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'It's a horrible thing for anyone to go through'

Lou Vincent, the former New Zealand batsman, in an interview with Gulf News , speaks about his experience with depression and how he overcame it.

Siddhartha Talya
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
Lou Vincent gears up for a session in the nets, Eden Park, Auckland, December 2, 2005

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Lou Vincent, the former New Zealand batsman, in an interview with Gulf News, speaks about his experience with depression and how he overcame it.
For me, it was a combination of events both on and off the field. I guess it's hereditary as well. It took time to realise something wasn't right and I finally realised it was time to quit cricket and move on. Every now and then we come across people in our lives who are suffering from some sort of stress. It's a horrible thing for anyone to go through. I'm on top of it at the moment ... It's important to write down some goals. The world we live in has so many things thrown at us and I think, if you've got goals, you can overcome that.

Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo