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Former Ohio State Player Harry Miller is on a Mission of Mental Health Advocacy

The ex-offensive lineman will deliver the keynote address at the Faces of Resilience fundraiser to benefit the OSU Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.

Harry Miller didn’t expect to spend his summer in Washington, D.C., interning with the satellite communications company Iridium. If things had gone as planned, the Buford, Georgia, native would have been preparing for his first NFL training camp, following a successful junior year at Ohio State University. “A year ago, I was speaking to agents, talking about declaring for the NFL draft,” Miller recalls in early July, speaking over the phone from his D.C. apartment.

Instead, the mechanical engineering student is helping to develop navigation technology for planes and other vessels. And after he returns to Columbus for his senior year in a few weeks, he will be the main attraction at an Ohio Stadium event—though it won’t be a football game. On Sept. 20, Miller will deliver the keynote address at the annual Faces of Resilience fundraiser at the stadium’s Northwest Loge Club. The event supports the OSU Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, a program that Miller credits with helping to save his life. “I want to help people that I see every day on campus,” Miller says. “That would be such a great opportunity, and I’m excited about that.”

Entire article: https://www.columbusmonthly.com/sto...ates-for-mental-health-awareness/65742087007/
 
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HARRY MILLER SHARES HIS STORY IN MOVING SPEECH AT OHIO STATE’S FACES OF RESILIENCE BANQUET

Even though he is no longer an Ohio State football player, Harry Miller was back in the spotlight at Ohio Stadium on Tuesday evening.

The former Ohio State offensive lineman was back in the Shoe as the keynote speaker of this year’s Faces of Resilience banquet, a benefit event for Ohio State’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. Throughout an 11-minute speech inside Ohio Stadium’s Huntington Club, Miller went into detail about his battle with depression, the suicidal thoughts he experienced and how he’s overcome those struggles in his journey to improve his mental health.



Miller’s speech brought many in the room to tears, including himself, as he recalled the lowest points he experienced a year ago that ultimately led to his decision to retire from football in March.

“I was a rising junior, I was training hard, improving my body. Agents were meeting with me, telling me with a good season, I could go in the second or third round (of the NFL draft), and within a year I would be $10 million richer. I was getting close with my teammates, trying hard to lead. I came in seventh out of the six captains voted for that season. August came, everything was in order. But it was not,” Miller said.

“I sat in front of my mirror and pressed my pointer and middle finger into the side of my head and wished I had a gun so that I could stop rehearsing my death and finally bring it upon myself. I walked through the Woody Hayes Athletic (Center) and the weight room with green bands hung loosely for players to stretch, but to me, they looked like nooses. I spoke with many of my friends, and when we said goodbye to one another, I understood the full weight of those goodbyes. Eventually, it became too much; something had to give one way or another. And that was when I began my journey to try to heal from what I was experiencing.

“... Several nights, I sat in front of my mirror, pressing a blade into my skin. I stared down at my reflection to see who would blink first. I pressed the blade harder until it ripped me and drew blood. I was in so much pain. I was so confused. This is the route that is laid out ahead of me? And all that is left for me to do it? But it was not. I did not. I fought to make it so. And that is so that I am here.”

After his speech concluded, Miller received a lengthy ovation from the audience, who stood up and applauded him for more than a minute.

“It felt very good,” Miller said after the speech when asked about the support he received on Tuesday night. “Just grateful that there were many times when things didn’t make sense, and now in hindsight, things like this make those things make sense. And so I’m very appreciative, very grateful and it was a really great night.”
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Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...h-at-ohio-state-s-faces-of-resilience-banquet
 
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I've mentioned before that at a young age I lost a parent to suicide.
I have so much respect and admiration for this young man. To fight through what he has, and do what he is doing now to help others is so much more important than football. I'm so thankful that Harry had the courage to go to Coach Day, and that Ryan Day is our coach.
Keep fighting the good fight Harry! All of Buckeye Nation walks with you on your journey.
 
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Full disclosure: I am an other-abled vet that has had some tough times the past couple of years. Being locked up with Covid left me far too much time alone with my thoughts. Add in the political crap that was going on and it was a supremely negative cocktail for me. I made serious changes. I moved back out to AZ, all alone, and haven't really talked to family since. Thats a different story. I still struggle every day with different forms of PTS and it manifests for people differently.

The fact that Harry figured this out for himself at his young age, is extremely impressive. Most of the time we don't pay attention or don't want to see the symptoms happening as they occur. This young man is far superior to most people being in tune with his real problems. Depression is the craziest thing. You don't know why it's happening and often don't know when, you just feel like shit all the time.

On the subject of suicide, I personally never thought about it. I've thought about being dead but not speeding up the process, except for once. That time is when I was leaving the VA after treatments. I was on a knee scooter because of chronic infections and scooting my way down the road to the bus stop. So many people stare and look down on you its brutal. My phone died and I went into a store to see if I could get a quick charge and they looked at me like I was a leper. Going down the street to the bus stop was the only time I thought about suicide. If I were homeless like so many people are these days and had everyone looking at me like I was filth, I couldn't take it. I got a new perspective on the homeless population that day. It was awful. Now a lot of them have chosen to be that way and it doesn't have anything to do with Harry so I'll end here. Harry has already helped so many people and his heart is so big that all of the emotions he has it can't contain. Think Robin Williams. So funny and so beloved yet was tormented inside. Not all disabilities are visible. Go on Harry, keep doing you man! I'm a fan.
 
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DaddyBigBucks said:
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Point One: Very well done by Fox; credit where it's due.

Point Two: The words "courageous" and "brave" get tossed around like halloween candy these days, but it truly was courageous of Miller to allow that story to be aired on national TV. It was an unvarnished, unbandaged examination of his deepest wounds.

Point Three: The story didn't ask the question, but it begs the question: How many Harry Millers are there in college football who are in programs where they don't feel safe to be completely honest about what they're dealing with? Harry is the one we know about because he was in a place where Coach Day encouraged his players to be honest with themselves and with the team. How many are there that we don't know about?
 
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DaddyBigBucks said:
Story about Miller showing right now on Fox Big Noon
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DaddyBigBucks said:
Point One: Very well done by Fox; credit where it's due.

Point Two: The words "courageous" and "brave" get tossed around like halloween candy these days, but it truly was courageous of Miller to allow that story to be aired on national TV. It was an unvarnished, unbandaged examination of his deepest wounds.

Point Three: The story didn't ask the question, but it begs the question: How many Harry Millers are there in college football who are in programs where they don't feel safe to be completely honest about what they're dealing with? Harry is the one we know about because he was in a place where Coach Day encouraged his players to be honest with themselves and with the team. How many are there that we don't know about?
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Mershon Auditorium will be home to the 12th annual TED Talk Event on Saturday. Credit: Mackenzie Shanklin | Lantern File Photo. Those looking for an innovative way to spend their weekend can look no further.
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TEDxOhioStateUniversity to host event Saturday at Mershon Auditorium​

Those looking for an innovative way to spend their weekend can look no further.

TEDxOhioStateUniversity is hosting its 12th-annual TED Talk event at Mershon Auditorium Saturday and will feature 12 speakers and one student performance group, all from Ohio State.

Cecelia Walter, TEDxOhioStateUniversity president and a fourth-year in civil engineering, said the opportunity to see a TED Talk in person is something students should take advantage of.

“This is a pretty unique opportunity for students in the Columbus community that isn’t really offered anywhere else in the area,” Walter said.

According to its website , TEDxOhioStateUniversity is a student organization that hosted its first conference in 2011 with three organization members and around 200 attendees. Since then, the organization has grown to include 50 student members and accumulated around 16 million views on YouTube.

Bilan Yakoub, TEDxOhioStateUniversity director of development and a third-year in neuroscience, said the theme for this year’s event is “Currents.”

Speakers’ expertise includes harm reduction amid the opioid crisis, sustainability fiction writing and more, according to the event’s website. Former Ohio State football player Harry Miller will also speak at the event.
 
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