George Russell sought mental health advice during “low point” in F1 career

George Russell has revealed he visited a mental health professional following a “low point” during his F1 career.
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 with Gaetan Jego, Williams Racing Race Engineer. Formula 1 Testing, Yas Marina
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 with Gaetan Jego, Williams Racing Race Engineer. …

In an interview with Men’s Health magazine, Russell spoke about a wide range of issues surrou🔯nding m🦩ental health, stating that people should not be afraid to seek it.

While Russell didn’t pinpoint the exact race he decided to seek professional advice, Imola 2020 and Sakhir 202♎0 were low moments for him, although the latter was more out of his control.

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“The m🔴oment when I thought I need to seek some professional help, I had a really difficult race. I had a crash, [and] it was a very low point in my career,” Russell said. 

“I thought๊ I could just pick myself up from that moment and I was picking myself up, but we decided to speak with a profes𝄹sional.

“And I was so grateful that I was advised to do that because I came away from that conversation and that meeting with him feeling s🌊o much better about myself, and put those negatives to tꦡhe side, lifted myself up, and I was ready to attack the rest of the day and the rest of the week.”

Fellow British F1 driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris has been incredibly vocal about mental health, also 👍opening up about 🥂the troubles he faced during his rookie season in 2019.

Russell admitted he hadn’t always been informed abo⭕ut mental health.

“I h🗹aven’t always been into my mental health. I only started getting into it about a year and a half, two years ago, when I started to speak with a psychologist, mainly for my on-track perso🐬nal performance,” Russell added.

“It was only through those conversations that I felt ꦿlike this is giving me more than just the on-track benefits. I’m coming away from these sessions feeling better about m🅺yself, feeling like there had been a weight lifted off my shoulders.

“Sometimes I went into these sessions with not a lot to talk about, thinking it would only last five or 10 minutes, and I was there well over an hou༺r and since then it has been something I have felt strongly about.”

George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 on the grid. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 on the grid. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Abu…

Russell offered one final piece of advice for anyone struggling with their own mental heal🌺th.  

“The one bit of advice I would give to someone who is struggling with their꧃ mental health would be not to be ashamed about talking to somebody,” Russell said. “Whether that is a friend, or a colleague, or a member of your family, or reaching out to a professional.

“We all have our moments where we are feeling a bit down, a little bit low but even when we are not, I think talking to somebody💝 to almost have this mental maintenance just to keep ticking over, to keep in that positive place, is so important.”

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