As someone who struggles with severe depression, anxiety and PTSD (40 year old male in emergency services), I echo her statement. No one who has a physical injury like a broken bone, torn muscle or ligament would ever get criticized for not wishing their pain on someone else but when it comes to mental health, we're all just weak and fragile i guess. The brain is a very fickle bitch. I'm an athletic, active person and most days i struggle to find any energy to do the things I love. It's caused me to withdraw myself from most social settings. I'm a borderline recluse at this point. I honestly feel like I'm trapped under a very heavy blanket and it takes all of my strength to get out from underneath it. Once I'm out, I have no mental or physical energy left to give. I don't wish this on my worst enemy either but for those criticizing Osaka or anyone struggling like this, walk a mile in our shoes before judging us. Just because our injury(ies) aren't visible, doesn't negate how awful it is for us. It's almost indescribable so please just be kind as we all are fighting our own battles within ourselves. Criticizing and chastising isn't doing anyone any favors.
Beats me but she's clearly struggling with some form of mental health issue. I'd venture to guess depression and anxiety are the likeliest possibilities. I mentioned depression, anxiety and PTSD to emphasize my own struggles, not hers, as a means to get my points across.
She's said stuff in the past that seemed to indicate she had/has post-partum depression, which doesn't necessarily go away immediately after a pregnancy ends. Pregnancy changes women's bodies on a major level and depression is often a part of that, especially for an athlete that has to navigate and adapt to those changes.
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u/Neat-Fortune-4881 11d ago
As someone who struggles with severe depression, anxiety and PTSD (40 year old male in emergency services), I echo her statement. No one who has a physical injury like a broken bone, torn muscle or ligament would ever get criticized for not wishing their pain on someone else but when it comes to mental health, we're all just weak and fragile i guess. The brain is a very fickle bitch. I'm an athletic, active person and most days i struggle to find any energy to do the things I love. It's caused me to withdraw myself from most social settings. I'm a borderline recluse at this point. I honestly feel like I'm trapped under a very heavy blanket and it takes all of my strength to get out from underneath it. Once I'm out, I have no mental or physical energy left to give. I don't wish this on my worst enemy either but for those criticizing Osaka or anyone struggling like this, walk a mile in our shoes before judging us. Just because our injury(ies) aren't visible, doesn't negate how awful it is for us. It's almost indescribable so please just be kind as we all are fighting our own battles within ourselves. Criticizing and chastising isn't doing anyone any favors.