In a raw and emotional post on Instagram, tennis star Jelena Dokic talks about how she tried to kill herself.
The 39-year-old woman has written an open letter to try to help other people.
Jelena Dokic, an Australian tennis star, said she almost killed herself in April. She is now “definitely on the road to recovery,” she said.
Monday night, the 39-year-old posted an open letter on Instagram in the hopes of helping other people.
It comes six months after she said she was breaking up with Tin Bikic, who she had been with for a long time. For 19 years, they were together.
Since then, Dokic says, things have been “hard,” but “getting professional help saved my life.”
Dokic wrote, “I almost jumped off my 26th-floor balcony and killed myself.”
“The day will never be forgotten. Everything is out of focus. “It’s dark everywhere. Nothing makes sense. All I feel are tears, sadness, depression, anxiety, and pain.
“It’s been hard for the past six months.”
The former Australian tennis starlet gave a very honest account of how hard the months after her relationship ended were for her.
“Everyone is crying all the time,” the post said next.
“I had to hide in the bathroom at work to wipe away my tears so no one could see me, and I couldn’t stop crying at home. It was unbearable.”
My life has been shattered by constant feelings of sadness and pain that won’t go away.
“I blame myself, I don’t think I deserve love, and I’m afraid.”
Since he came back to TV after retiring from tennis, Dokic has become one of the most well-known people in Australia.
She started playing tennis when she was a teenager and famously beat then-world No. 1 Martina Hingis at Wimbledon in 1999. However, she had problems with her father and coach Damir throughout her life and career.
Dokic retired and stayed out of the public eye for a while before writing a detailed autobiography about how her father treated her and taking on roles as a commentator.
In her Instagram post, she said she still had “so much to be thankful for.”
“I also know that I still have a lot to be thankful for, and when I feel this way, I feel like I’m not thankful, which I can’t be since I want to end everything,” Dokic said.
“It’s like a loop in my head. Because of this, on April 28th, I almost jumped off my 26th-floor balcony. I’ll never forget that day. All I wanted was for the pain and suffering to end. I don’t even know how I was able to pull myself back from the edge. Getting help from a professional saved my life.
Dokic decided to speak out because she “truly believes in the power of sharing our stories.”
She said, “I’m writing this because I know I’m not the only one having trouble.”
“Remember that you’re not alone.”
I’m not going to say I’m doing great right now, but I’m on the way to getting better.
Some days are better than others, and sometimes I take a step forward and then a step back, but I’m fighting, and I think I can get through this.
She ended her Instagram post with a powerful message to her followers.
“It’s okay to feel the way I do. “It’s okay to feel sad. Just keep fighting and come back,” she said.
“I’m trying to do that, and it’s what keeps me going.
“Don’t be embarrassed by how you feel. It’s okay to feel like this, and you can get over it. It’s possible, just keep believing. “Love you all, and here’s to fighting and surviving to live and see another day. I’ll be better than ever when I come back.”
Dokic has a lot of friends.
Followers, coworkers, and friends of Dokic wrote messages of support on his Instagram post.
“You are sufficient. You deserve it. Your hurt will get better. Anna Meares, an Australian Olympic champion, said, “Be kind to yourself, and if you can’t, lean on those who can for now.”
“We need you. We love you. You’re not alone. You’ll find peace, so don’t give up.”
TV star Jacqui Felgate told Jelena, “You are an inspiration. All my love, xoxo.”
Steph Claire Smith, an Australian business owner and model, added, “Sending you so much love.”
A month before Dokic’s post, Aussie tennis player Destanee Aiava talked about how she tried to kill herself on Easter Sunday.
Three people stopped to help the 22-year-old, who has since gone to get help from a professional.
“I remember one of them saying, ‘I understand whatever you’re going through, and there’s always another way out and a way to happiness,'” Aiava told me.
