SCOOB BRIGGS
My name is Blane Briggs, also called Scoob, I’m from Naples Florida and play football at Colgate University. For me, anxiety has been something I’ve dealt with for as long as I can remember. It’s this constant overwhelming feeling that I might fail or might not accomplish certain things in my life which cause these nerves and anxiety. Throughout my college career, I have dealt with many injuries and over time I have seen my athleticism kind of deteriorate over the years. Ultimately, this caused me to fall into this depression, especially when I got surgery on my hip, and I honestly wanted to stay in my room all day and see no one. I even began to decline calls from friends and family because I felt like I let so many people down and I didn’t want to speak to anybody. Still to this day, I battle with constant anxiety and sometimes it causes me to just want to be in my room and not see people. I think so many times, MEN are expected to put these feelings to the side and act like they don’t exist because we are MEN and shouldn’t show weakness , especially in sports. MENtal health is something I have dealt with and continue to deal with and is something I am passionate about. It’s something I like to make others more aware of and make more MEN understand they can speak out about their MENtal health issues."
COLGATE FOOTBALL
