He is currently in the process of writing a book on Post Olympic Depression with 2-Time
Olympian Taraje Williams-Murray. He knows what it looks like, how to handle it and what
measures need have to be put in place in order to minimize its effect on
athletes. Fans weren't finished with the Olympic bug just yet... But at least they have
the benefit of access to dedicated, experienced coaches and supporters to help them work through
the rollercoaster of recovery.But what about all of the fans out there? How are they
supposed to make it through the withdrawals?While Post Olympic Stress is understandably harder on the
athletes involved, it's not exactly a cake walk for the ardent spectators left with no
one and nothing else to air max france cheer!Now, neither of us were Psych majors, but we've made
a MAJOR investment in our sport, in Olympic performance and keeping our own "fan clubs"
happy.We spend time on the message boards, forums and blog out there. We know what's
on everyone's mind.The NFL? Big deal!Democratic or Republican National Conventions? Sure, they'll catch a few
minutes here and there, but what they really want is more swimming, gymnastics, beach volleyball
or whatever sport they happen to be addicted to at the moment.Fortunately, the same message
boards and forums they're posting on have suddenly become unofficial support groups for the hundreds
of thousands of hardcore fans feeling the pinch of Post Olympic Stress.Apparently, they're finding strength
in numbers!Who else can understand the all pervading need to tn requin see the Olympic action one
last time? Who else can hash out the replays? Who else will weigh in on
"bad calls" and the "could haves" and "should haves"?And the Syndrome isn't just constrained to
America - it's a worldwide epidemic that's touching every continent.During the Sydney Olympics, Australia's Channel
7 created a Today Tonight program in the works to help athletes and their fans
cope with post Olympic stress related problems.More than that, though, the network also kept viewers
calm by airing a number of different post-Olympic follow up programs to help ease everyone
into post-Olympic "regular" programming.But Australians had another trick up their sleeves. People expect things to
be tough for the athletes - the men and women who've sacrificed EVERYTHING in their
pursuit of victory. Instead of "settling" for replays, they found a new fix: the Paralympics.Tickets
were sold in record numbers as fans look for new ways to milk the dream
a little longer.Perhaps we'll see something similar happen here!Rhadi Ferguson (http://www.Rhadi.com) is a 2004 Olympian
and has coached many World Class Athletes and Olympians, he has seen and experience the
effects of Post Olympic Depression and the Post Olympic Blues first hand. There are so
many of them, and so few medals to go around.Post Olympic athletes DO have it
rough, probably rougher than anyone can ever know. If you are interested in getting an
inside scoop on what really goes on in the minds of Olympians while they are
training then you must visit http://www.BeyondTheRings.com.
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