Jack Fincham’s secret mental health crisis left him unable to work.
The 28-year-old ‘Love Island’ winner has revealed that he battled anxiety and depression during his teens and took anti-depressants to manage his mental health.
Speaking on Movember’s ‘In The Barber Chair’ podcast, Jack said: "I used to take anti-depressants when I was 18.
"I used to have such bad anxiety. At the start, I didn’t know what to do – it was just an all-round panic.
"Back then I was a little bit embarrassed to say why I wasn’t going to work. I had time off work but I didn’t want to say why.
"I used to fear something awful was going to happen, constantly. I’d go to bed feeling it and wake up feeling it.
"That brought the depression on, because I wondered when I would feel my normal again. It took me a good few years to get back on track."
Jack – who won ‘Love Island’ in 2018 with Dani Dyer – revealed he has decided to open up about his mental health struggles as he hopes it will help others to be open about their own issues.
Jack said: "From that experience I know always openly talk about it. I’ve learnt now to say to my mates: ‘How are you?’
"And sometimes they will say they have something on their mind. So I think it’s an important thing to check in with people."
Jack Fincham’s anxiety and depression battle
