-minute walk anyway. Winter clothing allows me to go outside for a while without risking my health.

[doulos]

I dont shed any tears for the athletes. They still get their regular paychecks even if some is in escrow. Their lifestyles and training are largely subsidized. They have a private workout facility and private chefs. Their lives go on mostly unimpeded compared to the rest of us.
I cant even count the amount of money I lost this year because of Trump and his Nazi Treason Pigs' effed up response to Covid. I had plenty of work and my income was only limited by the amount of hours I was willing to put in. The Obama Administration had been a good time--he fixed the previous Republican fukkup's mess and had the economy headed in a good direction for basically his entire two terms. Nearly everyone I worked with is in serious trouble now. I saved and had a cushion in place prior to taking the fall, but its not going to be a Merry Christmas at my house nonetheless.
The failure of the TrumpthugliKKKans to give up even one single dollar for anyone whose lives have been effectively destroyed by their gross negligence and incompetence is one of the worst crimes of the 21st Century. The money and opportunity cost suffered by the working class in America this year is in the several trillions and climbing. The opposite is true for the Republican Party's only empowered constituency, the billionaire class. A K-shaped recovery.
I am not going to offer my suggestions for accountability since my tastes run more medieval than a family website is likely to tolerate.
Still, I remain cheerful. I am the master of my fate, come hell or high water I shall endure. But its not comforting knowing that 40-45 percent of my fellow Americans are Nazi Treason Pigs. One must go around town armed all the time now, in case some MAGA psycho goes on a rampage because his cult leader failed in his pathetic coup attempt. We live in dark times.

Preach it brother.

[Doug Glatt]

Preach it brother.

It's so bad now that I cant pony up $17 for Dobber's Keeper League pack. It's a nightmare come true. I used to practically wipe my butt with $5 bills and now I have to watch every single expenditure so the bank doesnt steal even more money. I count myself incredibly fortunate though. Homeless people are everywhere now. Many of them have a dazed and lifeless look in their eyes that I saw on foreign battlefields that had been nice towns the day before.

There are so many reasons to despise Trump and everyone associated with him. One that sticks out to me is this: Twice as many Americans are in poverty today than on Trump's Inauguration Day. The full extent of that economic violence will resound down the years as today's children grow into adulthood. It's not the Land of Opportunity anymore and that is a crime that no punishment however severe can make up for. The irony that is lost on right-wingers is that their failed, regressive economic policies are more likely to usher in an era of socialism than anything Bernie Sanders or AOC could do in a lifetime.

By the way, while I am on the subject, I think it is past time to retire the name "Republican Party" from the American lexicon. The current iteration has absolutely no ideological or moral lineage to the entity of that name that existed from 1856-2016. Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower would have no parley with the people who call themselves Republicans today. The current members of that party love to parade Reagan's coffin around but he would be a Democrat today. I have taken to calling them Nazi Treason Pigs, but I have a degree in English so I am more of a stickler for accurate diction than most. Suggestions are certainly welcome. National Socialist German Workers Party has already been used and its not the right time or place. Confederacy 2.0 seems too general to me. I'm sure some of you genuises must have an idea or two. But no profanity please.

[The Comish]

I dont shed any tears for the athletes. They still get their regular paychecks even if some is in escrow. Their lifestyles and training are largely subsidized. They have a private workout facility and private chefs. Their lives go on mostly unimpeded compared to the rest of us.
I cant even count the amount of money I lost this year because of Trump and his Nazi Treason Pigs' effed up response to Covid. I had plenty of work and my income was only limited by the amount of hours I was willing to put in. The Obama Administration had been a good time--he fixed the previous Republican fukkup's mess and had the economy headed in a good direction for basically his entire two terms. Nearly everyone I worked with is in serious trouble now. I saved and had a cushion in place prior to taking the fall, but its not going to be a Merry Christmas at my house nonetheless.
The failure of the TrumpthugliKKKans to give up even one single dollar for anyone whose lives have been effectively destroyed by their gross negligence and incompetence is one of the worst crimes of the 21st Century. The money and opportunity cost suffered by the working class in America this year is in the several trillions and climbing. The opposite is true for the Republican Party's only empowered constituency, the billionaire class. A K-shaped recovery.
I am not going to offer my suggestions for accountability since my tastes run more medieval than a family website is likely to tolerate.
Still, I remain cheerful. I am the master of my fate, come hell or high water I shall endure. But its not comforting knowing that 40-45 percent of my fellow Americans are Nazi Treason Pigs. One must go around town armed all the time now, in case some MAGA psycho goes on a rampage because his cult leader failed in his pathetic coup attempt. We live in dark times.

First, my sincere sympathies to you for having to endure the hardships of this pandemic with a broken political system that does not look out for anyone but themselves and their well-heeled friends. My concern is that your post doesn't really sound like you are doing very well and are close to becoming unhinged. You appear to have dehumanized Republicans and blame all the country's problems on Trump and Republicans in general. I'm not sure the U.S. people would have fared any better under Democratic leadership, considering Biden has essentially campaigned for longer lockdowns and mandatory masking (I'm not against these, just pointing it out). That likely would have worked just about as well as here in Canada, which STILL has our largest urban centers in various stages of lockdowns. I also heard that Nancy Pelosi held up a bill that would have helped Americans out financially, although how much it would have really helped, I don't know. I also believe that this was for political purposes, so if true, she clearly doesn't have the average citizens best interest at heart either.

You should be excited that Biden is going to be President-elect and the Democrats have their turn at representing the Presidency - not sure about the House and how the country will actually be governed though. Calling all Republicans "Nazi Treason Pigs" isn't healthy behaviour and will only lead to bad outcomes. I want to believe that the vast majority of Americans, on either side of the political spectrum just want to get on with their lives and be left alone. The problem is that you can't trust the media to report the facts because they ALL appear to be shills of one side or the other with agendas, so none of us usually get a true picture unless we spend far too much time researching/watching both sides newsfeeds. I do agree that we are possibly heading towards dark times and hope that Trump disappears from the political arena as he is extremely polarizing and not a great representative as the leader of a great country.

I hope you can step back, take a breath and enjoy family/friends (if possible) this holiday season and everything gets back on track come the new year. All the best my feisty friend.

[Doug Glatt]

First, my sincere sympathies to you for having to endure the hardships of this pandemic with a broken political system that does not look out for anyone but themselves and their well-heeled friends. My concern is that your post doesn't really sound like you are doing very well and are close to becoming unhinged. You appear to have dehumanized Republicans and blame all the country's problems on Trump and Republicans in general. I'm not sure the U.S. people would have fared any better under Democratic leadership, considering Biden has essentially campaigned for longer lockdowns and mandatory masking (I'm not against these, just pointing it out). That likely would have worked just about as well as here in Canada, which STILL has our largest urban centers in various stages of lockdowns. I also heard that Nancy Pelosi held up a bill that would have helped Americans out financially, although how much it would have really helped, I don't know. I also believe that this was for political purposes, so if true, she clearly doesn't have the average citizens best interest at heart either.

You should be excited that Biden is going to be President-elect and the Democrats have their turn at representing the Presidency - not sure about the House and how the country will actually be governed though. Calling all Republicans "Nazi Treason Pigs" isn't healthy behaviour and will only lead to bad outcomes. I want to believe that the vast majority of Americans, on either side of the political spectrum just want to get on with their lives and be left alone. The problem is that you can't trust the media to report the facts because they ALL appear to be shills of one side or the other with agendas, so none of us usually get a true picture unless we spend far too much time researching/watching both sides newsfeeds. I do agree that we are possibly heading towards dark times and hope that Trump disappears from the political arena as he is extremely polarizing and not a great representative as the leader of a great country.

I hope you can step back, take a breath and enjoy family/friends (if possible) this holiday season and everything gets back on track come the new year. All the best my feisty friend.

Unhinged, thats funny. I am allegedly one of the most hinged people you dont know.
I am doing much better than most of the people I know. I am able to meet my needs and many of my wants. I am physically fit and in good health. But millions and millions of people who did fine their entire lives had their livelihoods crumpled up and thrown away, many permanently, because a cowardly and reckless band of venal swineherds didnt have the professionalism and character required to lead a nation. It is the needless, wanton suffering of these millions that upsets me slightly. Apologies.
I think it is fine for you to sit up on Parliament Hill and look down on us and make your little comments. Freedom of expression is great and no one should be above criticism. Personally, I like you.
You are not, however, qualified to judge. I am old enough to know when Republicans were normal. I was one of them.
I have watched them descend into fascism over the past three decades. Everyone who isnt a fascist has left the party. The great Steve Schmidt himself finally reached the conclusion I did and joined the Democratic Party today. Because there is only one party currently in America that believes in democracy and the Constitution. He is, like me, a single-issue voter now. Democracy or authoritarianism. One party is for democracy and all of its accompanying values. The other party no longer believes in elections, does not follow the Constitution and seeks to use treason, fraud and violence if necessary to prolong the dictatorial regime of a psychotic tyrant.
I double-majored and have a B.A. in World History. The study of Europe between the Napoleonic Wars and 1945 was an emphasis. I have read enough books and seen enough film evidence to know a f@cking Nazi when I see one.
In all of world history, there has never been worse scum on the face of the planet than Nazis. The thought that they were extinct made for good sleep at night. I am sad and ashamed that they have returned and it is my country, its power, wealth and prestige that they are after this time.
I think it is every person's responsibility to call a Nazi a Nazi when you see it. Get out in front of it early. That way maybe we wont have to spend multiple generations worth of our national treasury and kill 50 million people to stop them, like we did last time. Imagine its 1933 again, everyone smugly sat around chuckling, making false equivalencies about media reporting and saying things like "Oh Nazis, they're not that bad." What they didnt know was Dachau was already under construction.
If you would like to suggest an alternate barnyard animal for me to use, feel free. I just went with pigs because the crowds at the MAGA rallies are some of the most intensely porcine individuals I have beheld.

[forumname]

Unhinged, thats funny. I am allegedly one of the most hinged people you dont know.
I am doing much better than most of the people I know. I am able to meet my needs and many of my wants. I am physically fit and in good health. But millions and millions of people who did fine their entire lives had their livelihoods crumpled up and thrown away, many permanently, because a cowardly and reckless band of venal swineherds didnt have the professionalism and character required to lead a nation. It is the needless, wanton suffering of these millions that upsets me slightly.

I think the mistake you're seemingly making is blaming ALL of it on these Nazi Swine, as you call them (I'm not disagreeing with you on those terms for what it's worth). Regardless of how governments around the world have handled the pandemic, people have suffered. This isn't merely a problem of broken American politics.

[Atomic Wedgy]

Mental health is as difficult as you make it. Focus on what you can control and stop worrying about gossip nonsense and what other randoms on the internet think. Your state is within your control.

Your mental health is not always within your control. Depression is a health issue. You can get mentally sick just like you get physically sick. Its not something that you can positive think away. For a lot of people with depression, the only remedy is medication.