{"id":4346,"date":"2024-03-14T11:04:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T15:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/?p=4346"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:41:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T15:41:32","slug":"brandon-lake-details-his-battle-with-adrenaline-fatigue-and-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/2024\/03\/brandon-lake-details-his-battle-with-adrenaline-fatigue-and-depression.html","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Lake Details His Battle With Adrenaline Fatigue and Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Christian songwriter and worship singer Brandon Lake recently opened up about his experiences with depression and \u201cadrenaline fatigue\u201d during a podcast where he also discussed the importance of spiritual and physical well-being.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old musician, father of three sons, and husband spoke about the moment he realized he was battling depression and adrenaline fatigue, a term used by alternative health practitioners to explain tiredness and other symptoms thought to be due to long-term exposure to stressful situations, according to Healthdirect Australia, which adds that adrenaline fatigue isn\u2019t a recognized medical diagnosis. Lake shared these intimate details on a recent\u00a0episode<\/a>\u00a0of the \u201cGeneral Leadership\u201d podcast with his father, Mac Lake. He said that on the night he first experienced a battle with his mental health, he was putting his young sons down to sleep when he suddenly began to have an episode of depression.<\/p>\n

That evening, Lake said he reached out to two of his close friends to confide in them about his struggle.\u00a0Lake recalled, \u201cMy wife Brittany is putting one boy to bed; I\u2019m putting the other boy to bed. And I reached out to two of my buddies. And I had too much pride to even call them; I texted them. I said, \u2018Guys, I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on right now. I\u2019ve been home for a few days, and I don\u2019t recognize myself. I\u2019m not myself. I\u2019m freaking out. And I\u2019m feeling compelled to just crash or do something crazy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cAnd they\u2019re trying to call me, but I wouldn\u2019t answer. And I\u2019m still trying to put the boys down, and my buddy sends me a voice text praying over me. Micah \u2026 one of my best friends, he\u2019s just been a Godsend. And I listened to the voice text while I\u2019m lying with one kid in bed. As soon as he prayed over me, man all of the weight and the craziness at that moment, it broke. I broke, but in a good way, which led to confession.\u201d<\/p>\n