Italian Football Star Alessandro Matri: Overcoming Fear and Scleroderma

, Former Italian footballer, recently shared his personal story about overcoming his fears on a popular TV show. In a candid clip before his performance on “Ballando con le Stelle”, Matri revealed that he had been diagnosed with scleroderma and had been living with the fear of having the disease.

Matri described the complex emotions he experienced after leaving the Juventus football club and returning to his former club Milan. “As with any great love, when you love something too much, then it can lead to a collapse,” he said. “I started living badly, shutting myself in my house at night. I even lived the failure at Milan like a mourning, I felt like a weight was on me. It started my football career’s downward spiral, I lost my self-confidence and faith. I became vulnerable and fell into depression and hypochondria.”

Matri admitted that he was afraid to talk about his fears with his coach, teammates, or even president. “One thinks of being a superhero for the crowd, has the courage to talk about these things with the coach, the teammates, or the president. So one keeps all fears hidden. I was lucky to have the courage to tell Federica and my parents that I was scared. I felt taken care of and protected, so I went to the doctor and everything got better. I still have small fears, I do tests every 6 months. I’m living with it, but better,” said Matri.

Matri’s openness about his struggles with scleroderma and depression has encouraged others to speak out about their own mental health issues.

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