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NFL HOFer Steve Young Opens Up About Mental Health, Childhood Separation Anxiety

NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young recently opened up about the mental health struggles he faced during both his childhood and playing career at the non-profit Child Mind Institute charity banquet on April 25.

"I didn't know this, but I grew up with severe childhood separation anxiety," Young told the audience during his speech at the banquet, per Daniel Brown of The Athletic. "All I knew was that I didn't sleep over at other people's houses. I had straight A's, I didn't miss a day of school, and I was captain of three sports. I mean, if you knew me back then you'd say, 'That kid's killin' it.