Professional golfer Grayson Murray, 30, dies... trigger warning, self harm

[littlemissmartypants]

Professional golfer Grayson Murray, 30, dies by suicide after withdrawing from Charles Schwab Challenge

By Kyle Porter

Professional golfer Grayson Murray has died. He was 30 years old. Murray's death comes after he withdrew Friday during the second round of the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, citing an illness.

A day after Murray's death rocked the larger sporting world, his parents announced in a statement through the PGA Tour that he died by suicide.

"We would like to thank the PGA Tour and the entire world of golf for the outpouring of support," Eric and Terry Murray said. "Life wasn't always easy for Grayson, and although he took his own life, we know he rests peacefully now."

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A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Murray attended Wake Forest, East Carolina and Arizona State where he played golf before turning pro. In 141 career PGA Tour starts, Murray had 10 top-10 finishes, including those two victories.

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https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/professional-golfer-grayson-murray-30-dies-by-suicide-after-withdrawing-from-charles-schwab-challenge/

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❤️pants

[spooky3]

1. Very sad. And, if you can believe it, before the cause of death

was announced, idiots on social media were speculating that the COVID vaccine caused it.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. I believe it. Poor guy struggled with substance abuse.

Alcohol mostly, apparently. Probably had an underlying psychological disorder that he was self medicating.

Condolences to his fiancee and family.

We need much better help.

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. Oh FFS!

And I have to ask, are we all adults here? Do we REALLY need trigger warnings for this story? I think we all knew before the parents spoke out what his cause of death was. He had struggled for a long time with drugs and alcohol. The world of pro sports, any sport, is high pressure, but especially an individual sport like golf where the spotlight is on YOU. Team sports are high pressure enough, but individual sport can be hell.

[PJMcK]

4. Right on (n/t)

[littlemissmartypants]

6. Are you ok??

I have close personal experience with suicide so I'm always going to show respect for those walking among us who may be struggling with the decision of whether or not to continue their walk or to kill themselves.

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Triggered reactions can be intense and unpleasant, and may even overtake our consciousness, as with a flashback experienced by a war veteran. But even more common conditions can have this effect. Think, for example, about the experience of intense nausea. It comes upon a person unbidden, without rational reflection. And you can no more reason your way out of it than you reasoned your way into it. It’s also hard, if not impossible, to engage productively with other matters while you are in the grip of it. You might say that such states temporarily eclipse our rational capacities.

For someone who has experienced major trauma, vivid reminders can serve to induce states of body and mind that are rationally eclipsing in much the same manner. A common symptom of PTSD is panic attacks. Those undergoing these attacks may be flooded with anxiety to the point of struggling to draw breath, and feeling disoriented, dizzy and nauseated. Under conditions such as these, it’s impossible to think straight.

The thought behind trigger warnings isn’t just that these states are highly unpleasant (although they certainly are). It’s that they temporarily render people unable to focus, regardless of their desire or determination to do so. Trigger warnings can work to prevent or counteract this.

As teachers, we can’t foresee every instance of potentially triggering material; some triggers are unpredictable. But others are easy enough to anticipate, specifically, depictions or discussions of the very kinds of experiences that often result in post-traumatic stress and even, for some, a clinical disorder.
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Excerpt from
Why I Use Trigger Warnings
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/opinion/sunday/why-i-use-trigger-warnings.html

[twodogsbarking]

5. Truly a shame. Not everyone can be helped but everyone should try to get it if needed.

[BWdem4life]

7. A wise alcoholic once told me..

"If you think you're gonna have to either drink or kill yourself, you should drink... because you at least might recover from that."

Logical advice, but with one caveat: People often attempt suicide or otherwise kill themselves (and others) while drunk.

RIP