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BRILLIANT SUPPORT BOOSTS DIAMOND FARRELL

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 June 2019

By Jon Dunham
BENFarrell says the support he has received from AFC Rushden & Diamonds and the wider football community since he revealed he has been suffering with anxiety and depression has been “brilliant”.
The Diamonds midfielder, who has scored 34 goals in 123 appearances for the club so far, has spoken out about his 13-year battle with mental health in an exclusive interview with the Northamptonshire Telegraph.
In an Instagram post on May 9, Farrell revealed he had quit his job to focus on his recovery after being struck down with anxiety and depression again.
And since...

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