“Mental health issues will disappear” – Fans in disbelief as MMA veteran claims solution to anxiety and depression in teenagers is to let them fight in the cage
Retired MMA fighter Jake Shields has an insane proposal to solve the problem of Teenage Mental Health Issues
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Former UFC Title challenger Jake Shields has a “solution” to anxiety and depression among teenagers. Shields, a training partner of Nick and Nate Diaz, wants teenagers to fight once a year to counter the threat of anxiety and depression among teenagers. Shields has now followed the trend of retired MMA fighters using social media to give their thoughts on today’s issues.
Jake Shields reasons that doing cage fight in front of your peers would make your old worries feel silly. Shields refers to the insane pressure of performing in front of a crowd in MMA competitions. When it comes to depression, Shields believes that there is no time to be depressed when you are training for a fight. In teenagers, ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) can be countered when you get punched in the face. Shields believes one will become ultra-focused when hit in the face.
Shields, as an MMA fighter, was no slouch either. He had over 40 MMA fights and amassed a record of 33 wins and 11 losses. His notable victories include names like Demian Maia, Tyron Woodley, Robbie Lawler, Dan Henderson and Carlos Condit. He also challenged GSP for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 129.
If teens were Forced to do a cage fight once a year most of their mental health issues would disappear
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) February 27, 2023
Anxiety: after a cage fight in front or your peers your old worries will feel silly
Depression: know time to be depressed when you’re training for a fight
ADD: getting… https://t.co/YD0xqge0eA
Fans disagree with Jake Shields’s Solution
Fans were not pleased with the suggestion put forth by Jake Shields. Mental health is an essential aspect of our lives, and Shields’s proposal only risks mental health is what the majority of the fans feel. Check out some of the fan reactions:
Nobody should force them, it’s their choice.
— Jungle man (@Junglem71721433) February 28, 2023
What your saying is simular to young men being forced to have military service.
Make your arguments, but people tend to do a better job when they actually want to be doing the work.
Forcing teens to partake in cage fights… That would be child endangerment and abuse.
— Adam (@DrWeird76) February 27, 2023
I don’t think a yearly cage-fight would help the mental health crisis among teens.
— Bryan Krahn (@BryanKrahn) February 28, 2023
It would probably lead to even more anxiety and depression, not to mention physical injury.
Certainly martial arts and its qualities (exercise, discipline, confidence, camaraderie) is helpful.
Imagine carrying around the shame of loosing. Being constantly picked on for the loss at school
— Jon (@kskyn3t) February 28, 2023
LOL, imagine sending your kid to Jake for therapy.
— Robert Whitaker (@robdawg925) February 27, 2023
You have clearly had too many cage fights….
— Herbert Hodgson (@herberthodgson) February 27, 2023
Haha Forced he says
— apocalypse (@apocalyp531) February 27, 2023
Recently, retired MMA veteran Nate Marquardt took to Twitter to discuss a sensitive topic, homosexuality. His homophobic Twitter spree earned the wrath of the MMA community. Shields has followed a similar approach as well, using a transgressive mindset to find a solution to the problem that teenagers are facing.
Fans disagree with this take, but in the future, one can even have a conversation about the methods suggested by Shields if they can help improve mental health.
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