Mike James: Negative energy that fueled you while playing can eventually become devastating

Here’s former NBA point guard Mike James explaining when he realized it was time to focus on mental health.

(via The Attack the Paint Show):

“I mean, it was more after my career. I didn’t understand it during my career. The very things that can be used as a fuel to your fire, can be things that are devastating to you when you no longer need those things to motivate you. And so, using negative energy to motivate me was one way that I was able to deal with it. But once I stopped playing and I didn’t have no place to exert that energy, but I was still dealing with the anxiety, still dealing with things. I had to realize within myself how to look within and not making excuses, not blaming anyone, but also taking accountability for myself and my life.”