Social Anxiety Support

pokeherpro · 07-01-2009, 05:39 AM

ST. LOUIS -- Even when Khalil Greene homered in his first three games after going on the 15-day disabled list with social anxiety disorder, St. Louis manager Tony La Russa held off celebrating.

"When he had success in Kansas City, that wasn't really the test," La Russa said. "The test is when you struggle and how you handle it."

Greene scuffled the next five games, going 1 for 17 with five strikeouts, and the anxiety resurfaced. The Cardinals placed him on the DL for a second time on Monday.

"We just felt it was a move we had to make to get him away from it again," La Russa said.

General manager John Mozeliak said Greene would not be with the team for perhaps two weeks.

"We're just going to give him a little time to figure out what's best," Mozeliak said. "We have to be patient."

The Cardinals purchased the contract of 24-year-old righty Clayton Mortensen from Triple-A Memphis. That move restores pitching staff to 13 after one day with a dozen following the acquisition of Mark DeRosa from the Indians.

Greene, acquired in the offseason from the Padres, is batting .200 with five home runs and 19 RBIs. His eight errors are one off the team high despite playing in only 47 games. He was activated from the DL on June 18 after missing 19 games.

La Russa didn't want to comment much on Greene's woes. Greene broke his left hand last July, ending his season prematurely, after he punched a wall near the dugout.

"It's delicate enough to where I think it's really not in good taste to talk about it," the manager said. "It's personal and it involves his profession but I'm not going to get into it.

"I don't think that does anybody any good."

La Russa did say that Greene was in agreement, adding, "He knows we're doing it in his best interests."

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4295644

bheslop · 07-01-2009, 07:23 PM

yea i feel bad for the guy. Hes such a talented ball player too. I have a friend though who's brother is in the Padres organization and he says kahlil was painfully silent when he was playing with him. Props to him though for getting where he is at though. This also makes me think about the lack of treatment knowledge there is about SA. I mean he is a pro baseball player he has access to the best doctors yet still suffers.

pokeherpro · 07-01-2009, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bheslop

yea i feel bad for the guy. Hes such a talented ball player too. I have a friend though who's brother is in the Padres organization and he says kahlil was painfully silent when he was playing with him. Props to him though for getting where he is at though. This also makes me think about the lack of treatment knowledge there is about SA. I mean he is a pro baseball player he has access to the best doctors yet still suffers.

It's hard for a pro athlete to accept something is wrong and he can't play at the level he needs to until he fixes the problem. It's a sports culture thing. Don't show weakness. There has been a snowball effect since Greinke almost quit and is now one of the top pitchers in the game. Lots more athletes saying they have it. It just shows you that it's real and cant be cured by money or good looks or anything like that.

Jaiyyson · 07-01-2009, 10:33 PM

Susy O'Neil is a famous australian swimmer who has suffered from pretty severe social anxiety.

I heard once she would deliberately come below third in races so she wouldn't have to stand on the podium to accept her prize.

07-01-2009, 05:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
pokeherpro Status: Previously Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada eh? Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 1,375	Another athlete with SA. ST. LOUIS -- Even when Khalil Greene homered in his first three games after going on the 15-day disabled list with social anxiety disorder, St. Louis manager Tony La Russa held off celebrating. "When he had success in Kansas City, that wasn't really the test," La Russa said. "The test is when you struggle and how you handle it." Greene scuffled the next five games, going 1 for 17 with five strikeouts, and the anxiety resurfaced. The Cardinals placed him on the DL for a second time on Monday. "We just felt it was a move we had to make to get him away from it again," La Russa said. General manager John Mozeliak said Greene would not be with the team for perhaps two weeks. "We're just going to give him a little time to figure out what's best," Mozeliak said. "We have to be patient." The Cardinals purchased the contract of 24-year-old righty Clayton Mortensen from Triple-A Memphis. That move restores pitching staff to 13 after one day with a dozen following the acquisition of Mark DeRosa from the Indians. Greene, acquired in the offseason from the Padres, is batting .200 with five home runs and 19 RBIs. His eight errors are one off the team high despite playing in only 47 games. He was activated from the DL on June 18 after missing 19 games. La Russa didn't want to comment much on Greene's woes. Greene broke his left hand last July, ending his season prematurely, after he punched a wall near the dugout. "It's delicate enough to where I think it's really not in good taste to talk about it," the manager said. "It's personal and it involves his profession but I'm not going to get into it. "I don't think that does anybody any good." La Russa did say that Greene was in agreement, adding, "He knows we're doing it in his best interests." http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4295644

07-01-2009, 10:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jaiyyson Status: Davids disarm Goliaths Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 872	Susy O'Neil is a famous australian swimmer who has suffered from pretty severe social anxiety. I heard once she would deliberately come below third in races so she wouldn't have to stand on the podium to accept her prize. __________________ "Don't walk in front of me, and don't walk behind me. If you are to walk with me, walk beside me or nothing at all."

07-01-2009, 07:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
bheslop Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: So-California Gender: Male Posts: 75	yea i feel bad for the guy. Hes such a talented ball player too. I have a friend though who's brother is in the Padres organization and he says kahlil was painfully silent when he was playing with him. Props to him though for getting where he is at though. This also makes me think about the lack of treatment knowledge there is about SA. I mean he is a pro baseball player he has access to the best doctors yet still suffers.