After an injury, several things disappear at once: movement, your role in the team, daily structure, the feeling of being needed. The pain is often the smallest problem.
Three things that help
- Stay visible: come to games and training, even if it hurts to watch.
- Finding what's trainable: core, throwing arm, game understanding via video.
- Weekly goals instead of return dates – return dates shift and cause frustration.
If your mood has been dipping for weeks and nothing brings you joy anymore, that needs medical or psychological support – just as naturally as a knee injury.