In an incredibly candid interview, former Kangaroos full-back Josh Dugan talks about his personal demons, coping with stress and anxiety, and how he took a long road to recovery...
I was using painkillers to suppress the fact that my body was injured. Because I was in such a hole, I started abusing them and that's one of the things that scared me the most.
Further reading
- Coping with stress and anxiety
- Papyrus: shattering the stigma around suicide in the under-35s
- Help with addiction
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"Don’t assume I’m weak because I have panic attacks. You’ll never know the amount of strength it takes to face the world every day” - Anonymous
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