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‘It was obvious I had a problem with alcohol. It was killing the people around me and it was killing me.’ On #WorldMentalHealthDay, Aaron Connolly opens up about the impact of addiction and tells his story in his own words.

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Brightonian1 year ago

Good for him on confronting his problem. Takes a big man to own it publicly. Aaron’s talent was without question. He’s still young enough to have a good football career - I wish him well.

Magpie Media1 year ago

Outstanding this. Fair play.

Adam1 year ago

Well done, Aaron 👏🏼

Hudson1 year ago

Fair play to him for speaking about something like this

Rocky1 year ago

It's not easy to talk about things, well done Aaron lad ❤️🤍

Adam1 year ago

@wearebrighton We saw his drop off @ Brighton and where his alcoholism took him, he’s very brave and strong to admit his addiction. He’ll be great again.

James1 year ago

Incredible honestly. Loved him at Hull. Sunderland have some player on their hands with his head in the right place, which it clearly is now

The Guiltless Man1 year ago

Glad you got the help you needed. Goes beyond rivalries to say we don’t want addiction

SueCr 🐯UTT 🧡🇹🇷🖤1 year ago

Biggest battle is over Arron, admitting the problem and talking about it is the hardest but biggest step.A decent guy and I hope you can now return to getting that buzz from playing football again. Go show em what you can do Arron, sure Sunderland will support you

Tom Derivan1 year ago

Let's all get behind him. When he scores that first goal at the SoL, the roof comes off!!

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