Bressie's speech on depression

WhiteWalls · 07-12-2014 02:53AM #1

If you have seen it what do you think of it?

Kevin McCloud · 07-12-2014 02:54AM

That was months ago no?

WhiteWalls · 07-12-2014 02:57AM

This one is 24 mins long and posted by 'Lovin Dublin' on facebook 12 hours ago with thousands of shares. Maybe there was another one

Kevin McCloud · 07-12-2014 02:58AM

Im not on the facebook, anything on the twitter machine?

NIMAN · 07-12-2014 02:59AM

He's on the Independents website with a current story, so maybe there has been a recent speech.

WhiteWalls · 07-12-2014 03:02AM

I will probably get slated for this but I cannot fathom how somebody can be in such a dark place and be a professional rugby player at the same time?

errlloyd · 07-12-2014 03:03AM

It's pretty touching. Depression ruined a promising sports career and cost him his band.

He's become a great spokesperson, I really respect him for that and hope his own health improves.

Kevin McCloud · 07-12-2014 03:04AM

WhiteWalls wrote: »

I will probably get slated for this but I cannot fathom how somebody can be in such a dark place and be a professional rugby player at the same time?

Football player no?

WhiteWalls · 07-12-2014 03:05AM

Kevin McCloud wrote: »

Football player no?

No Leinster rugby

tastyt · 07-12-2014 03:06AM

WhiteWalls wrote: »

I will probably get slated for this but I cannot fathom how somebody can be in such a dark place and be a professional rugby player at the same time?

Do you mean because of the wealth and lifestyle??

WhiteWalls · 07-12-2014 03:10AM

tastyt wrote: »

Do you mean because of the wealth and lifestyle??

No I mean how somebody could go out onto a pitch and perform at such a high level and have their bodies in such good shape?

tastyt · 07-12-2014 03:15AM

WhiteWalls wrote: »

No I mean how somebody could go out onto a pitch and perform at such a high level and have their bodies in such good shape?

I suppose its the same as any other job for a professional. There's accountants, bakers, cops, electricians, nurses etc going to work every day with depression and trying to deal with it, or worse, trying to hide it and bury it.

WhiteWalls · 07-12-2014 03:30AM

tastyt wrote: »

I suppose its the same as any other job for a professional. There's accountants, bakers, cops, electricians, nurses etc going to work every day with depression and trying to deal with it, or worse, trying to hide it and bury it.

Yes this is true but he describes himself as being acutely depressed and still being able to be a professional athlete and then work on television. Maybe I am just ignorant but it seems impossible to me

Candy_Girl · 07-12-2014 04:11AM

WhiteWalls wrote: »

Yes this is true but he describes himself as being acutely depressed and still being able to be a professional athlete and then work on television. Maybe I am just ignorant but it seems impossible to me

No it's not impossible some people just deal with it and put on a front for others.

Kermit.de.frog · 07-12-2014 05:39AM

Sorry but who is "Bressie"?

The Diabolical Monocle · 07-12-2014 05:54AM

WhiteWalls wrote: »

Yes this is true but he describes himself as being acutely depressed and still being able to be a professional athlete and then work on television. Maybe I am just ignorant but it seems impossible to me

Marketing ploy would not surprise me. Theres a lot of teens out theres who might suffer depression and then theres even more who may believe they do as they whinge about only having an iphone 4.
If only they had someone they could identify with, someone with a whiny song or three, like Florence and the machine but Irish.

Hey guys, I care, plus Im handsome.
oh yeah boo depression, now lets buy tickets to my gig and all hang out in a group with shared characteristics and issues.

blade1 · 07-12-2014 08:20AM

WhiteWalls wrote: »

I will probably get slated for this but I cannot fathom how somebody can be in such a dark place and be a professional rugby player at the same time?

Kevin McCloud wrote: »

Football player no?

WhiteWalls wrote: »

No Leinster rugby

WhiteWalls wrote: »

No I mean how somebody could go out onto a pitch and perform at such a high level and have their bodies in such good shape?

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Sorry but who is "Bressie"?

Am I gone mental or something?
Is Bressie not that singer guy that was a judge on The Voice?

Dracula! · 07-12-2014 08:27AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Sorry but who is "Bressie"?

In case you were curious your not funny.

downonthefarm · 07-12-2014 08:31AM

He is blaming depression on his band folding?
How about because they were ****.
We all have our own demos doesn't mean we piss and moan
and blame our short comings on it

Dracula! · 07-12-2014 08:33AM

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

Marketing ploy would not surprise me. Theres a lot of teens out theres who might suffer depression and then theres even more who may believe they do as they whinge about only having an iphone 4.
If only they had someone they could identify with, someone with a whiny song or three, like Florence and the machine but Irish.

Hey guys, I care, plus Im handsome.

oh yeah boo depression, now lets buy tickets to my gig and all hang out in a group with shared characteristics and issues.

I'm assuming your jealousy clouds your ability to empathise with anyone else's pain. You have a very dark view of the world.

Dracula! · 07-12-2014 08:33AM

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

Marketing ploy would not surprise me. Theres a lot of teens out theres who might suffer depression and then theres even more who may believe they do as they whinge about only having an iphone 4.
If only they had someone they could identify with, someone with a whiny song or three, like Florence and the machine but Irish.

Hey guys, I care, plus Im handsome.

oh yeah boo depression, now lets buy tickets to my gig and all hang out in a group with shared characteristics and issues.

I'm assuming your jealousy clouds your ability to empathise with anyone else's pain. You have a very dark view of the world.

Lapin · 07-12-2014 08:56AM

Dracula! wrote: »

In case you were curious your not funny.

Ok, is there any chance you (or anyone) might actually tell us who Bressie is because there are some of us who genuinely haven't a clue who you are on about and we're not trying to be 'funny' as you put it.

I thought he was a singer but apparently he plays for Leinster.

I thought I was fairly well up on rugby but I've never heard of a Bressie playing for them.

So, please - who is he?

blade1 · 07-12-2014 08:57AM

Lapin wrote: »

Ok, is there any chance you (or anyone) might actually tell us who Bressie is because there are some of us who genuinely haven't a clue who you are on about and we're not trying to be 'funny' as you put it.

I thought he was a singer but apparently he plays for Leinster.

I thought I was fairly well up on rugby but I've never heard of a Bressie playing for them.

So, please - who is he?

Post 17

Dracula! · 07-12-2014 09:02AM

Lapin wrote: »

Ok, is there any chance you (or anyone) might actually tell us who Bressie is because there are some of us who genuinely haven't a clue who you are on about and we're not trying to be 'funny' as you put it.

I thought he was a singer but apparently he plays for Leinster.i

I thought I was fairly well up on rugby but I've never heard of a Bressie playing for them.

So, please - who is he?

In the time it took to type your post you could have googled bressie rugby. I don't buy it.

Lapin · 07-12-2014 09:05AM

blade1 wrote: »

Post 17

Yeah? All of two questions but no answers.

For Christ sake can nobody give a straight answer to an honest question here.

What a bunch of cryptic bullshít.

evolving_doors · 07-12-2014 09:10AM

Dracula! wrote: »

I'm assuming your jealousy clouds your ability to empathise with anyone else's pain. You have a very dark view of the world.

Same mental illness bashing that was played out on the Marion Finnucan radio thread yesterday.

Unfortunately Dracula , some people get off on this type of thing. Obviously hasn't come to their door.

Lapin · 07-12-2014 09:12AM

Dracula! wrote: »

In the time it took to type your post you could have googled bressie rugby. I don't buy it.

Why not close down discussion forums altogether then. Who needs boards when we have google.

I thought this might be an interesting thread as it involves a serious topic of concern to a lot of people including myself.

But it just looks like another thread for people to demonstrate what pricks they are.

Shove it.

dan1895 · 07-12-2014 09:14AM

Is this about a musician or a rugby player? Serious question.

Dracula! · 07-12-2014 09:17AM

Lapin wrote: »

Why not close down discussion forums altogether then. Who needs boards when we have google.

I thought this might be an interesting thread as it involves a serious topic of concern to a lot of people including myself.

But it just looks like another thread for people to demonstrate what pricks they are.

Shove it.

Smoke screens and mirrors much ?

blade1 · 07-12-2014 09:17AM

Lapin wrote: »

Yeah? All of two questions but no answers.

For Christ sake can nobody give a straight answer to an honest question here.

What a bunch of cryptic bullshít.

Are you for real?
You asked a question and I thought I was being helpful by telling you look at post 17(a couple of posts above your question).

I won't bother the next time as you don't sound like a very nice person.

dmc17 · 07-12-2014 09:20AM

Wikipedia is your friend.

Niall Breslin (born 22 October 1980), known as Bressie, is an Irish musician and former Westmeath Gaelic footballer. Breslin found success as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter with pop band The Blizzards, as a co-writer and producer with XIX Entertainment and as a solo artist. He was the winning coach on the first and third seasons of The Voice of Ireland.

Breslin represented his native county team, Westmeath, in Gaelic football at Minor, Under-21 and Senior Championship levels before making a high profile transfer to the Leitrim hurlers.[5] He won a Leinster Under-21 Football Championship medal with Westmeath in 2000. He was also a professional rugby player with Leinster Rugby. He had a scholarship in UCD for rugby and also represented Ireland at Under21 level in the World Cup.

Bressie's speech on depression

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