She revealed that during the England v West Indies series in 2020, she had been at her worse in four or five years, in the bio-bubble.
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England Women’s seamer Kate Cross recently opened up about her struggles with deteriorating mental health and anxiety. These issues came to a head in the bio-bubble during the England vs West Indies series. She hopes that coming clean about her troubles would encourage others to come forward and seek help regarding mental health. Cross also revealed that exercise, meditation, and sleeping well are her key coping mechanisms whilst dealing with depression and anxiety. The seamer also revealed that she felt she would let her teammates down had she chosen to leave the bubble. This is despite her coach giving her permission to do so.
“There was certainly a massive upside to the bubble because we got international cricket on, but the downsides were definitely also there for us as players,” she said. “I got really engrossed in the thought that I was going to let someone down if I left, even if I absolutely knew that I had to get out of there and our Head Coach Lisa (Keightley) was telling me to leave if I needed to.”
Kate Cross also revealed that she went through an extremely rough patch in the Derbyshire bubble in 2020. She said that she would break down in her hotel room. She also and acknowledged that her mental health was at its worst in four or five years during that period.
“I remember having this inability to control my tears – I would get into my hotel room and just cry the entire time. That Derbyshire bubble last year was the worst that my mental health has been for four or five years – I couldn’t function or do anything,” she said.
In a tweet, the English pacer revealed she realized it wasn’t shameful to struggle. She hopes that her story would encourage others to seek help if they are going through a tough period.
“I’ve never had an experience where I’ve spoken openly about mental health and the reaction hasn’t been overwhelmingly positive. I’m happy to talk about it openly and let people into that side of my life. The feedback I’ve always got is that it helps people, and if I can encourage one person to go to their GP and talk, it will always be worth it,” she said.
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