Sometimes we think that the life of elite athletes is easy and all is joy, but that is not always the case. It has never been like this, and for some time now more and more sports stars decide to share the problems they are going through to show their situation, so that the rest of society knows it and they will surely know it too. be aware of them.
One of the last to advance was the Australian cyclist Rebecca Hendersonwho at 33 years old also had bad news that the team where he played, Espanyol Primaflor Mondraker Racing Team, has decided to leave the competition.
Rebecca took to her Instagram account to explain the ordeal she was going through. Henderson, who won a total of 82 races, achieving 38 podiums in Mountain Bike World Cup and finished the season with a fourth place in Mont-Sainte-Anne Short Track World Cup (Canada)explained that “2024 will undoubtedly be the most difficult year so far. I didn’t plan to share this part, but there are things here that I think are important to share. Although I am a professional cyclist, I very human. . I haven’t struggled with this much anxiety for years and it’s gotten to the point where I can’t deal with these dark, horrible, traumatic moments,” to the point where I often “surprise my self on days when I can’t wake up, get out of bed, prepare a meal, or escape my misery, but every day, somehow, “I Ride the bike, sometimes it’s easy and it flows and other times it seems impossible
Knowing the problem she was going through, “I spent years consciously and unconsciously seeking help while struggling to support myself. Sometimes I was completely isolated when I needed help and attention. It was a huge battle and , in my case , The people around me do not have the necessary tools to help me (There is a reason why professionals exist!) Last year I started with a psychologist, but I found it stressful and unhelpful, and I put it aside in my travels it got worse and in my desperation I kept trying new ways of help but without finding anything to relieve me I kept getting worse.
It is worth noting that this state of anxiety affected him “a lot during the races. I often felt like an empty body spinning around with no soul, no fire to give that extra bit . I’m always training hard, but I’m missing the last part. That’s what makes athletes special.”
That’s why, “since I came home I started with a new psychologist, it’s early but it’s the first time in my life that I felt looked at by all my suffering, by all the processes going on inside my mind. One of the The first thing he said to me was ‘a lot of pain hidden behind that smile’ I still have a long way to go but the reason I’m writing all this is just to encourage and push anyone who feels the same. When we don’t find the help you need us, it’s tiring and it’s easier to pull back and fight for yourself but don’t stop trying.
Finally, he points out that he finds stimuli in a good song or her Lenny is a dog.
From MD we wish that Rebecca Henderson improve and in 2025 we will see the Australian in top form in the world’s best mountain bike races with a new team.
Source: La Verdad
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