This is definitely worth a read.
The All-Star awards took place last night and of the chosen players in the 2015 hurling All-Star team was Waterford forward, Maurice Shanahan.
Like the other 14 players, it was a special achievement for the Lismore man, but perhaps even more impressive was his interview afterwards with RTÉ Radio.
After celebrating his award, Shanahan opened up about his battle with depression on Drivetime and for anyone who is also suffering from the illness, or can relate to it in some way, this is certainly worth your time.
“Last year was a bad year for me, but thankfully I am here today to tell that tale. I’m here today because of my Waterford team-mates and my club Lismore, because of my family, my friends, my girlfriend. All those people got me through the bad times.
“I didn’t want to go to the hurling field. I didn’t want to do nothing, I just wanted to lock myself away from it. And that’s the one thing… if I can help anyone — you just need to talk about it. You need to pick up the phone and talk to someone.
“I suffered for around two months before the help was given to me because my life was nearly taken. But only for that help… I never knew… I knew them people were out there, but I never thought them people would understand my situation at the time. But thankfully they did.”
Shanahan also lent these crucial words of advise for anyone suffering.
“It doesn’t matter if you play sport or not, whoever is going through a bad time, the one bit of advice I would give them is to always talk to someone. You can’t bottle it up inside because if you do, it could get the better of you. Just pick up the phone and tell a friend, tell anyone. Just talk.”
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