CHICAGO — Local sports fan Raymond "The Ray Dog" Williams, felt dejected Thursday when his therapist suggested that his relationship with his favorite sports team might just be abusive.

"Ray, you deserve better," Dr. Franklin Tomás told his patient at their most recent appointment. "Be kind to yourself and let them go."

"I can't," Williams reportedly replied. "It's not their fault they're this way. It's my fault."

Williams, who has been a fan of the Chicago White Sox ever since he was a child, reportedly entered a major depressive episode after his team lost 21 straight games. "Each loss felt like a gut punch to my soul," he said at the start of therapy. "But I'm hopeful they'll win this next game. I've already got tickets!"

Williams was found to be just one of several million men ca

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