Cara de Sapato’s mother is distressed by crises at ‘BBB 23’, but sees the importance of talking about mental health: ‘Out here she goes to therapy’

From crying spells to anxiety, Cara de Sapato is not afraid to expose all his weaknesses in “Big Brother Brasil 23”. Yesterday, he was in tears for missing a friend who has died and with whom he enjoyed the carnival. The fighter was soon consoled by his colleagues, just like at other times, which alleviates the feeling of impotence of the family that sees everything on TV.

“It’s harrowing to see the crises, but Amanda did what needed to be done. Out here, Antônio (Cara de Sapato’s real name) is in therapy and that helps him, both with anxiety attacks and with Tourette’s syndrome — says Wilma Monteiro, mother of the confined man.

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The theme is also sensitive for the family because the first anxiety crisis of the Paraíba native outside the reality show was precisely after the death of this fighter friend, in 2011. As for Tourette’s syndrome, which causes physical tics, he has had it since childhood.

“When he was a child, we identified some tics and went to get help. My son was diagnosed at age 9 and since then we have been treating him. He has psychological follow-up. Nowadays, the symptoms are well controlled and this has never affected Antonio in any aspect of his life. The first panic attack happened after he witnessed the death of his friend. It was quite shocking, and we believe this was responsible for bringing out the severe anxiety attacks,” he recalls.

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With therapy, Cara de Sapato was able to recover his routine and even return to the MMA rings. In competitions, he has already seen a fighter provoke him (the Bahian Leleco) wearing a mask from the movie “Pânico”, alluding to the disorder. The attempt to destabilize him had no effect, since he won the fight at the time, but the athlete got upset with his colleague’s lack of sensitivity. In the same way, in “BBB”, the confined person got irritated when he saw Cezar Black and Ricardo using psychiatric illnesses as a form of offense.

— I think these matters need to be addressed more and more. I believe that Antônio can help some people to identify symptoms and be an example that it is possible to treat and live with it – emphasizes Wilma.

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Anxiety attacks at home

Shoe has already reported symptoms that indicate the beginning of a crisis. Last Saturday, for example, the fighter spoke to Amanda about dizziness, icy hands and racing thoughts. The doctor gave him a massage and even sang.

“We are human, we go through a lot and you are very sensitive”, said the blonde.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 10% of the Brazilian population has anxiety, making Brazil the country with the highest number of anxious people in the world. The anxiety crisis is like a short circuit generated in the body and mind, causing a discharge of noradrenaline and adrenaline through the body. These are the substances responsible for the physical manifestations.

Bruna Griphao tells ‘BBB 23’ that she already had bulimia and is undergoing treatment for anxiety