Mentally tougher Jack Carty no longer searching for social approval

The Connacht and Ireland out-half made a timely appearance to talk about mental health during these disrupted times amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

RIGHT ROAD: Having gauged his performances by the Twitter response in the past, Connacht out-half Jack Carty is encouraging people to be conscious of the dangers of social media, especially now following the outbreak of the coronavirus. Picture: James Crombie

There was a time when Jack Carty would gauge his matchday performances by the reaction he generated on Twitter. Fortunately, for his own mental well-being, the Connacht and Ireland out-half has learned that the best validation can be found internally rather than externally.

Good mental health has never seemed so relevant to us all than in these unprecedented times of social restrictions and government-ordered isolation as a result of the coronavirus.