Michael Vaughan speaks up on battle with stress-related issue

Former England cricket team captain Michael Vaughan has candidly shared his experience battling a stress-related illness that has significantly affected his daily life.

For the past nine months, Vaughan has been dealing with a stress-induced inflammatory condition so severe that it has sometimes left him unable to leave his house. Vaughan shared his story not to seek sympathy, but to raise awareness about stress-related illnesses and those affected by them. 

To manage his condition, Vaughan has incorporated several treatments into his routine, including ice baths, infrared therapy, breathing sessions, raw milk, hydrogen water, and daily immune injections. He emphasised upon the importance of staying positive and seeking help early. 

"Today I have spoken out about the stress related illness I have been fighting for 9 months .. I really don't want sympathy as I was very lucky to see a specialist early enough to get the right medication to help me … I just want to help people who don't realise that stress can catch up with you without knowing it and if left alone it can be too late .. Medication has helped me hugely but also many of things I have brought into my life .. Ice baths, infra red, breathing sessions, raw Milk, hydrogen water & immune daily injections .. they all have helped in someway but the main thing is to always stay positive," he wrote on Instagram.

Vaughan's struggle has not been easy. He detailed the challenges he faced, including difficulty getting in and out of his car and even walking short distances.

"There were loads of times when I wouldn't go out, because I was embarrassed. Even climbing in and out of a car was awful. I would try to walk over the road to Starbucks, and I'd be hobbling. Somebody would ask if I was OK. ‘Fine,' I'd reply. ‘Just a dodgy knee,” the former England captain added.

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"I'll be honest with you; I was never going to speak about it. But then I thought, ‘Wait a minute, there are probably quite a few people who go through similar and stay silent'. I don't want this to appear as if I'm after any sympathy, because I'm not. I just hope I can help one or two people,” he told The Telegraph.