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New Zealand Olympic cyclist dead from apparent suicide at 24
Posted on 8/10/21 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 8/10/21 at 3:55 pm
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I’ve had my own mental health issues and still find myself being somewhat cynical in cases like Osaka and Biles. Then, something like this happens. I feel terrible for her friends and family.
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The Olympic community is mourning the sudden death of New Zealand cyclist Olivia Podmore at 24 years old. The rider’s mental health is being looked at as a possible clue into her passing.
Podmore, who represented her country in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and 2018 Commonwealth Games, was reported dead on Monday by multiple outlets. Cycling New Zealand confirmed the news of her death the following day on social media.
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Sport New Zealand held a press conference on Tuesday that seemingly confirmed her death was related to mental health struggles.
"What I will say is that mental health is incredibly challenging," Sport NZ CEO Raelene Castle said, via The New Zealand Herald.
"I really wish that we could have a black and white and wrong and right answer for it. but it's not like that, even when you put the best level of support around that athlete with an open door into psychological services, and offer all those opportunities," Castle said. "Sometimes they reach out. Olivia had been reaching out into those environments. Why are we here? That's the question we all want the answer to."
I’ve had my own mental health issues and still find myself being somewhat cynical in cases like Osaka and Biles. Then, something like this happens. I feel terrible for her friends and family.
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Posted on 8/10/21 at 3:59 pm to High C
You just can’t make any assumptions when someone is struggling mentally.
Only the shittiest or most ignorant among us make fun of people who say or prove that they are struggling with depression and/or anxiety.
Only the shittiest or most ignorant among us make fun of people who say or prove that they are struggling with depression and/or anxiety.
This post was edited on 8/10/21 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 8/10/21 at 4:03 pm to High C
RIP. Unfortunately people with real mental illness can't get treated, and in today's world, we celebrate it way more than treat it.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 4:11 pm to High C
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I’ve had my own mental health issues and still find myself being somewhat cynical in cases like Osaka and Biles. Then, something like this happens. I feel terrible for her friends and family.
I’m on prescription meds for mental issues. Unfortunately there’s too many people who use this as an excuse or cry wolf and screw it up for the people that really do suffer. That’s why there is skepticism these days.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 4:15 pm to High C
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The rider’s mental health is being looked at as a possible clue into her passing.
Not to be overly blunt, because mental health is real and serious.
But, I think it's safe to say that anyone who commits suicide was suffering from mental health problems.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 4:24 pm to High C
Killed himself bc he knocked down all those bottles of water?
Posted on 8/10/21 at 4:29 pm to CovingtonTigre
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Killed himself bc he knocked down all those bottles of water?
You ignored a lot of the facts in this thread to make a shitty joke.
You got the country, gender and sport wrong.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 4:41 pm to High C
Sad situation all around.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 4:46 pm to Broski
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But, I think it's safe to say that anyone who commits suicide was suffering from mental health problems.
In most cases...there are some less common examples of people killing themselves from severe physical pain
Posted on 8/10/21 at 4:53 pm to Broski
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You ignored a lot of the facts in this thread to make a shitty joke.
You got the country, gender and sport wrong.
Try to catch that thing going over your head.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 5:18 pm to TexasTiger08
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I’m on prescription meds for mental issues. Unfortunately there’s too many people who use this as an excuse or cry wolf and screw it up for the people that really do suffer. That’s why there is skepticism these days.
I'm glad pills work for you.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 5:19 pm to CovingtonTigre
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Try to catch that thing going over your head.
Oh... wow... you're doubling down on a lame joke in a thread about someone committing suicide.
Bold strategy, Cotton.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 5:45 pm to Jcorye1
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I'm glad pills work for you.
That’s the real kicker. I’ve cycled through 10-15 different anti-depressants in the last 30 years. Prozac is the only one that’s ever given me any positive results, and those results are much less than what I would like. The others either didn’t do anything or had negative side effects. I haven’t had any major episodes in more than 15 years, and for that I’m extremely grateful.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 5:49 pm to Broski
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This post was edited on 8/10/21 at 5:52 pm
Posted on 8/10/21 at 5:52 pm to High C
When it comes to Biles, it seems like the word mental was substituted a lot for cognitive.
“I lose track of where I am in the air and can’t track where I am going to land” is a lot more serious than Osaka basically saying she hates talking to the press.
“I lose track of where I am in the air and can’t track where I am going to land” is a lot more serious than Osaka basically saying she hates talking to the press.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 6:08 pm to Broski
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Oh... wow... you're doubling down on a lame joke in a thread about someone committing suicide.
Broski!
You’re gonna use political correctness as a comeback? Take it to Twitter.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 7:31 pm to Broski
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Try to catch that thing going over your head.
Oh... wow... you're doubling down on a lame joke in a thread about someone committing suicide.
Bold strategy, Cotton.
And you're doing exactly what this woman intended. Wallowing in her self pity.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 8:44 pm to CovingtonTigre
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You’re gonna use political correctness as a comeback? Take it to Twitter.
No I'm using your terrible lack of humor as a comeback.
I'm all for funny jokes at the expense of PC culture, but yours was not clever or funny at all. I'm not even sure it was a joke.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 9:46 pm to High C
RIP.
Mental illness in all facets of life is still ignored to a large degree when not being celebrated for the extremes which often still end up with the same result.
May her family and loved ones find peace
Mental illness in all facets of life is still ignored to a large degree when not being celebrated for the extremes which often still end up with the same result.
May her family and loved ones find peace
Posted on 8/11/21 at 2:39 am to Drank
Who did she know?
This post was edited on 9/10/21 at 4:27 am
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