These Olympic Athletes Were At Their Breaking Point. Here’s How They’re Changing Their Approach In Paris.

Olympians opened up in an exclusive interview about the effect the Games can have on their mental health, and why this time they’re taking it seriously.

Professional athletes endure immense pressure to deliver results, keep sponsors satisfied, and constantly stay in the spotlight. Recently, various Olympians have spoken out about the effects this stress has had on their mental health. (Watch the video above.)

“It’s been a challenge to kind of figure out what that healthy boundary is for my mental health with sport,” Carissa Moore, a five-time world champion regarded by many as one of the greatest female surfers of all time, told HuffPost. “You need to figure out where it’s worth it to keep pushing yourself.”

After winning her third world title, Moore hit a breaking point in her surfing career.

“I was just kind of really lacking passion and purpose, drive, motivation,” she said. “I got to a point where I definitely was anxious and a little bit depressed, and it was bleeding into my relationships. And I really had to hit the reset button and be like, ‘OK, well, something has to change.’”

Similarly, skateboarding prodigy Jagger Eaton, who made history in Tokyo by securing the U.S.’s first ever Olympic skateboarding medal, faced his own challenges.