{"id":16317,"date":"2021-05-13T14:41:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T13:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.efltrust.com\/?p=16317"},"modified":"2021-09-10T09:44:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T08:44:29","slug":"fit-fans-helped-me-like-myself-again-after-id-tried-to-take-my-own-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.efltrust.com\/fit-fans-helped-me-like-myself-again-after-id-tried-to-take-my-own-life\/","title":{"rendered":"FIT FANS Helped Me like Myself Again After I\u2019d Tried to Take My Own Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the hope it can help others, a brave participant from our FIT FANS programme wanted to share the story of how his anxiety worsened during lockdown and led him to attempt to take his own life and how Blackburn Rovers FIT ROVERS helped him like himself again. .<\/em><\/p>\n

We have not used our FIT ROVER\u2019s \u00a0name to protect his identity.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI had always suffered with anxiety and overthinking, however in normal times, playing football and seeing my mates was my escape. It helped me keep a lid on things.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLockdown took all that away and without that coping mechanism, things started to get on top of me. To make matters worse, I had problems at work and for various reasons, my family life was difficult. Lockdown just magnified everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t feel like people wanted me and things felt like they were spiralling out of control. At 3am one morning my anxiety would not let me find sleep and I decided that I\u2019d had enough. I got up and took the car for a drive with the intention of taking my own life. That could have been the end but it wasn\u2019t. \u00a0My wife had noticed I had gone and had phoned the police. They found the car and took me home. What I found strange was, even after all that had gone on there, that there was very little help. It was almost like it hadn\u2019t happened. I was still alive and trying to work through my problems, but it seemed like no-one wanted to help.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was about the time I saw the advert for FIT ROVERS. I\u2019d wanted to lose some weight for a while and so my wife suggested I give it a try. I signed up for the programme, but just before the first session I got cold feet and decided I didn\u2019t want to do it. I made up some excuse about work commitments and suggest they offer my place to someone else. However, Martin from Blackburn Community Trust rang me back. Martin didn\u2019t know about my problems but he was adamant that regardless of \u2018work commitments\u2019 he could find a way for me to take part. I met up with him at my convenience that week and he did my measurements and reassured me that FIT ROVERS was ideal for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s when things changed. Martin had no idea of what I was going through but the fact he was prepared to take the time to get me involved made me feel wanted and valued again. I can\u2019t really explain what that felt like other than it gave me hope.<\/p>\n

Taking part in FIT ROVERS was the best thing I\u2019ve ever done. The sessions and workouts are brilliant, but the camaraderie and banter is even better. I lost over a stone and a half but even more importantly, I feel like I\u2019ve learned to enjoy myself again and that people like me, which has made me like myself again.<\/p>\n

I’d be lying if I said I am where I want to be mentally…. but I’m certainly well on the way to recovery and FIT FANS has a huge part to play in that.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you are experiencing any similar issues to those that our FIT ROVER has, please talk to someone \u2013 There are some useful information on this link to Mind’s webpage\u00a0 that may help you\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

FIT FANS\u00a0 is funded by Sport England through the National Lottery<\/p>\n

To find out more about Fit Fans<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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