{"id":293310,"date":"2023-11-07T00:25:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=293310"},"modified":"2023-11-07T00:25:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:25:23","slug":"wayne-rooney-opens-up-about-his-struggles-with-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/wayne-rooney-opens-up-about-his-struggles-with-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney opens up about his struggles with mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Wayne Rooney reveals he&#8217;d drink until he &#8216;almost passed out&#8217; when he faced difficulties during his playing career as former England captain opens up to Rob Burrow about his struggles with mental health<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wayne Rooney admitted this information during a podcast with Rob Burrows<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The former Man Utd legend opened up about his struggles with mental health<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CHRIS SUTTON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a CLOWN &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wayne Rooney has revealed how he would drink until he &#8216;almost passed out&#8217; to escape his struggles at the peak of his career.<\/p>\n<p>In a new podcast hosted by rugby league legend Rob Burrow, the Birmingham boss admitted he was in a &#8216;low place for a few years&#8217; after using alcohol as his coping mechanism rather than asking for help.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve had many different challenges, both on the pitch and off the pitch, and my release was alcohol,&#8217; said ex-England and Manchester United captain Rooney when asked how he has dealt with tough times in his life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When I was in my early 20s, I&#8217;d spend a couple of days at home and wouldn&#8217;t move out of the house and drink almost until I passed out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I didn&#8217;t want to be around people because sometimes you feel embarrassed and sometimes you feel like you&#8217;ve let people down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/22\/77478041-12717397-image-a-2_1699310335431.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wayne Rooney was recently made the manager of Championship side Birmingham City<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/22\/77478043-12717397-image-a-3_1699310337853.jpg\" height=\"473\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rooney during his time at United in which he became captain and the club record goalscorer<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ultimately, I didn&#8217;t know how else to deal with it, so I chose alcohol to try and help me get through that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There were people there for me to speak to but I chose not to do that and tried to deal with it myself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When you do that and don&#8217;t take the help and guidance of others, you can really be in a low place and I was for a few years with that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thankfully now I am not afraid to go and speak to people over some issues which I may have.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Rooney was speaking to Burrow and his wife Lindsey for the first episode of Seven: Rob Burrow, a new seven-part BBC podcast series where the ex-Leeds Rhinos star interviews sporting greats.<\/p>\n<p>Jonny Wilkinson and Dame Kelly Holmes are among those who will feature in future episodes, with Burrow using eye-gaze technology to ask questions.<\/p>\n<p>During their chat, Rooney hailed his &#8216;inspiring&#8217; friend Burrow for how he is dealing with his battle with MND, and referenced his wife Coleen&#8217;s sister Rosie, who died from Rett syndrome when she was 14.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know first-hand the impact this can have on yourself and the people closest to you,&#8217; said the 38-year-old.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/22\/77479475-12717397-image-a-5_1699311405975.jpg\" height=\"722\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rob Burrows is a former Leeds Rhinos player who is interviewing seven of the best British sports stars<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#8216;Everyone has to change the way of living and I had that with my sister-in-law who suffered not the same illness, but something as severe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Your energy and you staying strong really helps everyone around you. I will always be here, and your family and close friends will always be there, to help you with whatever you need.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Rooney has known Burrow since he presented the Leeds Rhinos players with their shirts ahead of their Grand Final win over Warrington at Old Trafford in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining how he came to support the Rhinos, he said: &#8216;I really started getting into rugby league when I was 17, 18.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I remember thinking there was no way I was going to support St Helens, Warrington, Wigan because they are all fake Scousers!<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was thinking, &#8216;What team am I going to support?&#8217; and I remember watching the Rhinos play and I was gripped.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I knew it was controversial, playing for Manchester united and that rivalry with Leeds in football, but just from watching that first game, I was gripped to them as players and as a team.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>As one of his seven questions, Burrow pushed Rooney on who his best and worst team-mates were during his career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Best team-mate, I&#8217;d probably say Darren Fletcher,&#8217; said Rooney. &#8216;My worst team-mate, there are a lot more than you&#8217;d probably think! On the pitch, the toughest one was Nani. He was frustrating to play with.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Rooney was appointed Birmingham boss last month and has lost three and drawn one of his first four games.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by Burrow if he would rather still be playing, he replied: &#8216;You always wish you were still out there, but I think I&#8217;ve put a little bit too much weight on now, so I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;d be able to get out there at the minute!<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I love being a manager. I love trying to give my knowledge and my experience of playing at the highest level for 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In terms of putting my ideas across and getting the team to play the way I want them to play, it&#8217;s a challenge but I&#8217;ve always been up for a challenge. It&#8217;s the next best thing if you can&#8217;t play.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Seven: Rob Burrow on The Total Sport Podcast here\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12717397\/Wayne-Rooney-reveals-hed-drink-passed-faced-difficulties-playing-career-former-England-captain-opens-Rob-Burrow-struggles-mental-health.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne Rooney reveals he&#8217;d drink until he &#8216;almost passed out&#8217; 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