sharing my fb post from this am- it is time to move past the idea of "mental illness"

[No Vested Interest]

10. The changes in the brain now so obvious in football players and those in other contact

sports are now seen as actual brain injuries similar to PTSD, as the brain is visibly shaken within and against the skull.
Think of the many functions each area of the brain performs, and the interconnectivity of the cells working together.

Also remember that the cerebral cortex which controls executive functions- judgment, decision-making, etc.- is not fully developed until the early-to mid 20's, yet other parts of the brain and the body are developed enough to want to take on fully-adult functions, such as reproduction, emoting, and physicality.

I'm grateful my children chose non-contact sports such as swimming, running, and tennis, even before we knew of the dangers inherent in contact sports. Blind luck.