The One Show star Alex Jones previously lifted the lid on husband Charlie’s battle with depression and how it affected her and their three young kids.

Alex spoke with refreshing honesty as she candidly explained how her struggles coping with Charlie’s breakdown left her feeling “sick”, due to her previous attitude about the topic.

The BBC star discussed the topic on the How To Fail podcast with Elizabeth Day back in January 2023.

The One Show star Alex Jones on husband Charlie

Alex explained how her husband Charlie, who she married nine years ago, began to struggle after he was diagnosed with Lyme disease, then battled viral meningitis.

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can be spread to humans by infected ticks and due to the fatigue it causes can also trigger anxiety, irritability and depression.

The One Show host admitted it caused him to become a “shadow of himself”. She also shared: “He was so ill, he really went downhill fast mentally. And I found myself at a loss thinking, oh my God. I don’t know what to do here?”

‘It knocks you for six’

Speaking on the podcast, Alex explained: “It knocks you for six as a family and as you say, not just the person going through it but the person that then has to deal with the fallout of the whole thing. It’s full on.”

Alex also discussed the difficulty in helping care for a loved one struggling with mental health issues. “Not with Charlie necessarily but, you know, my past experience and I didn’t realise it but I couldn’t help that person.

“Now I feel so sick about it, because, I mean, it was debilitating for him.”

Alex also admitted: “I was stuck in my mum’s mindset of ‘Oh for goodness sake, come on. Can we not get on with it? I feel down some days, it doesn’t mean I’m depressed. Come on, tomorrow’s gonna be better.’ And I feel awful for just being like that. Whereas now we understand it a lot more.”

She confessed about her husband’s battle: “I thought I was losing him, as in not actually losing him. But I thought, oh my God, where is he? I can’t see him.

“I was looking at him and I’m thinking, I’m looking and hearing somebody who’s not my husband.”

It’s heartwrenching to hear about Alex Jones’ husband Charlie’s battle with depression and the toll it took on their family. In a recent podcast interview, Alex shared the challenges they faced as Charlie struggled with Lyme disease and viral meningitis, which left him a “shadow of himself.”

Alex’s raw honesty about her initial struggle to understand and support Charlie during his darkest days is a reminder of the importance of empathy and compassion towards those dealing with mental health issues. She candidly admitted that her past mindset of dismissing feelings of sadness as temporary and insignificant only added to the struggle.

It’s a sobering reminder that mental health battles not only affect the individual going through them but also the loved ones who stand by their side. The emotional toll of witnessing a partner or family member grapple with mental illness can be overwhelming and isolating, as Alex expressed in her interview.

From feeling like she was losing a grip on who her husband was to realizing the depth of his pain and suffering, Alex’s journey alongside Charlie serves as a powerful testament to the need for empathy, understanding, and patience when supporting a loved one through mental health challenges.

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Source: USA Today