In an interview with ET, Simone Biles opened up about her mental health struggles.The 24-year-old gymnast appeared on Thursday's episode of the Today show, and revealed that she's still "scared to do gymnastics"after pulling out of most of her events during the Tokyo Olympics due to a disorienting condition known as "the twisties."

Biles' admission came amid her Gold Over America Tour.Simone said that she “absolutely loves"to tour and gets "so much joy"from it,she has been limited in the moves she does during shows.

"I don't twist.I do double half layouts,which is my signature move on floor that has never affected me," Biles explained on the morning show.”But everything else just weighs so heavy,”She told ET.

"I watch the girls do it,and it's just not the same.To do something that I’ve done forever and just not be able to do it because of everything I’ve gone through is really crazy,because I love this sport so much. It’s hard,"she continued,while getting choked up. "I don’t think people understand the magnitude of what I go through.

Despite her struggles,Simone Biles said she's "proud" of herself for working to improve her mental health.

"[I'm doing] a lot better.Getting the mental health therapy that I need has been relieving for me, especially being on the road, and being on tour," she said. "..The twisting will come back,but I’m still scared to do gymnastics."

When she returned from Tokyo, Biles,along with other gymnasts, emotionally testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the sexual abuse she suffered by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.While speaking there,Biles said,she realized that her experience with Nassar was part of what led to her experience in Tokyo.

"Over the years after suppressing so many emotions and putting up a front on a global scene, I think all of that really came to light,"she explained. "My body and my mind allowed me to suppress all of that stuff for so many years, for as long as it could take. As soon as we stepped onto the Olympic scene,it just decided it couldn't do it anymore and it cracked."


Source: ET