'I Had this Warning in my Life, Had to go and See Someone': Michael Vaughan Opens up Battle With Stress-related Illness

Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan opened up on the illness he has been battling due to stress. Vaughan revealed that he has been fighting a stress-induced inflammatory illness.

Vaughan added that the illness reached a dredged point around Boxing Day, when he was incapable of picking up a microphone.

The 49-year-old posted an update on his social media handle which read,”Today I have spoken about the stress-related illness have been been fighting for 9 months.”

“I don’t want sympathy as I was lucky enough to see a specialist early to give me the best medication,” the batter continued.

“If this helps one person it been worth it,” he said.

The former England top-order batter spoke in length about his turmoil to the Telegraph as he stated that it would only delight him if it were able to help someone battling through the same.

“I’ll be honest with you, I was never going to speak about it,” the Telegraph quoted him.

“But then I thought, ‘Wait a minute, there are probably quite a few people who go through similar and stay silent’. I don’t want this to appear as if I’m after any sympathy, because I’m not. I just hope I can help one or two people,” he explained.

The Englishman added. that his condition worsened as he felt it imposing to even get in and out of his car.

“There were loads of times when I wouldn’t go out, because I was embarrassed. Even climbing in and out of a car was awful. I would try to walk over the road to Starbucks, and I’d be hobbling. Somebody would ask if I was OK. ‘Fine,’ I’d reply. ‘Just a dodgy knee’.”

Vaughan went on to emphasise the importance of mental health and urged fans and followers to visit a doctor if they spot some signs.

“People always talk about mental illness being the hardest to detect, because it’s not a visible injury, it is just something that happens inside your mind. It’s similar to this illness. Over time, it just builds up.”

“In the end, we’re men, aren’t we? If we can do something tomorrow, we’ll do it tomorrow. But I’ve had this warning in my life, where my state got so bad, so quickly, that I had to go and see someone.

“Don’t ever think you can’t get treated for something or you can’t get through it. And if you do have the signs of some inflammatory disorder, go to your doctor as soon as possible.” he urged fans.

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