The Olympics did not go as well as Anna Davick had hoped.
Now the sprint specialist is talking about the collapse in the spring.
“I struggled a lot with just getting up in the morning,” she says.
After betting alone outside the national team trick last season Anna Davic Another Olympic venue. Once in, he was 17th in the race after the 27-year-old was knocked out in the quarter-finals.
It was a huge disappointment for Davek, who ended up in a deep slump over the spring and summer.
– I was very upset with the result during the Olympics. I’ve built a lot before and fought and tired. This self-criticism coupled with the fact that I was so tired just didn’t look good. I woke up in the morning and didn’t feel like doing anything, didn’t feel like eating anything, didn’t feel like being with anyone. Not interested in anything. But it doesn’t get better just by lying there. I’m glad I have a partner who knows me so well and has encouraged me to keep doing things.
Did you manage to train anyway?
– yes. Last year when I made my own project, I learned how to do the training my way, to make it feel fun. I don’t like to feel like I have to or force myself, so I’m very good at making exercise fun. I did everything I planned to do, even if it didn’t feel fun.
‘He has a responsibility’
Dyvik, who previously spoke of mental illness, got help from his mental coach and was finally able to turn dark thoughts.
I have things in the back of my mind that I don’t want to get out. But I had a week or so when I went to yoga and reiki and did things that made you feel good, and then I felt like I connected with something deeper inside of me. Then things turned very quickly, says Davic, who thinks it’s important to talk about mental illness.
Social media can be very rosy. Everything is fine and everyone is very happy and doing well, but I do not think that this is life. I have the luxury of being able to exercise and often very happy, but then I think you have a responsibility to show that it’s not always perfect. Although a lot is good, there are other aspects and this is not bad. It can be very happy, but it can also be very sad.
Devik finished fifth as the best player in the World Cup last season. For the next period, you only want one thing.
– I just hope I find the competition interesting. Competition is much easier than training all summer.