Police: Search for Young because of suicide talk
 

ok this isn't funny

[url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-titans-young&prov=ap&type=lgns]Police: Search for Young because of suicide talk - NFL - Yahoo! Sports[/url]

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Not funny, just sad.

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Damn Vince I hope everything is ok with him. I had a friend that committed suicide a while back he would mention it every now and then we blow it off and some months later he shot himself. You never know a person situation and we are all build different something could have happened to him at a young age that triggered his current state of mind there it's no telling. I pray he's ok.

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Wow.
So a conversation between Young and his therapist, a conversation no doubt predicated on the assumption of absolute confidentiality, is being broadcast all over the country?
I don't know what is the most shameful: that this is being reported all over, that people are reading the report (as a matter of principle I refuse to read any articles or reports pertaining to this topic, so I readily admit ignorance and apologize if what I'm saying is based entirely on misinformation) or that Young's therapist managed to leak a confidential conversation to the entire world.
Regardless, there is a lot of shame to be shared.
Wow.

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everybody thinks that fame and fortune all at once is great,well guess what?it is'nt.
when you are the bst in college and high school,there are'nt many people as good as you,but at the po level,everybody is equal during the regular season.goin from cheers
to loud booing will mess with anybody in that situation.

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[quote=Coff;475441]Wow.
So a conversation between Young and his therapist, a conversation no doubt predicated on the assumption of absolute confidentiality, is being broadcast all over the country?
I don't know what is the most shameful: that this is being reported all over, that people are reading the report (as a matter of principle I refuse to read any articles or reports pertaining to this topic, so I readily admit ignorance and apologize if what I'm saying is based entirely on misinformation) or that Young's therapist managed to leak a confidential conversation to the entire world.
Regardless, there is a lot of shame to be shared.
Wow.[/quote]

Well, confidentiality ALWAYS goes out the window when you feel your patient is a danger to themselves or others. Obviously his therapist felt it was a serious enough threat that he chased after him and reported his state to the police. The fact that it is being broadcast does suck, but that's a price you pay as a celebrity.

I hope the guys alright . . . yeesh . . . makes me feel a little bad for all the heckling I've done in my day.

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[quote=Coff;475441]Wow.
So a conversation between Young and his therapist, a conversation no doubt predicated on the assumption of absolute confidentiality, is being broadcast all over the country?
I don't know what is the most shameful: that this is being reported all over, that people are reading the report (as a matter of principle I refuse to read any articles or reports pertaining to this topic, so I readily admit ignorance and apologize if what I'm saying is based entirely on misinformation) or that Young's therapist managed to leak a confidential conversation to the entire world.
Regardless, there is a lot of shame to be shared.
Wow.[/quote]


A therapist is legally supposed to divulge information if they believe that2 their client is going to seriously hurt themselves or someone else.

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If I was VY, I would wanna die too! lol

i keed i keed

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I knew that's probably what they were talking about whne they said he was having mental troubles. Getting [I]booed[/I] by your home crowd was probably a HUGE blow to his pride and mental stability as a competitor.

I really hope he has it all worked out.

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Apparently this young man has some serious mental issues or problems dealing with pressure and/or failure. I remember the off season issues with VY supposedly being ready to hang it up in this league/retire.

This NFL is a tuff business, with paper thin skin OR mental illness you could be witnessing the outcome firsthand, which this isn't the first time by any means some news of this nature has come out of this league. That sucks, hope the story has a good ending.

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I still believe that he needs to walk away for awhile (much like Ricky Williams). Maybe he can come back, maybe not. Either way, pay back a portion of the signing bonus and get on some medication.
With all of the poking and prodding from scouts and GM's you'd think they'd uncover mental instability.

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Done, Done, AND.......DONE!
.....sad

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Sounds like another case of Michael Westbrook; the game wants more out of you than you're willing/able to give.

Can't help but feel sorry for the guy.

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Talking about suicide is no joke, anytime it's mentioned it needs to be taken seriously. I really hope that Vince Young gets everything figured out for him so he can make his life better because it would be a damn shame if he went that route.

As for the whole confidentiality thing going out the window, I think he deserves it to an extent. When I say that, I mean yes, his therapist should've told the police, but it should've been kept quiet between the cops and the therapist and members of his family, and the only way it should've gotten out was if VY or his family members decided to publicly release that information.

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Dude has issues. Honestly, the stress of being an NFL QB is not for this guy. It's definitely not good for his wellbeing. If I were the Titans I would help him walk away from the game.

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[quote=JGisLordOfTheRings;475450]If I was VY, I would wanna die too! lol

i keed i keed[/quote]

Not funny in the least bit.

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[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;475484]Not funny in the least bit.[/quote]


Ok, bad taste.

Apologies.

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I know media outlets are "obligated" to report news, but this is a situation where I wish they would just sacrifice a good story and back off. Obviously the kid is under a massive amount of pressure and mentally unstable. Do you really need to broadcast what he told his therapist? Here's a suicidal young man dealing with a mountain of pressure, why not have a little compassion and respect for his privacy? I know it's damn near utopian to expect the media to have any concept of privacy, but I wonder if anyone considered that broadcasting all this may make the situation worse. Probably not.

I wish VY all the best. My freshman year of college one of my closest childhood friends hung himself, and it was because he was under an immense amount of pressure. Generations of the men in his family went to the Naval Academy. He didn't want to go, but was pressured to apply. He didn't get in, and, well...

Sorry about my rant. Sometimes the media REALLY pisses me off. Get well Vince.

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is'nt what vince young said to the shrink supposed to be confidential?that doctor's ass is gonna be in hot water if it is found that he/she leaked that story.

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[quote=johnerotten;475515]is'nt what vince young said to the shrink supposed to be confidential?that doctor's ass is gonna be in hot water if it is found that he/she leaked that story.[/quote]

Therapists are allowed to tell family and in this case the coach (Since VY is in very close contact with him) if the subject proves to be a danger to himself or others.

In this case, Young is a threat to himself and thus statements have to be released.

Now how the media got involved is a completely different story...

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i hope hes ok, sucks

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I hope Vince pulls through this. I personally have been critical of his play in the past but from what I've seen he's a nice guy. Good to hear he's safe for now.

[quote=johnerotten;475515]is'nt what vince young said to the shrink supposed to be confidential?that doctor's ass is gonna be in hot water if it is found that he/she leaked that story.[/quote]

If you're a threat to yourself or you admit to a crime on par with rape or murder then your shrink is obligated to report you.

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You know..Pressure in this world is crazy. We all ilk through it and it affects us differently. Some of us have been desensitized. I for one admire VY..i think just to get to such an elite level is something sepcial/ This is a cry for help...maybe a cry for all of us to come back to reality and be positive and not so negative for our players. Maybe its because we watch it on the tube all the time that it seperates us from the realness that these people are. But i hope that out of this story vinces suffering makes people realize we are all HUMAN..we all feel...so think on that the next time you try to bring someone down or you boo somebody or breed any type of hate. You never know..it might be that last thing yo said to someone that pushes them over the edge..and if you give some sort of positive reinforcement, it migt be that one thing you did or said that saves them...just food for thought

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[quote=Dirtbag359;476857]I hope Vince pulls through this. I personally have been critical of his play in the past but from what I've seen he's a nice guy. Good to hear he's safe for now.



[B]If you're a threat to yourself or you admit to a crime on par with rape or murder then your shrink is obligated to report you[/B].[/quote]

Just to add a person in that situation that doesn't report that to the proper authorities risks losing their professional license.