tolmie's hairdoo said:
I don't think anyone is downplaying the effects of depression, the many guises it can take.
However, because all of these stunts are not confined to just Tevez, his agent has pulled plenty in his name, does he have depression, also?
I come to my own conclusion.
He does anyone who suffers with depression a massive disservice, and this contributes to the wider ignorance of others.
Same people who cry rape or play the race card, and have been found to be lying.
No clearly not, but putting Kia's actions and personal motivations to one side and purely looking at Carlos the individual, I do think he could be a man who suffers from depression. That doesn't expunge all his other negative character attributes or act as a 'get out of jail free card' for his wrong doings, it's simply an observation on who he is.
It may however go some way to explaining his nomadic career. He could be a man who is always trying to escape his unhappiness, something he doesn't properly understand, and is trying to tackle these feelings through changing aspects of his life that he incorrectly believes are the problem (greener pastures lie elsewhere so to speak).
This may be something Kia has exploited for his advantage (whether or not he himself is aware of Carlos' depression), promising him he’ll be happy once he’s in another country; earning more money; at a big club; with a manager who wants him; back with his family etc etc. With each change there’s the initial surge that comes with experiencing something new and the possibility of a bright new beginning, before Tevez then slumps back into unhappiness as he’s not addressed his issues - at which stage he's back on to Kia: 'I'm unhappy do whatever you need too and get me away from this', and thus the circus kicks off all over again.
All speculation I know, just thinking aloud.