Boston Red Sox player, Blaze Jordan, took to social media this fall to share his experience with depression and anxiety.
It was in his final year of high school that Blaze remembers just not feeling happy. But nobody could see it, because he hid it. In fact, he hid it by playing the part of the happiest person in the room. The happiness that came with getting drafted and the first few days of being a professional baseball player, and signing with the Red Sox wore off and the anxiety and depression came back.
It took some time of dealing with this on his own before Blaze hit a breaking point that ended up putting him in the hospital, missing two weeks of his first professional season. He wasn’t able to keep anything down, could barely walk, and started hyperventilating. “Everything just started to unravel.” It had built up for so long that Blaze couldn’t deal with it alone anymore.
After talking with a therapist, Blaze realized he needed to be more open about what was going on and talk it through with the people around him. His family, friends, and team helped create this space for him.
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