Brentford captain Christian Norgaard revealed he struggled with sleep anxiety and was on the brink of addiction to sleeping tablets before receiving help from the club’s sleep coach, Anna West. His anxiety about sleep affecting his game led him to rely on the medication. After implementing coping strategies from West, he successfully weaned himself off the pills. Norgaard urged more attention be drawn to the challenges of sleeping pill misuse in football, especially in light of Dele Alli's recent admission regarding his own struggles with addiction and mental health issues.
Norgaard talked about how a lack of sleep started affecting his performance and anxiety, leading him to rely on sleeping tablets before games.
He expressed the importance of breaking negative thinking patterns around sleep to prevent addiction and emphasized greater awareness for mental health in football.
Drawing on Dele Alli's struggle with sleeping pills, Norgaard called for more attention to the issue, advocating for accessible support for players facing similar challenges.
His emotional reaction to Alli's experience underlines the prevalent issue of sleeping pill misuse in football and the need for comprehensive mental health resources.
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