The pressures of modern day society can take its toll on you no matter who you are.
The cost of living, health matters and even social media are just some of the issues people can face on a daily basis.
Footballers are no different from wider society, and sometimes their problems are amplified given the industry they work in.
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For too long though the support network here in Northern Ireland hasn't always been in place for anyone going through tough times.
Michael Carvill is hoping the new Professional Footballers’ Association will help support and protect professional footballers here.
The association's management committee member had a distinguished Irish League career, and he is hoping to help support this current generation and those to come.
“As football in this country continues to grow, so too have the demands on players," said Carvill.
"Clubs want to get into European football and they drive towards it sometimes at the cost and expense of players.
"If the players perform they achieve it, if they don't perform the players are then out of the team, So there's a huge amount of pressure on it now.
"Linfield were so close to breaking into that gap last season, it will come, and hopefully sooner rather than later, but when it does it brings more travel, media exposure and the league will grow, which is what we want, but I don't know if we're in a position to still protect the welfare of the players.
"It's alright wanting to qualify for competitions and things like that but the players are going to end up with more responsibility, pressure and expectation."
A lot has changed in the Irish League since Carvill was playing, none more so than more clubs moving to a full-time model.
While the 35-year-old welcomes the growth in the game, he insists players have to be protected especially in terms of employment.
"This league has always been full-time, the only difference now is clubs are bringing players in the mornings and they're sacrificing employment," said Carvill.
"That's a concern because in the past when you had your career outside football the environment was built to support that because everyone did it.
"We're still in a hybrid model which is difficult because if a player loses his job outside of football, and then his playing contract comes to an end or they have a bad injury, then you're going to have someone who doesn't have employment in either case and they will struggle to support their family.
"Circumstances change in everyone's life, but if they come out of that environment at say 21 or 22 and they haven't got a job we can sit down and see what their options are and hopefully get them back into the game as well.
"Sometimes it can be embarrassing for players to come out of contract, it's also mentally challenging and you feel everyone is talking about you.
"Clubs put up that a player has been released but for a player that can be difficult to deal with because it is rejection in essence.
"It might sound nice being released but for a player it's anything but because they feel they've let people down and the sacrifice that they have made for the club comes to an end.
"That's the nature of the beast, but we're trying to make sure that if a player needs help, needs to speak to someone they can and they don't bring it into their family households to create a bigger problem away from the game."
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