So many positives to take from this action/story from Joe Trohman from Fall Out Boys.
It’s another story in the long line now, of athlete & entertainers who recently have “prioritized the pause” – from an nba first round pick, to a college bball player/son of the coach on Iowa…from performer Shawn Mendes to actor Jonah Hill to tennis player Naomi Osaka. We’re seeing it more & more. We have to acknowledge the THREAD. Unfortunately sports writers, entertainment writers, music writers, etc., each live in their own tunnel/lane…so it’s on all of us to piece these together & share that movement is happening across venues/genres.
What came from Trohman’s share in particular that’s encouraging? A number of things:
1) he talked abt the need to work on his MH, generally, w/o a focus on the label.
2) he talked abt having experienced burnout & how it’s “dreadful” & he doesn’t want to experience it again (this is so impt that he’s showing the thread that it’s happened, he’s come back from it, & it can happen again) – MH is often not the fixed “have it or not” concept it’s been explained to us as, in the past.
3) referring to the future & rejoining the band, he rhetorically asked: “Will I return to the fold? Absolutely, one-hundred percent.” He showed us that we can acknowledge it’s gotten bad – but we can work on it & come back even stronger. HOPE!
Wow we need more public figures being open advocates like this. It’s so refreshing & such a positive way MH can be discussed – & understood by the masses. Way to go, Joe!
Letting the folks who get fed these posts, in on what I’ve shared in Stories, recently. Look back ⬇️to our last post (2days ago). It’s the most suppr&ssed post we’ve seen in 3yrs. A post abt helping you all find doctor resources- new types of docs of MH in a new alliance. But they squashed it bc it’s natural, not a quick fix, not something you just buy online. Check it out (post on blue bkgrnd abt mind/body connection). Hope it helps you or someone you love.
We all have a fight on our hands to get helpful info out wide on these platforms that goes against their “quick fix/buy this now” model. We can do this.
