Kevin McNaughton has bravely opened up on his battle with depression after a series of worrying tweets resulted in him getting the help he needed.
Former Aberdeen star McNaughton admits his life hit a downward trajectory after he retired from professional football. The ex-Scotland international found it hard to cope with the major change in lifestyle, which affected his personal relationships and ultimately left him isolated and struggling to see a future for himself.
But McNaughton is now in a much better place and is glad he sent the Tweets as it made people realise he needed help. He told Sky Sports: "I just got myself in a bit of a mess really, which stemmed from not really being prepared for life after football. My life had slowly sort of disintegrated after I stopped playing. My relationship sort of fell to pieces and then off the back of that, I probably isolated myself a bit as well when I should have really been speaking to other people and getting help. Looking back, that was obviously a mistake. It was a difficult time."
