Johnny Manziel Entered Treatment This Past Wednesday
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I had no idea, he exhibited none of the signs....
Sarcasm off, I truly hope this will help him get his priorities set before he does something permanently damaging while being temporarily stupid.
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Sarcasm off, I truly hope this will help him get his priorities set before he does something permanently damaging while being temporarily stupid.
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I hope so as well. It will depend on whether Johnny has suffered enough consequences to make him embrace treatment. If so, he has a chance. If not, he will continue to be a train wreck rolling through the lives of others.
Godspeed, Johnny. Accept the things you cannot change. Have the courage change the things you can. Develop the wisdom to know the difference.
Agreed. If he is being forced by family or work, chances are slim for sustained recovery. It is merely rubbing salve on the wound and hoping the pain goes away. Johnny has to be there because he recognizes and accepts his problem.
Rock bottom? Making millions of dollars and partying all the time doesn't seem like rock bottom to me. If he gets cut and goes broke he'll be closer to rock bottom.
I do not have any issue with Manziel but when he had his dismissal from the Manning camp, I thought it was stupid that so many tried to blame AJ for Manziel being late to morning meetings and drills. When that blame game got some traction with a couple of ESPN people, I thought the whole Johnny Football thing had blown past reality.
Hope he gets his life together but he first needs to hold himself accountable for his actions and if he volunteered himself for rehab, then he might be starting to hold himself accountable.
I agree with your statement, however I fear this is no where near 'rock bottom' for him. Think about it, if your rock bottom meant time in a upper scale rehab facility with top notch psychological doctors, and you still had millions in the bank, would you ever want to not be at Rock bottom? I think rock bottom for him would be to fall all the way from grace. Lose it all. Only to pick up the pieces elsewhere in life and really prove to the community and self by helping kids and all that jazz.
Hope he he gets his act together, dual threat QBs aren't really all they're cracked up to be in the pros apparently.. Although this has more to do with personality and lack of self control imo
Common misconception. Actually many can "raise their bottom" to where they don't have to lose everything in order to get into and sustain recovery. Rock bottom relates as much emotional immaturity and insecurity as it does to loss of family, friends, and finances.
It really boils to a circumstance where the individual recognizes a couple of key concepts. First, I have a problem and the problem is me, not my family, not my friends, not my job, not the bottle, not the pills, but me. Second, my own selfishness and self will are the things that will kill me.
If he (Manziel) isn't there, then he will leave rehab, suffer more consequences and either have an epiphany or wind up, as we say, "locked up (jail) or covered up (dead)".
Only time will tell.
I understand your point, however...
My point was: When people who have plenty of money and they hit a tough stretch in their life they may think they have hit rock bottom...to which I would say "Sure, you have it rough right now, but you are dealing with the problems you now have with some money to make things easier...try to do it with no money."
Good Luck to him. Stardom has taken it's toll on many people. I'm blessed to be a nobody, but when it comes to addictions I think we could all say, "But by the grace of God, there go I".
ive seen plenty of spoiled brats (for lack of a better term) who know very well how to play the "oh, i realize i've done bad and i promise i'm going to do better and stop embarrassing myself and my family" game. and i've seen many "enablers" who buy it hook, line and sinker every time.
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Yea or he is going early before things get too bad. Hopefully he takes it seriously and makes the needed changes...
Echoes of JaMarcus Russell. I would like to think Johnny can pull things together. But even if he parties his way out of the NFL, daddy's oil empire is sitting there just waiting to cushion his fall. He has a lifetime of pampered excess and people enabling him to overcome.
I don't like JM. I don't like his brazenness on or off the field. I don't respect how he has handled his notoriety nor do I respect how he has put himself above the team, his teammates, and the game both in college and in the NFL. Possibly high school as well.
That being said, the man is human. If he is in rehab and it didn't take killing someone or losing everything to get him there then kudos to him for that. If he's honestly taking responsibility for some issues that he's struggling with then kudos for that as well.
That being said, the man is human. If he is in rehab and it didn't take killing someone or losing everything to get him there then kudos to him for that. If he's honestly taking responsibility for some issues that he's struggling with then kudos for that as well.
I like the kid and hope this will help him lead a productive life. I feel like he's going to need it because it won't be as a Pro QB. That's just my opinion. I think Cleveland realizes they made a mistake.
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