01-11-2024, 10:43 AM
(01-11-2024, 10:15 AM)Lilith7 Wrote:(31-10-2024, 08:41 PM)nzoomed Wrote: It appears it was just a poor choice of words, correct me if im wrong, but the way i take it was Mike was implying that Alcohol was a means of self medicating for many suffering from poor mental health, I dont think he would be that stupid to promote the idea that alcohol is a treatment?
That's what it seems to have been. Apparently, you have to be extremely careful when speaking in public just in case the media get hold of it & give it a wee twist...
I think its a classic example of things being cherry picked and taken out of context by the media, probably a bit naive on Mike's part but lesson learned.
You get a better picture when you listen to everything he has to say.
I think they should just leave him alone regardless because he has been highly instrumental in advocating mental health and his charity is doing a great job.
I have a friend who had turned to alcohol but has successfully gone through rehab recently and is now a different person, he had suffered with lots of depression in the past so ive seen first hand what it does to people.