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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly, this is very relatable. I'm not a world-class athlete, nor am I as young as she is. But I have gone through a major depression and it looks so much like this. I feel like I can recognize the triggers, too: a bunch of different factors, some personal some general, all sort of coalescing at once. I feel like Covid and the disruption it caused to training, scheduled events, and just general anxiety about the pandemic must play a large role in some of the very public mental health issues we've seen from Osaka, Biles, and others. Here in DC, I remember hearing Sean Doolittle talk about the stress from the pandemic and how it played into his last year playing in DC. We've all been through a lot and of course people who were already in high pressure situations felt that too. I think being young and relying on your body functioning at a high level for your income might heighten this as well, especially for people who play individual sports.

Then youth, going through a slump, maybe some personal turmoil -- it's totally normal to just get overwhelmed and need time. Athletes are human. And Osaka and Biles and some of these others are very young. We forget because they come off as so mature due to their training and discipline. But they aren't -- they are essentially kids.

Anyway, I went through a similar kind of breakdown in my earl-mid 30s that led to a total overhaul of my career and my social systems and it was embarrassing and frustrating and disorganized and also very, very necessary. I wish her well and hope she figures out what she needs to be regulated and healthy, mentally and physically. Whether that's as a tennis star or not. It really doesn't matter. You live once, no point in doing anything purely out of obligation, including play a game with a racket and ball and net. None of it really matters unless you take joy from it.[/quote]

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