Two-time Stanley Cup champion almost committed suicide this summer

Ever since he stopped playing hockey professionally as a notorious NHL enforcer, Daniel Carcillo has been fighting for better awareness when it comes to mental health, head trauma and concussions in sports.

However this past summer, he almost lost his fight as he revealed on Tuesday that he considered taking his own life four months ago. In a poignant statement published on his Twitter account, Carcillo talks about his battle with depression and the ongoing post-concussions symptoms haunting his life.

He revealed how a trip to a former teammate and his timely invitation to a farm in Boulder, Colorado saved his life. He discovered plant medicine and says he has used moxa acupuncture, functional neurology, meditation, exercise, hydrating, checking my diet, checking my hormones & plant medicine to get better.

He invites people in need to get help and keep this conversation alive to stay alive.

The past 4 yrs of my life have been difficult, as I continue down the road of recovery from emotional & physical trauma

I was negative, sad, frustrated, angry & ultimately made a plan to take my own life 4 months ago bc I lost hope & thought I had exhausted all treatment options
— Daniel Carcillo (@CarBombBoom13) September 10, 2019

2/ I was saved by a former teammate & his timely invitation to a farm in Boulder, Colorado

My sickness told me not to go, but I went, reluctantly

It saved my life

I opened up to @rileecoyote about my struggles & he gave me new tools to try

Plant medicine...
— Daniel Carcillo (@CarBombBoom13) September 10, 2019

3/ Diving deep into my own mind has helped me become the observer & learn from my thoughts

I am able to decipher & recognize my depression & anxiety when I am isolating, not calling people back, not practicing self care & when I am over sleeping

In recognizing symptoms...
— Daniel Carcillo (@CarBombBoom13) September 10, 2019

4/ I am able to move into my toolbox & use the tools that I have acquired over the past decade of practicing spirituality

Those tools include moxa acupuncture, functional neurology, meditation, exercise, hydrating, checking my diet, checking my hormones & plant medicine...
— Daniel Carcillo (@CarBombBoom13) September 10, 2019

5/ to name a few

Without tools & treatment options to improve quality of life, some will look to an end to the pain & suffering

Men are 3 times as likely to take their own life

If you are struggling today, please ask for help
— Daniel Carcillo (@CarBombBoom13) September 10, 2019

6/ If you don’t have the strength to call or text or look someone in the eye & express that, write down how you feel or tell an animal

Just Get It Out

The more we speak honestly about human issues, the more normalized this conversation will become#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
— Daniel Carcillo (@CarBombBoom13) September 10, 2019

Carcillo has been hurting inside and out after seven documented concussions in the NHL and what he believes could be literally hundreds of traumatic brain injuries.

We certainly hope he has found the help he needs to move forward and continue to help others in need.