Bubba Talks About Anxiety

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Bubba Watson on dealing with anxiety: ‘I thought I was going to die’

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On many sleepless nights, Bubba Watson thought he was going to die. Alone in the darkness with only his thoughts to keep him company as he dealt with crippling anxiety that kept him up at night, Wa…

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On many sleepless nights, Bubba Watson thought he was going to die.

Yeah. Anxiety is a real thing.

[Double Mocha Man]

Anxiety is what I experience on the first tee, but not like Bubba.  Bless his heart... I hope he is able to deal with it.  

[dennyjones]

You never know about other people and their issues until you step into their shoes.     It was very brave of him to share this.   This will help others that may be suffering from the same or similar issue.

[Warren Zevon]

      Good for Bubba to speak out about his problems, and it's even better that he's found his own way of dealing with his anxiety.  What struck me as somewhat odd is that there's not much mention of any sort of professional therapy.  From my own experience, I've found it quite helpful, though damn expensive.

[GolfLug]

Seems like he has a good support group and yeah, opening up must be cathartic. 

Good on him for addressing it, young kids and all.

[phillyk]

I’ve had some minor anxiety this summer. I don’t remember the root of it, but my symptoms were nausea, didn’t want to eat, a little fatigue, and the nervousness got worse when I went to test for Covid just in case.  Golf has always been my escape, though (gaming was an escape too).  Good thing I work at a course.  Never had anxiety to that level before this summer.