The Scottish singer detailed the emotional collapse that he had to face before pauseing his career for two years to take care of mental health
Back to the phase of Glastonbury Festival Two years after music, Lewis Capaldi He decided to open his heart. In the participation of the podcast Last weekendcommanded by Theo vonThe singer spoke of the 2023 performance backstage that led him to get away from the spotlight and revealed the details of an intense crisis that he experienced even before going on stage.
CapaldiTo which Tourette’s syndrome was diagnosed and was increasingly sincere for his mental health, he recalled the moment when he realized that he had to stop. “Two or three sounds after starting the show, I knew: this was the last for a long time,” he said. “I needed to finish the presentation, but I knew that when I left the stage it would be the end for now.”
Despite suffering, the singer claims to have immediate relief.
It was strange. When I left the stage, I thought: now I can look for real help. In retrospective, it could have been the best thing that happened to me, because I wouldn’t have stopped alone.
The episode of Glastonbury It was remarkable – the Fan even sing for him when his voice has failed – but Capaldi He revealed that he had gone through an even more serious situation weeks earlier in Chicago. “It was worse. I couldn’t go back to the stage, I was encouraging the scenes in the middle of a panic attack. A very heavy mental episode.”
At the time, the singer was pushed to accept everything, fear of losing opportunities. “I said yes too much. I overloaded me. I’m afraid of thinking what it would happen if I hadn’t stopped,” he said.
Since then, Capaldi He dedicated himself to therapy, exchanged drugs with an antipsychotic that “changed his life” and maintained a weekly follow -up with a psychologist. “Face this was all the only option. But also the best decision.”
At 28, he made a triumphant return to Glastonbury On June 27, in a surprise show that coincided with the release of the new single “Survive”. “It was a moment of mental victory. You close a cycle. Maybe the best day of my life.”
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Source: Terra
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