“I kissed my wife, but it felt like kissing a pillow. You don’t feel anything”. In the podcast “The Wild Project”, the former legend of Barça and Spain Andres Iniesta (38) spoke of his depression which has pursued him for years, a poignant testimony. Currently player of Vissel Kobe in Japan, his career speaks for him, because, in addition to the titles in Catalonia, he was European champion in 2008 and 2012 and author of the only goal in the final at the 2010 World Cup against the Netherlands. Like it doesn’t just happen to others… “I always go to therapy because I have to be at peace with myself. » The best time of day for him was when he took a pill and went to sleep.
“I like listening to professionals who talk about mental health and depression. You say to yourself: it’s not me. It’s your body, but you have no life, no joy and no energy. After all, life teaches you that depression and mental health can affect anyone. It’s not about material things. I could have had all the cars in the world and everything I wanted, and it’s still hard to deal with life’s problems” Iniesta book. His departure after so many years at Barcelona would have aggravated his pathology.
