The brutal confession of former tennis player Jelena Dokic: “I was about to jump off the 26th floor balcony”

“April 28, 2022, I almost jumped off the 26th floor balcony and took my own life”. Thus, with that rawness and sincerity, the former Australian tennis player Jelena Dokic he confessed the martyrdom he experienced in these months and which he almost had a fatal outcome.

The brutal revelation was made this Monday with a lengthy post on his official Instagram account, the winner of which ten WTA titles in the professional circuit (he retired in 2014) he justified having told it because he knows it is not the “the only one who is fighting”.

It is not the first time that the former number 4 in the world has referred to this problem. Struck by the violent relationship with his father, He had already said in October 2021, taking advantage of World Mental Health Day, that he had thought about suicide.

There are some points of contact between the two episodes: depression and anxiety. Although he described at the time that he had overcome this dramatic situation, today he appears on the news again for a new mental health problem, which his followers believed would not threaten his life again.

And the narrative is chilling: “I pulled back from the abyss, I don’t even know how I did it. Seeking professional help saved my life. It’s not easy to write this, but I’ve always been open, honest and vulnerable with all of you and I deeply believe in the power of sharing our stories to help each other get through things. “

In any case, in this publication he does not simply leave the account of the trial he is experiencing, but also sends a message of hope for those who are going through a similar situation.

“Don’t be ashamed of how you feel. It’s okay to feel sad, but you have to keep fighting and coming back. It’s okay to feel this way and you can come back from this. It’s possible, that’s enough. we have to keep fighting and coming back “reads in the final part of his statement.

And in relation to his personal case, he also raised an optimistic scenario. “Some days are better than others and sometimes I take a step forward and then a step back, but I’m struggling and I think I can do it.”he described, with an open heart.

The full letter:

“04.28.2022. I almost jumped off my 26th floor balcony and took my own life.
I will never forget that day.
Everything is blurry. Everything is dark.
There is no tone, there is no image, nothing makes sense: only tears, sadness, depression, anxiety and pain.

The past six months have been tough.
From hiding in the bathroom when I’m at work to wiping my tears so no one sees them to the unstoppable crying at home within my own four walls was heartbreaking. The constant feelings of sadness and pain do not go away and my life has been shattered.

I blame myself, I think I’m not worthy of love and I’m afraid.
I also know that I still have a lot to be grateful for and then I start to hate myself because when I feel like this I feel like I’m not grateful because I shouldn’t be because I want to get it over with.

It’s a vicious circle in my head.
The result: On April 28, I almost jumped off my 26th floor balcony.
I will never forget that day, I just wanted the pain and suffering to end.

I pulled back from the abyss, I don’t even know how I did it. Seeking professional help saved my life.
It’s not easy to write this, but I’ve always been open, honest and vulnerable with all of you and I deeply believe in the power of sharing our stories to help each other get through things.

I write this because I know I’m not the only one in trouble.
Know that you are not alone.
Some days are better than others and sometimes I take a step forward and then a step back, but I’m struggling and I think I can do it.

I believe in the following: it’s okay to feel what I feel.
It’s okay to feel sad, but you have to keep fighting and coming back.
This is what I try to do and what keeps me going.
Don’t be ashamed of what you feel.

It’s okay to feel this way and you can come back to it. It’s possible, you just have to keep believing it.
I love you all and here is the struggle and survival to live and see another day.
I’ll be back stronger than ever. “