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Jones just gave an exclusive interview to Ariel on ESPN.
Do you feel like you've fully regained that happiness?
I regained my happiness. I think I regained it by seeking professional help. I ended up going and seeing counselors throughout the summer and I had to relearn how to love myself as a father, as a husband, as a brother and as a friend. I had to get back to being Jonathan Jones, and I had to learn how to put Jon "Bones" Jones ... I had to learn how to differentiate the two. And that's when I became happy again. Just getting back to remembering all the things that I had to be happy about, like my family and my beautiful daughters. That's what really makes me happy.
What kind of professional help did you get?
Counselors, psychiatrists...I ended up checking myself into a trauma facility so I can learn how to deal with trauma and loss. It helped a lot.
When were you there?
End of June.
Where was it?
The place is called the Guest House in Ocala, Florida.
How long were you there for?
I did in-patient for 30 days. I lived there. They taught me how to deal with my mom's death and the loss of my career. My mom died in June (of 2017) and then I lost my title in August, so those are two devastating losses, and I found myself in a pretty deep depression so I went to seek professional help. I'm really glad I did because I feel so much better now.
You can read a lot more here:
http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/24896765/jon-jones-opens-daniel-cormier-usada-return-ufc
Do you feel like you've fully regained that happiness?
I regained my happiness. I think I regained it by seeking professional help. I ended up going and seeing counselors throughout the summer and I had to relearn how to love myself as a father, as a husband, as a brother and as a friend. I had to get back to being Jonathan Jones, and I had to learn how to put Jon "Bones" Jones ... I had to learn how to differentiate the two. And that's when I became happy again. Just getting back to remembering all the things that I had to be happy about, like my family and my beautiful daughters. That's what really makes me happy.
What kind of professional help did you get?
Counselors, psychiatrists...I ended up checking myself into a trauma facility so I can learn how to deal with trauma and loss. It helped a lot.
When were you there?
End of June.
Where was it?
The place is called the Guest House in Ocala, Florida.
How long were you there for?
I did in-patient for 30 days. I lived there. They taught me how to deal with my mom's death and the loss of my career. My mom died in June (of 2017) and then I lost my title in August, so those are two devastating losses, and I found myself in a pretty deep depression so I went to seek professional help. I'm really glad I did because I feel so much better now.
You can read a lot more here:
http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/24896765/jon-jones-opens-daniel-cormier-usada-return-ufc
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