Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Clarke said that although he has not been formally diagnosed, it is not surprising. Clarke said that he has suffered from bouts of deep sadness in the past.
Michael Clarke (Source: Associated Press)
Former Australian captain Michael Clarke Clark revealed that she suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a mental illness that causes people to have recurring, unwanted thoughts or fears that lead to compulsive behavior, though she said she hasn’t been officially diagnosed with it.
“I’ve never been tested. I think it’s just a given,” Clark said on Monday’s Mental As Anyone podcast. “It’s like ADD, it’s just a given. Definitely ask your parents. You don’t have to take me to the doctor,” Clark added.
Clark backed up his claims by describing himself as a very clean and organised person – making sure his car had plenty of petrol and his daughter Kelsey Lee’s clothes were ready – and opened up about a period when he was going through deep mourning.
“I was certainly very sad, devastated, broken, unable to move for days, unable to get out of bed. I’d lost family, I’d lost a few close friends and I think I felt the deepest grief, but I think it was grief. I don’t know if it was depression. For example, I’ve never gone to a doctor to get a diagnosis for depression or to ask for medication for depression,” he added.
Clarke also revealed why he was not accepted by fans like other Australian cricketers: Comparing himself to former Australian cricketers Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Mark Taylor, Clarke said he did whatever he wanted but it was not accepted by fans.
“I don’t think any of those three got tattoos, wore earrings, dyed their hair, played a few Test matches and bought a Ferrari because they wanted one. I just did what I felt.” [People believe] “A 25-year-old from the western suburbs should be drinking VB and driving a lorry with a sheepdog but I wanted a Ferrari so I went and bought one. People may not have agreed with some of the decisions I made but that’s understandable,” Clarke revealed.
Clarke was Australia’s World Cup-winning captain, leading the team to victory in the 2015 World Cup. He announced his retirement from Australia after the 2015 World Cup. cricket After the 2015 Ashes series.
