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 Ryan Sweeney’s Story
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By aaadadmin
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Posted April 20, 2020

Ryan Sweeney’s Story

When I was fifteen years old, I was blessed with the opportunity to leave my home and pursue elite baseball. This opportunity was afforded to me by my parents who made the decision to uproot [...]

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 My Story
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By Travis Griffin
In User Submitted
Posted November 25, 2019

My Story

It was fall of my 6th grade year, so I must have been twelve years old or so when I first realized something was wrong. As I laid in bed trying to go to sleep my chest began to tighten, it [...]

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 Bigger Than the Game
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By Andrew Clark
In User Submitted
Posted July 19, 2019

Bigger Than the Game

My name is Andrew Clark and I currently play collegiate baseball. Despite the highs of having the opportunity to play collegiate baseball, you’ll have to overcome the lows which is the hardest [...]

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 Not perfect
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By Natalie Jacobson
In User Submitted
Posted November 14, 2018

Not perfect

When people see me, they see a hard-working undergraduate student and athlete. Many think that I have it all together because I’m on a team and/or have above-average grades. What they do [...]

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 My Mental Health Journey To A New Found Hope
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By Jonathan Cumpston
In User Submitted
Posted March 15, 2018

My Mental Health Journey To A New Found Hope

My name is Jonathan Cumpston, and I’m a 33-year old Player Development baseball coach and Scout from Norfolk, Virginia. My story is no different, or greater than any one else who battles and [...]

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 My Mental Health Story (so far)
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By aaadadmin
In User Submitted
Posted January 5, 2018

My Mental Health Story (so far)

In the summer after fifth grade, I was in the car with my family driving up to Niagara Falls. All of a sudden, I felt my throat clench up and I couldn’t eat, drink, or even swallow. The lump in [...]

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 College Baseball and the Journey Through My Brain
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By Gary
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Posted August 14, 2017

College Baseball and the Journey Through My Brain

I am a retired NCAA D1 pitcher and my brain was the toughest hitter I ever faced. When playing competitive baseball as a teenager in a sport that promises failure, my teenage brain struggled to [...]

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 40 Plus Years of Overcoming Depression
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By Jan Hacke
In User Submitted
Posted July 26, 2017

40 Plus Years of Overcoming Depression

Many have said they can’t imagine ever being so down as to want to kill themselves. Others of you understand all too well what depression in its severest forms can do to your thinking. The [...]

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 Life After Sports: My Mental Health Story
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By Beth Jessop
In User Submitted
Posted July 13, 2017

Life After Sports: My Mental Health Story

On April 8, 2016, I read a Facebook post reporting that Ex-Kansas University football player Brandon Bourbon committed suicide. “Oh no…no, no, no,” I whispered back at the screen. You would have [...]

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 My Story and Founding AAADF.org
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By China McCarney
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Posted July 10, 2017

My Story and Founding AAADF.org

By China McCarney My name is China McCarney and I have been blessed with an anxiety disorder. How can you say that? “Blessed” with an anxiety disorder? Of course I did not always look at my [...]

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