2mcgrath
09-15-2008, 09:11 PM
Jens Pulver was recently part of a great interview done over at BigHouseBoxing where he spoke on a variety of topics including his battle with depression. Here’s the quote:
“The anxiety comes from the openness. I’m definitely no superstar or anything like that, but at the same time it’s not hard to just Google my name and know everything there is to know about me. As an athlete I spend all my time gearing up for one moment. For three months all I think about is that 15 or 25 minutes. Then you do the fight and it is such a high. If the fight works out in my favor it’s more bearable, but either way you’re sitting there going what’s next? It’s always a low after a big high. It makes life tough. With depression I don’t know how it creeps in. I’m just trying to find a calm and peace, but the reality is I can’t. When you have anxiety, you are depressed, and are dealing with panic attacks you can just never relax. Even when everything is going great you’re just sitting back waiting for the shoe to drop. You’re like when’s the bad stuff going to happen? You just keep waiting for it while life passes you by, and you never get to stop and smell the roses. Your constantly just waiting for that next battle, and it just drives you nuts.”
Pulver is slated to take on Leonard Garcia at WEC 36.
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i could imagine this is a very stressful job especially when you make a name for yourself
“The anxiety comes from the openness. I’m definitely no superstar or anything like that, but at the same time it’s not hard to just Google my name and know everything there is to know about me. As an athlete I spend all my time gearing up for one moment. For three months all I think about is that 15 or 25 minutes. Then you do the fight and it is such a high. If the fight works out in my favor it’s more bearable, but either way you’re sitting there going what’s next? It’s always a low after a big high. It makes life tough. With depression I don’t know how it creeps in. I’m just trying to find a calm and peace, but the reality is I can’t. When you have anxiety, you are depressed, and are dealing with panic attacks you can just never relax. Even when everything is going great you’re just sitting back waiting for the shoe to drop. You’re like when’s the bad stuff going to happen? You just keep waiting for it while life passes you by, and you never get to stop and smell the roses. Your constantly just waiting for that next battle, and it just drives you nuts.”
Pulver is slated to take on Leonard Garcia at WEC 36.
source ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
i could imagine this is a very stressful job especially when you make a name for yourself