Sports commentator Andrej Zvolenský (31) has been closely tied to football for more than 10 years. Many people do not even think that a publicly known personality, who at first glance is successful and confident, can actually go through an extremely demanding period. In the session Andrej opened his 13th chamber and talked about mental problems.
It is not everything as it seems. “They perceive me forever as that cheerful guy who makes fun of everything but I had such a life period, That there was a pretty big fight in my interior. Whether I want to live or I don’t want to live“he said terrible words.
It all started when his son was born. “I was looking forward to having a son. I was very happy about it when he was born, but I began to be irrational fear that anything could happen to him. I was also worried about myself, what if something happens to me now that what my wife and my little one will do, “he said about the first problems.
At that time, Andrej’s anxiety attacks began, but after a few months they were alleviated. “It actually made it even when the divorce was released. I thought I was in control of it, but then I went to moderate the football league studio once and about an hour before the broadcast came a panic attack and I closed myself in Markiza on the editing room, I sat down, I cried I was shaking and I lay there on the ground for about 20-30 minutes, While I was able to get somehow together and modernize the studio I did, but the feeling was terrible, “Andrej continued.
Nobody noticed anything and another three quarters of a year did not seek professional help, although his condition worsened. “The nail came when I was home and thought that if I jumped out of the window, I would have at least all the problems. Because at that time my life made no sense for me, “he said of one of the most difficult times.
Fortunately, he confided in his mother, who did not take anything lightly and gave him contact with a psychiatrist. “Actually, it all started with the visit, where he explained to me that he would set up treatment, but it is up to me. described the point of the turning point. “I was so set to listen to the word the psychiatrist tells me, the word psychologist, which I received from a psychiatrist,” he recalled.
Therapy has also helped him to settle his father’s relationships. “We couldn’t find our way for some time. After therapy, I have probably the best relationship with my father I had in my life. We are simply as a father and son and even as a grandfather and grandson, because he is absolutely great to my son, “he says about other positives after therapy.
He also opened his 13th Chamber to his colleagues in the editorial office. “I thought that in any case, these mental problems could not destroy my career. From nowhere I got to the largest TV in Slovakia, therefore I am very grateful to my boss that he immediately understood it, he asked me if I wanted a break, But I thought not that I needed to employ my head with work, “the commentator said.
It still takes medicines, but the amount is reduced. “There is a prediction that one day I will drop them completely and as far as therapy is concerned, after a year and a half I felt the results of course. We will no longer meet on a regular two -week basis, but we had some terms when we will be to see. Each of us sometimes needs it. To trust someone who can actually help you“he said important words.
“I am very glad that today, when I talk to people openly, I see that it is no longer as taboo as it used to be. It is necessary to let it help because it is a disease. You can treat and I’m so glad to do it. I can say that I am complete, with a healthy self -confidence, because I didn’t have it. I am already looking at me to feel fine, that’s a priority for me and I succeeded, “he added.
