Mental injuries our invisible wounds

I have been thinking about Paul Gascoigne a lot. Some refer to Gaza as a tragic figure.Someone who had it all but just could not get it right. The only time he was in control was on the pitch. But off it he seemed hell bent for his own destruction.

Why though? Was Paul so upset by his wealth and fame that the only way to reject it was to pursue extreme behavior that would guarantee his demise? That cant be true. Paul was cursed by having an injury to his mind that is invisible.The type that does not bleed so it does not shock a witness of the bleeding into action. It is not a bone sticking through skin so it doesn't make us drop everything were doing to run for help.

Paul like many people has a break that we cant see. When we get angry at people who exhibit irrational behavior, I don't think we get angry to be spiteful. We get angry at people like Gaza and Mike Tyson because we don't understand they are injured and in need of real help. I think we ignore people who have invisible injuries because we don't recognize it as real suffering.

Psychiatry and Psychology have done wonders for humanity.Where i think the biggest achievement needs to come from is helping the rest of us recognize the invisible breaks and bleeding.So we can do what we always do when we see a serious injury. We can stop what we are doing and get help.