Bressie's speech on depression

Lapin · 07-12-2014 09:26AM

Dracula! wrote: »

Smoke screens and mirrors much ?

What the hell are you on about?

blade1 wrote: »

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).

Helpful woud have been answering a simple question, Not redirecting someone to a post that doesn't answer it.

Now that I know who he is (thanks to the post above) I never knew he played rugby for Leinster.

Would it have been too much for someone to point that out earlier?

fits · 07-12-2014 09:26AM

Niall Breslin or Bressie. Band were called the blizzards. Didn't know he played rugby.

blade1 · 07-12-2014 09:32AM

Lapin wrote: »

What the hell are you on about?

Helpful woud have been answering a simple question, Not redirecting someone to a post that doesn't answer it.

Now that I know who his (thanks to the post above) I never knew he played rugby for Leinster.

Would it have been too much for someone to point that out earlier?

Poor Lapin! Throwing his toys out of his pram because he's too lazy to look up something himself :pac::pac::pac:

12gauge dave · 07-12-2014 09:36AM

Bressie the singer yes?

dan1895 · 07-12-2014 09:38AM

12gauge dave wrote: »

Bressie the singer yes?

And rugby player too apparently.

professore · 07-12-2014 09:47AM

Don't know a lot about his rugby but his band were terrible.

Also my wife is now depressed because she was a big fan of Pat Byrne who won the Voice a few years back under the tutelage of Bressie. I tell you who he is since no one has heard of him since and she had to go out of her way to actually find his CD.

Seriously though, Bressie is just one of these celebrities who is famous because some women like the look of him. That's it. It's sad he is depressed, but he should be realistic too.

"Love love love chase the demons away". Sounds like a chant from a religious cult. FFS.

Dracula! · 07-12-2014 09:59AM

professore wrote: »

Don't know a lot about his rugby but his band were terrible.

Also my wife is now depressed because she was a big fan of Pat Byrne who won the Voice a few years back under the tutelage of Bressie. I tell you who he is since no one has heard of him since and she had to go out of her way to actually find his CD.

Seriously though, Bressie is just one of these celebrities who is famous because some women like the look of him. That's it. It's sad he is depressed, but he should be realistic too.

"Love love love chase the demons away". Sounds like a chant from a religious cult. ]

You should have ended your post with the intro to it " I don't know a lot". That about summed it up

adocholiday · 07-12-2014 10:38AM

The cynicism on this thread is unreal. I was never really a fan of Bressie of the Blizzards but he has been very vocal about his mental illness for some time now and is a great spokesperson for it.

Some of the downright ignorant posts in this thread are a clear example of why people with mental illness feel stigmatised in Ireland. He was brave enough to admit it publicly in the hope that he would help others and some people are saying it's a marketing ploy? I'm sure there are better ways to market yourself than that.

I hope you or a family member don't have to deal with depression or severe anxiety at any time in your life, you won't be so quick to criticise then

Dracula! · 07-12-2014 10:42AM

I agree. Some people seem to think because he is "good looking" he can't suffer from mental or emotional problems and that it is ok to take the piss out of him. And people wonder why the young male suicide figures in Ireland are among the highest in the world. Why would a young person tell their friends about how low they are feeling if people will mock them.

It takes more courage to show weakness than strength as a male.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 07-12-2014 11:49AM

Bressie is a beaut. I watched that video just there now, almost 30 minutes of perfection

Amazingfun · 07-12-2014 11:55AM

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1011940508832719&set=vb.113566062003506&type=2&theater

Watch it there...great job Bressie

HeidiHeidi · 07-12-2014 11:56AM

Dracula! wrote: »

I agree. Some people seem to think because he is "good looking" he can't suffer from mental or emotional problems and that it is ok to take the piss out of him. And people wonder why the young male suicide figures in Ireland are among the highest in the world. Why would a young person tell their friends about how low they are feeling if people will mock them.

It takes more courage to show weakness than strength as a male.

This x 1000.

The cynicism and plain ignorance on this and the Marian Finnucane thread is astounding.

steddyeddy · 07-12-2014 12:10PM

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?

Willpower greater than most I suppose.

population · 07-12-2014 12:11PM

I seem to remember about 15 years ago that everyone was puzzled over Stan Collymore coming out as suffering from depression. Lots of angry phone-ins and The Sun even ran a piece where they talked to people with ordinary jobs and asked them how they felt about somone such as Stan, with all his money and celebrity, saying he was depressed. It was a litany of bile and lots of "I have to get up at 6am and I don't complain etc" comments from the ordinary working public.

All of which totally misses the point of depression. You may have more tools at your disposal if you have money, but you are still going to have to fight a long and painful battle. "You think you're depressed, I'll give you something to be depressed about" really undermines the suffering that people go through. There is a chemical imbalance that leads to a crushing sadness and low self worth and money does not heal it. It might paper over cracks but it is no cure.

I have no feelings one way or the other about Bressie or his sporting or musical careers, but I have to say that he is potentially helping someone going through a hard time by saying what he is saying. For that alone he should be given at the very least a sypathetic nod and less of the "This is all marketing" comments.

steddyeddy · 07-12-2014 12:12PM

Wait are people actually saying he's not ugly and I don't like his band so he wasn't depressed? What sort of idiots do we share this country with.

Mars Bar · 07-12-2014 12:45PM

Bressie asked people to do things to help raise awareness and to get people talking. A guy I know has done just that and will be releasing his talk app soon. He asked bressie to launch it. Bressie's agent or manager said he'd pass it on and bressie would get back to him. He never heard from bressie. Seems to be all talk and no action himself.

Duck's hoop · 07-12-2014 12:57PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

Wait are people actually saying he's not ugly and I don't like his band so he wasn't depressed? What sort of idiots do we share this country with.

I think some people are questioning his genuineness. Some people don't seem to get that depression is an illness and not a state of mind, but there is room to be cynical with regards to his personal motives.

It could be said he's making a bit of a profession out of depression. It's certainly not hurting his burgeoning media career (the publicity garnered, not the illness)

Could be he just means well and has no interest in feathering his own nest.

Oops69 · 07-12-2014 01:27PM

Mars Bar wrote: »

Bressie asked people to do things to help raise awareness and to get people talking. A guy I know has done just that and will be releasing his talk app soon. He asked bressie to launch it. Bressie's agent or manager said he'd pass it on and bressie would get back to him. He never heard from bressie. Seems to be all talk and no action himself.

Ah come off it , did "the guy you know " speak to Bressie himself ?sound s abit like pub bullcrap tbh.

Kermit.de.frog · 07-12-2014 01:37PM

Dracula! wrote: »

In case you were curious your not funny.

Not trying to be funny. Depression is a serious issue.

BUT why start a thread about someone by name, not explain who he is and expect the rest of us to know when I don't know and I am sure many others did not know?

Noobascious · 07-12-2014 01:38PM

Depression mental illness a load of me hole. First world problems. Try thinking of something else and ul FEEL better. I don't think of smoking and I'm doing great since giving it up. And don't tell me nicotine doesn't affect the brain chemically.

0byme75341jo28 · 07-12-2014 01:40PM

Noobascious wrote: »

Depression mental illness a load of me hole. First world problems. Try thinking of something else and ul FEEL better. I don't think of smoking and I'm doing great since giving it up. And don't tell me nicotine doesn't affect the brain chemically.

Some whiff of ignorace off this post.

RDM_83 again · 07-12-2014 01:42PM

The thing about these sort of celebrity statements is you can be cynical about the motivation behind it while also considering it a positive in the broader sense.
Is he doing this to raise his profile and have people take him a bit more seriously, quiet possibly its not exactly a new idea for celebs to do this.
BUT
If his message reaches people that wouldn't have and helps them deal with it its only a good thing, I can think he seems like a bit of prat and get mildly annoyed about encountering some threads/articles about him but my annoyance doesn't compare to the good of a young person (with no musical taste :cool: ) suffering from depression encountering his articles and finding it helps them.

smurgen · 07-12-2014 01:59PM

Any time I hear about him it's always in relation to his depression ffs.everyone gets depressed and some people have clinical depression,it's no surprise it's just how life is.I think it is a marketing ploy to be honest.also he seems to be blaming his shortcomings on it.there has been plenty of people that achieved greatness with depression

Soft Falling Rain · 07-12-2014 02:09PM

Mars Bar wrote: »

Bressie asked people to do things to help raise awareness and to get people talking. A guy I know has done just that and will be releasing his talk app soon. He asked bressie to launch it. Bressie's agent or manager said he'd pass it on and bressie would get back to him. He never heard from bressie. Seems to be all talk and no action himself.

I think that's a bit harsh. Just because he passed on promoting someone's idea for an app doesn't mean he doesn't care about the issue.

I've heard Bressie speak on the issue before and you can't help but respect his honesty. Guys like him, who seemingly has all the gifts that could bestowed on a person, talking about depression can go a long way in raising awareness.

Nidgeweasel · 07-12-2014 02:11PM

He played for Westmeath, leinster rugby, had a successful band and is a decent looking fella.

Bit of perspective Bressie.

Mars Bar · 07-12-2014 02:12PM

Oops69 wrote: »

Ah come off it , did "the guy you know " speak to Bressie himself ?sound s abit like pub bullcrap tbh.

No, it's a well publicised event with fundraisers and every thing held. He's only a young lad and not one for the pub. The app will be called TrustTalk.

Mars Bar · 07-12-2014 02:15PM

Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

I think that's a bit harsh. Just because he passed on promoting someone's idea for an app doesn't mean he doesn't care about the issue.

I've heard Bressie speak on the issue before and you can't help but respect his honesty. Guys like him, who seemingly has all the gifts that could bestowed on a person, talking about depression can go a long way in raising awareness.

Don't get me wrong, it's great that he is talking about it. Fair play to him! I respect that.

But he was asking people to do. This young lad is doing and asked for a bit of help. Bressie didn't have to go to the launch. Just a quick video or something would have gone a long way.

bodice ripper · 07-12-2014 02:36PM

Noobascious wrote: »

Depression mental illness a load of me hole. First world problems. Try thinking of something else and ul FEEL better. I don't think of smoking and I'm doing great since giving it up. And don't tell me nicotine doesn't affect the brain chemically.

and what is your degree in?

I bet its the College of Real Life, isn't it?

MojoRisinnnn · 07-12-2014 02:36PM

I'm not a fan of his music at all but he seems very genuine and I enjoyed listening to him speak, in reference to an earlier post someone mentioned they could not understand how he could be depressed because of his status, depression doesn't really care about your social/career or monetary status, the bloke seemed to be in a very dark place and I'm glad he seems to be doing better and also encouraging others to speak about depression which can only be a good thing.

Sheep Lover · 07-12-2014 02:39PM

Who's Bressie?

Bressie's speech on depression

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