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Jennifer Zamparelli has opened up about her struggles with anxiety and how she “lost her mind” when she turned 40 this year.
After hitting the milestone in April during the height of the first lockdown, the 2FM star said it hit her harder than expected.
Appearing as a guest on Deirdre O’Kane talks funny On RTÉ One, he told the comedian: “I went crazy when I turned 40… it was April.
“We were at the beginning of the pandemic. (I) started having panic attacks and asking myself big questions like … ‘Am I happy in my life?’
“(You are) faced with your mortality and it was crazy.”
the Dancing with the stars The presenter opened up and said that unlike any other milestone, she really struggled.
Zamparelli had a great family vacation planned to celebrate the occasion with her husband Lau and their two children Florence (5) and Enzo (2).
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Jennifer Zamperalli joined Deirdre O’Kane on her new talk show on RTÉ Radio One
However, like most of the world, those plans were postponed this year.
“Unlike any other milestone … (I) fought,” he said.
“I went to see a psychotherapist and I just talked. I got lost … I had so much planned for this year with my family and I had a lot to look forward to and it was all gone. “
However, the radio DJ said she is now handling it much better after getting “a lot of perspective.”
She added: “I used to miss events for work. Now I value it too much (personal life, etc.) “.
Broadcasting her 2FM show from her son’s room, Zamparelli said she was “consumed” by Covid-19 news 24/7.
The Baldoyle native also spoke about her time at school and how she was bullied so much that most days she was “kicked in the head” at the school gate.
“I let it go (now), it’s horrible because a lot of people pass it,” he said.
“Bullies don’t discriminate. They could mess with anyone. He had a canvas coat that (the bully) didn’t like and that was it.
“Most days I got kicked in the head at the school door. I speak well, but I hate arguments.
“That was difficult. I will never forget that feeling of being in the bathroom at school and just being afraid to leave. “
Zamparelli said her “biggest fear” is that her two children will be bullied like her.
“And that’s my biggest fear for the young man and the young man, I don’t want them to ever go through that,” he said.
“I don’t want them ever to do that to anyone else. The person in question was a huge influence on me, but I didn’t mean anything to her.
“I saw her years later in a hotel and almost fell to the ground, but she didn’t even recognize me.”
RTÉ One’s Deirdre O’Kane talks funny airs at 9.55pm tonight.
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