Psychology Of Sports

“John Rocker is diagnosable,” declares Dr. Richard Lustberg, a Long Island psychologist with a radio show and a Web site (www.psychologyofsports.com).” He seems to be a person with low self-esteem trying to rise above feelings of insignificance. I think he may be depressed. He runs on the field like a pumped-up W.W.F. character without a script.

This was one of my quotes from an artilce written by Robert Lipsite of the New York Times in 2000.

I do not keep up with John Rocker but it is my understanding that he has been diagnosed with Bi-Polar Disorder. His comments about the steroid issue has again put him squarely back in the news. Why–who knows?

Bi-Polar Disorder is a very difficult condition to cope with.  When people with Bi-Polar Disorder are in the active phase they say and do things that they would not ordinarily say and do. People with Bi-Polar Disorder are always at risk of relapse and their medications are always being closely monitored. When they go off their medications they generally relapse. 

The families of people who have a family member with Bi-Polar Disorder will tell you it is a nightmare for them.

With John Rocker it is hard to know who he truly is, but it is sad that he still appears to have so many problems and issues. He is making problems for both himself and others.

Roger Clemens continues to deny that he used steroids even in the face of physical evidence provided by his accuser. Obviously one of them is lying. Many media members are suggesting that one of the parties is lying and the real truth is going to come out. There is a difference between lying and thinking that you are telling the truth. 

That is–all the parties involved in this affair are convinced they are telling the truth. People delude themselves all the time. The emotional mind is so strong that I firmly believe that Roger Clemens at this point has not doubt he did not use steroids, regardless of whether he did or did not.