Joe Marler: "I opened up to my wife, I opened up to my close friends, to get help from them and a bit more understanding of what was going on"; Watch Joe Marler in Big Boys Don't Cry throughout the week on multiple Sky Sports channels.
Thursday 13 May 2021 07:50, UK
Harlequins and England prop Joe Marler has opened up on his mental health issues and how he is learning to cope with them.
Marler is the subject of Sky Sports' documentary 'Big Boys Don't Cry' - showing on Sky Sports channels throughout Mental Health Awareness week.
The documentary follows Marler as he travels around the UK to open up the conversation around mental health challenges, meeting people along the way who are learning to manage their mental wellbeing.
"I met a psychiatrist, got an evaluation, had several sessions with him and was put on anti-depressants," he told Sky Sports News.
"I opened up to my wife, I opened up to my close friends, to get help from them and a bit more understanding of what was going on.
"Doing bits and bobs with the documentary - Gray [Hughes] the director is a good friend of mine - has helped me massively along the way with it, in understanding it's not a quick fix, or a fix at all.
"It's more of a growth thing. I could be on anti-depressants for six months, six years, or the rest of my life.
"It's about understanding what they do for me, how they help me and accepting that."
Watch Joe Marler in Big Boys Don't Cry throughout the week on multiple Sky Sports channels.
