Lonely Kyrgios addicted to drugs
Tennis star makes suicidal thoughts public
2/25/2022 8:54 am
At the Australian Open in January, Nick Kyrgios won his first Grand Slam title in doubles. A few weeks later, the tennis pro reveals the depths he has gone through and the evil thoughts he has left behind. And the Australian offers his fans help.
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has spoken openly about his own suicidal thoughts, mental health problems and substance abuse. In a post on Instagram, the Australian Open winner wrote in detail about “one of my darkest phases” three years ago: “I was lonely, depressed, negative, abused alcohol, drugs, pushed away family and friends. I felt like I was with not being able to talk or trust anyone.”
In the meantime he was “proud to say that I’ve turned around completely and have a completely different view of everything, I don’t take a moment for granted,” said Kyrgios, turning to his fans: “I want you to give your full Unleash your potential and smile. This life is beautiful.” The 26-year-old also sees his problems at the time as being due to the fact that he “didn’t open up to my loved ones” to get help and support.
“I know everyday life can sometimes seem extremely stressful, sometimes even impossible to cope with. I understand that you may feel weak or vulnerable to express yourselves. But I’ll tell you: That’s okay, you’re not alone in this.” Kyrgios encourages “please don’t feel alone” and “don’t feel like you can’t talk to anyone. I’m here, get in touch.”
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To his post he puts a picture showing him with headphones on the tennis court and a short video of a point win. “If you look closely you can see on my right arm that I hurt myself.” During this time he thought about ending his life and “I had problems getting out of bed at all, I don’t even want to start playing tennis in front of millions of people”.
Kyrgios, who is ranked 137th in the world, is known for his outgoing demeanor. In 2016 he was among the top 15 in the world, at the Australian Open he won his first Grand Slam title in doubles in the first all-Australian final since 1980. Together with Thanasi Kokkinakis, Kyrgios played from a wildcard to the final, knocked out the top seeded Croatian duo Nikola Mektic/Mate Pavic and crowned himself champion with a 7:5 and 6:4 against Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell.
Before him, other sports stars like former world number one Naomi Osaka had spoken publicly about their mental health.
