England Test Captain Ben Stokes on his fight with mental illness

England Test captain Ben Stokes has kept the discussion on mental wellness going as the all-rounder disclosed he was still on anxiety drug after returning from a six-month break to concentrate on his health and wellbeing.

The 31-year-old relaxed from the sporting activity in 2014 to concentrate on his mental wellness as he was experiencing a series of anxiety attack complying with the loss of his father to mind cancer cells nearly 2 years back.

He revealed in July he would certainly retire from one-day cricket mentioning the “unsustainable” rigour of playing all three layouts of the video game.

” I never ever assumed I would certainly be on medication to aid me for that kind of stuff. I am not ashamed or embarrassed to state it because I required the help at the time,” Stokes stated in an Amazon.com docudrama, which will be launched on Friday.

” Yet it’s not done even if I’m back playing. I still talk with the doc, not as routinely, as well as I’m still taking medicine each day. It’s an ongoing procedure.”

” Individuals believe they can not ask individuals that have actually struggled. No. It’s fine. I’ll gladly inform you as long as I potentially can”
Ben Stokes

Stokes claimed he felt deep resentment towards cricket because of a lack of support from some in the England power structure and also contemplated if he was “playing for the incorrect individuals” because he had actually been incapable to visit his dying father, Ged, who passed away in 2020 with mind cancer, as high as he wanted.

” So I had an actual point with cricket at the time I relaxed. I was truly mad at the sporting activity due to the fact that it was dictating when I might see my papa,” he told the Telegraph in a meeting.

Stokes started to struggle with anxiousness as well as anxiety attack as well as worried the importance of opening up about mental health and wellness, ultimately stepping far from the sport, adding it was not human nature to make believe to be great.

” I find sometimes people are a little bit nervous to go into the information regarding that sort of stuff with me. It’s viewed you can’t feel a particular means – that suggests weakness to show that you are not emotionally really feeling excellent,” he stated.

” Individuals think they can not ask individuals that have actually battled. No. It’s great. I’ll gladly inform you as high as I possibly can.”