Former England captain Michael Vaughan likes to voice his opinion on social media. He is never shy of taking a dig at players, match officials, or even his former teammates. However, in a recent revelation, Vaughan opened up about how he battled stress-related illness for the last nine months.
Vaughan described the phase in his life as one of the most embarrassing times of his life. So much so, that even climbing in and out of the car, made him feel miserable.
“I’ll be honest with you; I was never going to speak about it. But then I thought, ‘Wait a minute, there are probably quite a few people who go through similar and stay silent’. I don’t want this to appear as if I’m after any sympathy, because I’m not. I just hope I can help one or two people,” he told The Telegraph.
“There were loads of times when I wouldn’t go out, because I was embarrassed. Even climbing in and out of a car was awful. I would try to walk over the road to Starbucks, and I’d be hobbling. Somebody would ask if I was OK. ‘Fine,’ I’d reply. ‘Just a dodgy knee,” the former England captain added.
Today I have spoken about the stress related illness have been been fighting for 9 months .. I don’t want sympathy as I was lucky enough to see a specialist early to give me the best medication .. If this helps one person it been worth it .. @Telegraph .. pic.twitter.com/8ipprT9jmy
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 19, 2024
Vaughan, 49, opened up about the tough phase in a recent interview with The Telegraph. He said that the correct medication helped him to get back to life and advised others to take proper precautions if they’re dealing with a stressful life schedule.
Moreover, the Englishman also revealed the major life changes he undertook following the medication and help, which includes regular ice bats, infra red, breathing sessions, and more.
“Today I have spoken out about the stress-related illness I have been fighting for 9 months .. I really don’t want sympathy as I was very lucky to see a specialist early enough to get the right medication to help me … I just want to help people who don’t realise that stress can catch up with you without knowing it and if left alone it can be too late .. Medication has helped me hugely but also many of things I have brought into my life .. Ice baths, infra red, breathing sessions, raw Milk, hydrogen water & immune daily injections .. they all have helped in someway but the main thing is to always stay positive,” he wrote on Instagram.
