As someone who developed severe anxiety last year, I appreciate him sharing that

Apr 3, 2017
7:25:16pm

matthodge Redshirt Freshman

I was already a Mangum fan, and now even more so.

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Tanner announcing that he suffers from depression and takes meds for it every day. It's part of mental health

HarlemCoug Starter

4/3/17 6:03pm

Big props to him. Tons of people suffer from mental issues, but few speak up.

swingcat

4/3/17 6:06pm

Also possible that it wasdue to his relationship + being backup and over-

NotOfYourFaithBYUFAN

4/3/17 8:17pm

Steve Young had similar issues I believe

CLCougar

4/3/17 6:12pm

iirc, his was anxiety

smokymountainrain

4/3/17 6:12pm

SEVERE anxiety. Wow, his book was amazing in that regard, what he dealt with &

runnincoug

4/3/17 6:31pm

steve not exactly the poster boy for anxiety though. He literally tried to pray

Mayor of Cougartown

4/3/17 8:25pm

Working hard makes me feel way better, but it isn't a cure

Stucoug83

4/3/17 9:28pm

RE: steve not exactly the poster boy for anxiety though. He literally tried to

CoolCougr

4/4/17 12:45pm

As much as I respect Tanner

reddead

4/3/17 6:16pm

I would assume many athletes suffer from the same things.

Spokcougar

4/3/17 6:17pm

You assume correctly

WhiteKnight

4/3/17 6:58pm

Many do.

Lemmonhead

4/3/17 7:11pm

only his play could harm his draft stock. if these issues affect his play,

smokymountainrain

4/3/17 6:18pm

he couldn't hide this from the NFL - they will do blood tests that would find the meds in his system

HarlemCoug

4/3/17 6:21pm

Do they really do blood tests looking for SSRIs? That would be very, very odd. I'm not even sure such a test exists.

Slim

4/3/17 6:22pm

i doubt they look for that in blood work but they will ask for medical records

LEHI cougar

4/3/17 6:26pm

you might be right - I just remembered reading about blood testing in the NFL. A quick google search only brought up

HarlemCoug

4/3/17 6:27pm

Whether or not they ask about it and he is obligated to answer truthfully is a separate issue. The point of my post is

Slim

4/3/17 6:30pm

There's no way that would be hidden though

johnnycarson

4/3/17 6:28pm

WPOTD

AndyDwyer

4/3/17 6:25pm

I don't know, I've been posting a lot today, go double check.

Cougarfan777

4/3/17 6:31pm

I don't know man, that guy below brought up politics and health care reform

Machiavelli

4/3/17 6:51pm

I would imagine that having the courage to share your mental health issues combined with having a great season

JohnnyComeLately

4/3/17 6:30pm

RE: As much as I respect Tanner

Sir_Ten

4/3/17 6:34pm

yeah, don't worry about it

Cougarealist

4/3/17 6:34pm

He didn't insult Mangum personally, but you insulted him

Cougarfan777

4/3/17 7:47pm

meh

Cougarealist

4/3/17 11:07pm

What? How?

Backcountry

4/3/17 6:45pm

Doubt it. Considered pretty normal these days.

SoutheastIdaCoug

4/3/17 7:07pm

RE: As much as I respect Tanner

Harrison0Yfan

4/3/17 8:54pm

Nope. If he turned to alcohol like so many others then Yep.

ditch

4/3/17 10:02pm

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crack

4/4/17 10:02am

Thank you for posting this... My 22 year old daughter, who

Adrielle

4/3/17 6:17pm

So many suffer with it so the more high profile people admit it the better it is

BYUfan92

4/3/17 6:22pm

I've had people very close to me struggle with such

Sir_Ten

4/3/17 6:23pm

Very cool.

WhiteKnight

4/3/17 6:36pm

Awesome. That kid is special.

Gerald-DeGroot

4/3/17 6:52pm

Good for him. Probably very therapeutic for him to share it.

Caboom

4/3/17 7:11pm

I think this is probably why he looks like he has gained weight.

Lemmonhead

4/3/17 7:13pm

As someone who developed severe anxiety last year, I appreciate him sharing that

matthodge

4/3/17 7:25pm

Utah leads the nation in prescriptions for depression so join the club. Also

NotOfYourFaithBYUFAN

4/3/17 8:14pm

Utah led in perscriptions for anti-depressants 10 years ago, not true today.

Oatmeal

4/3/17 9:32pm

As of a year ago, i saw stats showing Utah led in both based on # of scripts

NotOfYourFaithBYUFAN

4/4/17 10:48am

Then what the yewt is your point?

Y'zFan

4/3/17 9:41pm

My point is: with how common depression is in Utah this shouldn't be a story.

NotOfYourFaithBYUFAN

4/4/17 10:51am

The notion that Utahns lead the nation in depression based on this statistic

ditch

4/3/17 10:32pm

Terrific post.

neboutefan

4/4/17 6:53am

Ur assuming im inferring religion has something to do with these #s. I never

NotOfYourFaithBYUFAN

4/4/17 10:54am

RE: Ur assuming im inferring religion has something to do with these #s. I never

ditch

4/4/17 8:21pm

RE: Ur assuming im inferring religion has something to do with these #s. I never

NotOfYourFaithBYUFAN

4/6/17 12:16am

I appreciate your comments.

ditch

4/6/17 9:39am

Think you might be mistaken with the painkiller statement.

Jagger

4/4/17 6:24am

Careful who you call butt hat

SupernintndoChalmers

4/4/17 8:28am

I would never think a kid like that would have any

Pretorian

4/3/17 8:21pm

That's part of the stigma he is trying to destroy. It can affect anyone just

Gerald-DeGroot

4/3/17 8:25pm

This NOR addictiin, nor cancer descriminates. Neither is about weakness

NotOfYourFaithBYUFAN

4/3/17 8:38pm

Exactly

Gerald-DeGroot

4/4/17 12:14am

Depression doesn't have a "type". Athletes, musicians, teachers, rich, poor

ByuImaginesDragons

4/4/17 2:04am

Indeed

Pretorian

4/4/17 4:38am

I can't tell you how many times people come to me with depression...

bluecheese

4/4/17 9:57am

Very Cool

kahuna

4/3/17 8:50pm

Respect

dreamer

4/3/17 10:16pm

I love to hear this - Mental Health is stigamtized more than I would like

Andyd

4/4/17 4:42am

I have had depression and anxiety in the past and my wife struggles with it now

joFan

4/4/17 8:00am

great point - I heard a sacrament meeting talk once about mental illness. It was such a great talk and I wish it

HarlemCoug

4/4/17 8:14am

I think it is especially bad in the church.

bluecheese

4/4/17 10:32am

How did you beat it?

AeroCoug

4/4/17 10:38am

Depends really, but a lot of the time it's a long term struggle that is

TunaNoCrust

4/4/17 10:41am

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TunaNoCrust

4/4/17 11:15am

People who suffer from it often beat it just by making it to the next day.

SoCalCoug

4/4/17 11:46am

Amen brother

TunaNoCrust

4/5/17 4:57pm

Medication and counseling

joFan

4/4/17 11:49am

Props to Tanner - thank you, as I have grandchildren, who suffer with depression

Cougarpride

4/4/17 8:45am

I suffer from Bipolar disorder. I have a hard time admitting that

TunaNoCrust

4/4/17 11:20am

It takes courage to admit when we need help.

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