Michael Clarke has revealed he may be suffering from a debilitating mental disorder.
The former cricketer believes he suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, but has not been formally diagnosed.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, commonly known as OCD, is a mental health disorder that causes people to obsess over thoughts and engage in behaviors that they have difficulty controlling.
“I’ve never had any tests, I think it’s normal,” said the 43-year-old. Herald of the Sun on Monday.
“It’s like ADHD, it’s normal. Definitely ask my parents, there’s no need to take me to the doctor.”
Michael says he is obsessively clean and organized, always making sure he has gas in his car and clothes are laid out for his daughter, Kelsey Lee.
The athlete is also not sure whether he has ever suffered from depression, but he has not been diagnosed or sought medication, although he did see a psychologist for a time.
“I’ve certainly been extremely sad, devastated, broken, I can’t move for days, I can’t get out of bed,” he told the newspaper.
Michael Clarke (pictured) has revealed he may be suffering from a debilitating mental disorder.
“I lost family members, I lost a couple of my closest friends, so I think I felt a very deep sadness, but I think it was sadness. I don’t know if it was depression.
“I have never gone to the doctor to be diagnosed with depression, for example, or to seek medication for depression.”
Michael recently went public with his glamorous new girlfriend Arabella Sherborne.
News of the romance with Arabella, 32, who works for Scentre Group in Sydney, It emerged last month when it was claimed that Michael and the property guru travelled to the Gold Coast together.
They then officially confirmed their relationship when they stepped out hand-in-hand at Sydney’s popular celebrity hotspot Mimi’s just a few weeks later.
The former cricketer believes he suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) but has not received a formal diagnosis. The sportsman is also unsure whether he has ever suffered from depression.
Michael recently went public with his glamorous new girlfriend, Arabella Sherborne (pictured)
The couple kept their romance relatively secret by not posting photos of each other on Instagram and only exchanging a few flirtatious comments on the platform.
Michael and Arabella went Instagram official earlier this month when the leasing executive shared a photo of the athlete on her Stories.
Arabella posted a black and white photo of Michael’s NASA t-shirt, cropping out his face as she tagged him in the post and said: “Off to space @michaelclarkeofficial.”
Since then, the couple has been getting better and better, with a source close to them claiming that… Things are getting serious between the couple.
“She’s had several boyfriends, but she’s ready to get married. She and Michael are a good couple, they’re very cute together. Maybe she’ll be the next Mrs. Clarke,” they said.