How childhood obsession sparked brutal mental health struggle – Yahoo News Australia

Nick Bracks was still in primary school when he began struggling with depression and addiction.
At about 10 years old, the actor and son of former Victorian premier Steve Bracks became fixated on becoming a professional athlete.
After starting middle-distance running, a common activity for any young kid, his focus on his goal soon morphed into an unhealthy obsession.
When the now 33-year-old was just 12 he was training up to six or seven hours a day.
He would wake up earlier than anybody in his…

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