Comments on: Confessions Of A Steroid Monster

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:05:48 +0000

I have been reading a book by Dr. Maxwell Maltz several times. He mentions self image a lot.

By: brian tannebaum

brian tannebaum — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:47:32 +0000

The vividness of this post, the transparency, the heartfelt reflection. I’m proud of you.

By: Debbie L

Debbie L — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:39:55 +0000

Wow, great read, Brian. I admire your candor and ability for vunerability. Glad your life is going well. Love your logo, BTW.

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By: tonyrocks

tonyrocks — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:49:32 +0000

Nice article…I agree it should be required reading in high school. I do remember many kids getting involved with roids…even in junior high school.

By: Mark Moran

Mark Moran — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:53:51 +0000

This should be required reading in high schools and colleges around the world. How many of us are just one step removed from similar behavior ? Egads, I'm in my 40s and I'm exercising 10x a week. So far it's all about getting as healthy as I can be and fending off the effects of old age, but I can certainly understand how it can easily go too far. Brian, you do a terrific job capturing your state of mind at the time, which is not easy to do in hindsight. You do your readers a great service by not only being honest with us, but by being honest with yourself.

By: RAP

RAP — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:52:33 +0000

My ex-fiance was addicted to steroid use, and this was just two years ago. The relationship was needless to say a disaster( physical abuse, he stole from me to by steroids). He also had a terrible self image during his teenage years that fed his steroid use in his adult years. My parting words to him were to get help. Steroid use goes far beyond professional sports, He and all of his friends bought, made, and used their steroids from internet sites. This was just 2006. It is an American epidemic not just an MLB issue. That should lead one to question the images our children observe and long to be. Childhood is where it all stems.

I am glad you gt a hold of yours before it was fatal.

By: Maria Dorfner

Maria Dorfner — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:14:01 +0000

OMG. So, I'm reading this article in a very serious state while scrolling and then BOOM, the Steroid Monster pic of you pops up. I'm jolted out of my state into laughter. Sorry. It caught me off guard. Seriously Brian, I learn something new about you in every blog. You are truly the most honest and candid person I know. If ARod were to share his story the way you do I think the world would stop and say, "You know what…I really like this guy". They'd understand. The difference seems to be that in every shocking new revelation you make, there's a deep sense that you are someone that has gained a tremendous amount of self knowledge and positive growth from it. You have a real talent for sharing your personal journeys with others. That takes courage. It also means you're at a healthy place where you know exactly who you are now and how you got there. It's wonderful that your self image can now come from who you are and not what you do or look like. That's a real healthy place to be. I'd say you not only learned to be you, but the best you that you can be. I understand. As a kid, I wanted to be Nadia Comaneci. After she won the Olympics for gymnastics, TIME Magazine featured her on the cover with the headline, "She's Perfect." It took me decades to learn perfect is the evil of good. A lot of women say how come men don't go through what we do. Well, you proved them wrong. You went through a whole lot more, and I'm sure there's a lot of men out there who can identify. So, thank you for sharing such a beautiful story. Was that kid in the black & white pic you too or just generic fat boy? The beefcake one with your caption really cracked me up. Too funny. If more people were truthful about how unhealthy it is to achieve we'd all see how truly ridiculous it is. I don't think I can ever look at a beefcake the same way again. There's fit and then there's (drumroll) over the top "steroid monster".

By: paisley

paisley — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:47:43 +0000

(short yet polite round of applause..) how long have you been writing that one in your head? or did A-Roid's recent events just motivate you to get it out..?
congrats on getting the monkey off your back and realizing your self-worth. I am pretty sure you are not alone, and not much has changed… hot chicks still dig roided up douchebags.. so they are out there..
=)

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:06:52 +0000

Let's keep the "steroid monster" away. Celebrate who you are by letting me turn you into a work of art for the Prints of Freedom portfolio I have been working on for more than 8 years. I turn people's hand prints into art that embodies who they are…you are correct about the perils of self image addiction and the worries of people who focus on what they look like rather than who they are. I admit, it's hard for me to love my physical form at times, but I try to focus on my inner beauty and what I can offer rather than what I can't.