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More than a game: Football, friendship and mental health recovery
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- Men recovering from bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other mental health challenges find support, friendship and purpose through football.
- xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo When Tarik Kaidi was sectioned in 2013, he couldn't understand why; he had felt like he was on top of the world.
- For months, his mind had been racing with new ideas.
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Men recovering from bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other mental health challenges find support, friendship and purpose through football.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo When Tarik Kaidi was sectioned in 2013, he couldn't understand why; he had felt like he was on top of the world.
For months, his mind had been racing with new ideas. He was constantly on the move, meeting friends, networking and making plans. He felt energetic, confident, sociable and unstoppable.
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