Sunday Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Bernard: Therapy is life-saver
EVERTON playmaker Bernard has spoken about the anxiety attack that prompted him to undergo treatment and hopes it will encourage others to seek help with mental health. Bernard, 27, insists he feels better after therapy. He admitted how he was embarrassed to ask for help to overcome his issues – but the harrowing experience has made him become a better person. “I’ve been having therapy for the past year, I see a psychologist,” said Bernard, a champion of Everton’s People’s Place, a proposed mental health facility near Goodison. “I never thought I would require this type of treatment. But now I see how much I’ve evolved as a person, as a human being, how much this has helped me in my work. “I’ve never publicly spoken to anyone about this. I think it would be good for this to be seen as a way of helping people to go to see a psychologist. “I’m stronger in all areas and have become a better person, more positive and more confident.”