«Breaking News» Olympic cycling champion Victoria Pendleton's depression battle

Victoria Pendleton has revealed how she thought about killing herself during a battle with severe depression.

The former Olympic cycling champion suffered mental health problems following an aborted attempt to climb Everest last year.

The 38-year-old said she had become 'numb' and 'fantasised' about death during her darkest days. 

Victoria Pendleton, right, was diagnosed with severe depression after she failed on an attempt to get to the top of Mount Everest with TV adventurer Ben Fogle, left

'I had accumulated one-and-half times the dose of drugs to kill myself,' she told The Daily Telegraph.

'And I had it there, in front of me, and I knew how much it would take. And how long I would have to be left for it definitely to work. I just felt numb.'

The cyclist-turned-jockey's problems started last May when she was forced to quit her Everest climb with TV adventurer Ben Fogle after struggling with oxygen deficiency at 21,000ft. 

The 38-year-old (pictured in London earlier this month) said she had become 'numb' and 'fantasised' about death during her darkest days

She later learned that the oxygen deprivation had caused her mental health issues and she was diagnosed with severe depression after arriving home. 

Just two months later, Miss Pendleton announced that she was separating from her former GB coach and husband of five years, Scott Gardner.

The athlete, who retired from cycling after winning gold at the London 2012 Olympics, said she felt 'horribly guilty' for even considering suicide and even asked her mother for forgiveness.

She said: 'I said to my mum: 'Please would you forgive me?' Obviously, it was very upsetting for her to hear that. 

'But I really wanted my family to be able to forgive me. Because... I wouldn't do it to hurt them on purpose. You just can't understand how much I was suffering on the inside.'

After the failed charity climb, Miss Pendleton said she felt 'overwhelmed' on returning to the UK.

'I didn't really have security in where I was living, what I was doing next, the whole divorce, how I was feeling about that. 

'It just overwhelmed me,' she said. Miss Pendleton said being prescribed a cocktail of drugs including antidepressants left her feeling 'numb' and 'emotionless'.

Miss Pendleton is pictured with her climbing partner Ben Fogle 

She added: 'They told me it would get better after two weeks, but I said to them, 'honestly, if I keep taking this for two weeks I won't be here'. 

Because there were mornings I woke up and I thought, 'I don't want to see the end of the day.' I was a zombie. Emotionless.'

During her darkest times, the sportswoman said she was 'minutes' from ending her life. Miss Pendleton said she thought of 'all kinds of things' she could do to end her life. 

'It sounds melodramatic but I can honestly say from the bottom of my heart that I was minutes away from calling it a day,' she said. 

Her breakthrough came when she went surfing in Costa Rica. 'Within a few minutes of being on the water I would forget about how I'd felt on dry land,' she said.

For confidential support, log on to samaritans.org or call the Samaritans on 116123.

The former Olympic cycling champion suffered mental health problems following an aborted attempt to climb Everest last year

Link hienalouca.com This is interesting We are looking for an investor for a project to grow dinosaurs from chicken eggs and relict plants. Necessary amount of investments from 400 000 to 900 000 dollars. For all interested parties, e-mail angocman@gmail.com. This will be very interesting.

https://hienalouca.com/2019/01/23/olympic-cycling-champion-victoria-pendletons-depression-battle/
Main photo article Victoria Pendleton has revealed how she thought about killing herself during a battle with severe depression.
The former Olympic cycling champion suffered mental health problems following an aborted attempt to climb Everest last year.
The 38-year-old said she had become ‘numb’ and...

It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.

Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.

Dianne Reeves Online news HienaLouca





https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/01/23/01/8866346-6621693-image-a-65_1548208761594.jpg