But he still hadn't confronted his childhood demons. You've got to work hard'." When he put his head on the pillow, he was struck by "real bad flashbacks of seeing my mum getting bashed". His message to young people facing their own issues involves finding positive role models and "support networks" – family members, teachers and friends – and developing "good self-care", including "bush walking, exercise and no social media!" Ever since Thompson has been inspiring others how "you can overcome obstacles and come through it". Nor did Thompson want to burden his Nan. "Things are going to come in your life. Thompson's mother "always had bad men in her life, career criminals". "Sometimes, the fight can hard for some of us, but it can all be overcome. All the setbacks in my life gave me a bit of motivation to make something of myself."

I couldn't stop. Preston Campbell, a highly respected aboriginal rugby league player, was a driving force behind the setup, in 2010, of a curtain raising match between the Indigenous All Stars, and the NRL All Stars.

NRL and St George-Illawarra Dragons star Joel Thompson is supporting our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander initiative Yarn Safe by sharing his video story and telling young people there's no shame in talking it out. In 2012, he started The Mindset Project, a foundation aimed at encouraging resilience. Thompson joined the Raiders and made his NRL debut in 2008, at 19. "It was the first time I spoke out loud about how I felt." It would have been real easy to quit. "For a second time, I accepted [the diagnosis] and moved forward with it." Thompson admits he has still had challenges. Then came his first turning point. Over that period of time, my behaviour was still on a bit of a roller-coaster. Thompson soon proved he was a footy natural. "I started having flashbacks and mental health problems. After transferring to the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2014, he worked with Mission Australia, helping kids transition from school to the workplace, and mentored boys and girls at Reiby juvenile detention centre.

"I made the whole squad re-do a fitness drill because I took a small shortcut.. "I didn't feel that good; I had no self-worth … I was on auto-pilot," he said.

If someone told me I was doing the wrong thing, I'd get angry, swear and kick stuff." "She kept telling me: 'You're making me proud. "I was always happy and laughing on the outside, the fun guys, but I was this hurt, lonely boy", inside. Going to school with food in me lunchbox was mad. At times, I'd be full of life and would come in and train the house down. All these demons in my head, I could put into something." St George Illawarra Dragons and NRL Indigenous All Stars player Joel Thompson has leant his support to the headspace Yarn Safe campaign, encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to seek help if they’ve got a lot going on.Yarn Safe is the first youth-led national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health campaign, telling young people there’s no shame in talking about problems affecting their mental health and wellbeing.“To be mentally strong now, and to be the position I’m in now, I had to work hard for it,” Joel said. People are there to help you and support you in any way you need.”headspace and NRL State of Mind launched their Yarn Safe partnership today in the lead up to the NRL All Stars match at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday 13 February 2016.headspace CEO Chris Tanti said the involvement of the NRL and players like Joel Thompson is critical in breaking the stigma associated with seeking help.“Fifty nine per cent of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is under 25 and they have a higher incidence of mental health problems compared to non-Aboriginal young people. Look at your family, you don't want to end up the way they live. Now, he tells his story to inspire young people because he's found "a passion for helping others". "I thought, 'Far out, I'm in trouble here'." It was raining and I was crying, screaming, thinking 'I'm going to lose my mum'. Clad in Manly gear, Thompson, 30, shared some of the hurdles he had jumped to forge a 200-game NRL career.

At other times, I'd be down, wouldn't talk to anyone and would give them the cold shoulder. At 19, Thompson discovered his mother and siblings had moved to Canberra. His life turned around after his wife Amy urged him to seek mental health help. I was one of those kids who watched them on TV and dreamed of being a NRL player. Thompson "tried to act tough" to the police, but "a couple of tears were rolling down my cheeks. I was innocent, but I put myself in that situation through drinking, by not going to talk to someone and deal with what was going on inside me."

I knew what type of life, I would be living." "He helped me to get a boarding school to play rugby league." His contract was ripped up after he was charged with assault. Stick it out. Genealogy profile for Joel Thompson Joel Thompson (1788 - 1868) - Genealogy Genealogy for Joel Thompson (1788 - 1868) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. That led to "a lot more violence" and left Thompson feeling "even more isolated" at school, where he was shunned by classmates. "It was hard to go to school and concentrate, hard to be a nice kid sometimes.

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