Alexa Bliss Discusses Mental Illness & Wrestling During Pandemic

Multiple time WWE Women’s Champion and current Women’s Tag Team Champion Alexa Bliss has discussed mental illness and wrestling during the current pandemic.

Speaking with Sports Illustrated ahead of the upcoming Fight Like a Girl series, Bliss commented on her history with mental illness, saying:

“I take it day-by-day. Dealing with eating disorders, anxiety, and depression, I’m no stranger to mental illness. Every few years, I deal with a really bad spell of depression. You have to know it doesn’t have to overtake your life.

“Mental illness can dictate someone’s entire life. I put myself in a position to be in the public eye, but I’m doing what I love. I’ve gone to therapy, I’ve done everything I can do to get my brain in a healthy place.

“There are some things I still do—I still wear my t-shirt when I wrestle. One, it’s to promote merch because I think it’s cute, and two, because I’m always going to be that self-conscious person. But I don’t let it dictate my life like I used to.”

Bliss also discussed what she thinks about WWE continuing to work through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. She said:

“If we can help people escape reality for a couple minutes, then it’s worth it. It’s a very unfortunate situation going on right now in the world, so I’m trying to stay positive. WWE is taking all the precautions to make sure everyone at our shows is safe. For me, it’s also nice that I can spend time at home with my family and my animals. That’s my positive way of looking at it.”