Depression of a silver medalist from Paris. “I’m starting to see the light at the end of this path”
Daria Pikulik in a sincere conversation told about her depression and mental problems. As she admitted, all this happened after her life success at the Olympic Games.
The silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Paris in track cycling Daria Pikulik underwent shoulder surgery. The Polish cyclist, informing about the procedure, admitted that “from October she has been struggling not only with physical problems, but also with depression and other mental problems.”
“However, I am slowly coming out of it and I am starting to see the light at the end of this path, but this operation excluded me for a few weeks of racing, which for an athlete is never easy to understand,” added Pikulik.
Daria Pikulik about depression and mental problems. “Suddenly a man meets such a void”
Sportsmen shared the details of her situation in an interview with RMF FM. Pikulik admitted that the medal on the IO was a “huge success for which she sought through all her career and suddenly she was empty.” “It seems to me that I was not prepared for how big it will be for me, how it all goes,” said the track cyclist.
– What also destroyed me was simply overloading with these meetings, races, family problems. It gathered and I found that I am already at a moment when, unfortunately, without a specific treatment, I would not return to my personality, to my feeling … at all – Pikulik continued.
At the games she achieved life success and problems arose. “A lot has changed”
The sportswoman noted that the shoulder injury and the pain that accompanied her for three months, killed her and it did not help. – Now I am at such a moment that I do not know myself if it is ok, that I am sitting at home, whether it is ok. I am simply very confused, but I think it is normal in such a situation when something changes. And a lot has changed – said Pikulik.
The medalist and explained that “therapy and work with a psychologist have been accompanying her for many years, but now she is a little in a different aspect than it was before.” “I have this time now to sit down and just think about everything and organize everything.” I try to think positively, get some positive thoughts for the future, what it can change. I think it’s just a matter of time and everything will normalize – said Pikulik.
Personal confession of the Polish medalist IO. “I felt that I was burning slowly”
– I really felt that I was slowly burning. I think that this break came at an ideal moment when I was already on the verge of drawing any joy of cycling and forcing myself to get on the bike. It seems to me that this is the perfect time to think about everything and miss – summed up the track cyclist.
