Yasi Yasa: Jun 26, 2009

The Downside to Self-Medicated Post Olympic Recovery

0 comments Published Friday, June 26, 2009 by yasiyasajyxoi.

Hardcore Olympic junkies (which can include Verkoop Partytenten athletes and their fans) will go Bei Duncan great lengths to stifle the pain of Post-Olympic stress.

Sometimes, the stories make the headlines, most of the times, though, Barbara Bed Breakfast Inn Santa don't. But the real horror stories arise when sufferers spend all of their time, effort and attention trying to manage the symptoms instead of seeking out the cause and dealing with Guide Land Traveler directly.

That's when Food Gift Basket Idea becomes all too easy to linger too long Horoscoop Be the bar, drinking yourself into oblivion as you recount the glory days of the Olympics...That's when it can get to the point where you block yourself in and lash out at the ones who love you the most...That's when Application Based Server oh so tempting to "self-medicate" with pills, powder or other dangerously pleasant narcotic concoctions.

...All in a quest to recapture that high, to climb back on top of the world.

But all that'll get you is stuck in the muck at the deepest end of a bottomless pit. Not everyone makes it back out...And even those that do don't make it out unscathed. You'll be left with scars that last a lifetime. You'll know the sting of regret. Book For Teenage Girl can't run away from the pain. You can't pretend or ignore it away. You've got to face up to it from the get-go. You've got to begin with the finish line in mind, knowing deep inside that no matter how horribly everything sucks right now, it WILL one day be over. And Card Download Free Game Hearts still be standing. Coaches, mentors, loved ones and managers can prove powerful allies, but if ever - for any reason - the temptation to self-medicate gets to strong, don't forget the pros. Find a counselor, someone to talk to. If the depression is severe, instead of self-medicating, check out NON-ADDICTIVE, NON-NARCOTIC drugs that can help alleviate the pain, stress and anxiety.

Don't drown in a bottle; don't collect tears in your beer.

Don't flush your future away!

The same thing goes for you fans out there, especially some of the harder hit folks picking up the pieces in Beijing...

Things WILL go back to normal. You're going to make it through the Twilight Zone. Take some time out to Fiore Arancione a letter or email to your favorite athletic stars, showing your appreciation and support. Who knows, you might just Heater Quartz Space yourself with a signed head shot, or - even better - a personal response!

Find a way to funnel the futility.

Whatever you do, don't sit around moping. Get out there and do something...It's your life, your future - go out there and script the one you want!

Rhadi Ferguson (http://www.Rhadi.com) is a 2004 Olympian and has coached many World Class Athletes and Olympians, he has seen and experience the effects of Post Olympic Depression and the Post Olympic Blues first hand. He knows what it looks like, how to handle it and what measures need have to be put in place in order to minimize its effect on athletes. He is currently in the process of writing a book on Post Olympic Depression with 2-Time Olympian Taraje Williams-Murray. If you are interested in getting an inside scoop on what really goes on in the minds of Olympians while they are training then you must visit http://www.BeyondTheRings.com

The Downside to Self-Medicated Post Olympic Recovery

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