Mental health of players in modern sports is being discussed a lot these days and experts are also…
Mental health of the players in modern sports is being discussed a lot these days and experts are also expressing concern about the mental health of the players. Recently some players have talked about their mental health. How much pressure is on a player as an athlete and what steps should be taken to handle it is a deep issue. Recently Mr. 360 (Mr. 360) AB De Villiers has shared some of his similar experiences. Former South African player De Villiers told how he went through a period of anxiety and had to resort to sleeping pills to sleep. Australian cricketer Steve Smith had also talked about mental health earlier. After which this reaction of de Villiers has come to the fore.
Sharing his experience through his YouTube channel, the former South African cricketer mentioned a match of the World Cup 2015. In this match against the West Indies, he played a century, which is considered one of the great innings of his career. ABD revealed that he could not sleep the night before his 66-ball 162 against the West Indies in Sydney in the 2015 World Cup, for which he had to resort to sleeping pills. He told that the day before, due to anxiety, he slept only for two to three hours.
Recently, Australian cricketer Steve Smith also spoke openly about mental health. After this de Villiers said that “I can relate to this. This has often been a problem with me in big games. In fact I was having a struggle to sleep. Sleeping pills helped me sleep. Sleeping pills not only help you sleep but also give you relief from anxiety. ,
He told that he had to seek medical advice after the incident that happened in this World Cup 2015. abd said that “I remember the 2015 World Cup game very well. It was the night before we played the West Indies. I scored a century which was amazing, one of the best innings of my life. But that night, I slept for two to three hours at the most.” De Villiers says that players should talk to experts about this, which he often does not do. They said that “It was the talker of time alone in the hotel room, I was just thinking I have to do it again tomorrow, I have to, sleeping pills become a habit, so you take pills even when you don’t need them, it’s very dangerous. I am lucky that I got it under control many years ago.”
They said that “In times like these you need someone to talk to, communicate about it to someone or the other. I also didn’t want to show weakness to my coach and captain. But it is very important to talk.
