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British sprinter Mark Cavendish has revealed that he's been fighting against depression, which was diagnosed midway through 2018 while he was battling the Epstein-Barr virus, but that he's now coming out of the other side of both illnesses, and looking forward to showing what he can do with new team Bahrain McLaren.
"It's not just been my physical health which has been dealt a blow over the last couple of years," Cavendish told The Times on Sunday, while talking about the virus that has seen him struggle to race at anything close to the level that has seen the now 34-year-old take 146 career wins, including 30 stages of the Tour de France, the road race World Championships title in 2011 and victory at the 2009 Milan-San Remo.
"I've battled quite hard with depression during this time. I was diagnosed with clinical depression in August 2018," he said.
"I didn't take any medication. Like, this isn't the time or place – we'll do a thing on it at some point – but I received help. I was dark. And I'm on the other side, thank you. Well, as much as I can be. I think I've come out of that. And it's nice to have come out of that. And to look for the positives," said Cavendish.
We all need reminding that because we cant see something doesnt mean it doesnt exist.
In these times we need to keep an eye on each other. Sometimes people will say "yeah Im OK mate" when really they feel isolated, suicidal, useless, hopeless....its spotting the signs and being a listening ear which helps the most.
British sprinter Mark Cavendish has revealed that he's been fighting against depression, which was diagnosed midway through 2018 while he was battling the Epstein-Barr virus, but that he's now coming out of the other side of both illnesses, and looking forward to showing what he can do with new team Bahrain McLaren.
"It's not just been my physical health which has been dealt a blow over the last couple of years," Cavendish told The Times on Sunday, while talking about the virus that has seen him struggle to race at anything close to the level that has seen the now 34-year-old take 146 career wins, including 30 stages of the Tour de France, the road race World Championships title in 2011 and victory at the 2009 Milan-San Remo.
"I've battled quite hard with depression during this time. I was diagnosed with clinical depression in August 2018," he said.
"I didn't take any medication. Like, this isn't the time or place – we'll do a thing on it at some point – but I received help. I was dark. And I'm on the other side, thank you. Well, as much as I can be. I think I've come out of that. And it's nice to have come out of that. And to look for the positives," said Cavendish.
We all need reminding that because we cant see something doesnt mean it doesnt exist.
In these times we need to keep an eye on each other. Sometimes people will say "yeah Im OK mate" when really they feel isolated, suicidal, useless, hopeless....its spotting the signs and being a listening ear which helps the most.
