And more so than just the football thing...the factors that could be involved around this are endless.

Obviously there is a mental health issue going on here. We can call people who are dealing with mental health pussies....that is certainly one way to go about it though that approach doesn't seem to give much credit to the possible complexity of a situation.

Or lawyers.

I don't presume to know his mental state.

True.

He could have been raped by Incognito. Or repeatedly beaten, for years, by incognito. Or incognito could have raised Martin and told him his whole life he wasn't worth a $3it...

Yeah, totally agree. I generally defer to professionals (like you, I take it?) who know this. He wouldn't be treated without reasonable cause, right?

It's pretty basic medicine/science. Everyone's brains are wired differently (by a combination of genetics and experiences), and trauma that wouldn't significantly impact you or I might have a outsized impact on a person that's already struggling with depression.

Eggshell theory, basically.

You mentioned NIHM earlier:

PTSD was first brought to public attention in relation to war veterans, but it can result from a variety of traumatic incidents, such as mugging, rape, torture, being kidnapped or held captive, child abuse, car accidents, train wrecks, plane crashes, bombings, or natural disasters such as floods or earthquakes.

Does anyone here think this man suffered anything like the above?

Many on CP are an expert in shit they know nothing about. You could see a carpenter argue about law with a lawyer insisting the whole time the lawyer 'doesn't know what he's talking about'.

That's just how the internet is.

It was just confusing since the previous poster actually said that the "only soldiers" line was a clear exaggeration. My wife is a licensed therapist who has treated and is treating several patients that suffer from PTSD. What is being reported happening to Martin seems mild to those of us on the outside, but how situations affect different people varies greatly.

Good medical professionals don't allow anyone to dictate how they practice. They answer to a standard of care.

Sure, I understand that. If he has an already weak mind, that's fine. And he clearly belonged no where near a bunch of alpha males hitting each other.

That list is not an entire encapsulation of what can cause PTSD. There just examples.

PTSD? **** you Martin, **** you. This is turning into a PR battle, ugly one. Oh yeah, **** you Martin.

I've known a few of each stripe. We don't know which Martin has.

Sounds like the soft tissue damage of mental illness.