Warnock hid his seizures at Liverpool for fear of being released
Now 44, Stephen Warnock revealed he hid seizures as a Liverpool trainee for fear of being released; he played 67 first-team games, had his first seizure at school and underwent scans before outgrowing the condition.

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Stephen Warnock falou pela primeira vez sobre as crises convulsivas que escondeu quando era jovem no Liverpool, dizendo que tinha medo de que o clube o dispensasse se descobrisse.
Hoje com 44 anos e trabalhando como comentarista da 5 Live, Warnock passou pelas categorias de base do Anfield e jogou 67 vezes pelo time principal. Ele foi motivado a falar depois de ouvir Matt Crooks, meio-campista do Hull City que vive com epilepsia, descrever sua própria condição.
“Eu morria de medo de contar ao Liverpool porque tinha receio de ser dispensado”, disse Warnock, explicando a lógica de um adolescente: “Porque eu pensava ‘se eles acharem que eu tenho uma condição, vão me dispensar’.”
Ele teve algumas crises nos anos de Liverpool e nenhuma desde o começo da adolescência, embora a preocupação nunca tenha passado de todo. A primeira veio na escola, sem aviso: ele lembra de estar sentado a um computador e acordar em uma cama de hospital, com amigos descrevendo o que aconteceu e uma ambulância já chamada.
“Eu fiquei com vergonha, para ser honesto, porque ninguém mais tinha, ninguém sabia, eu não sabia até acontecer”, disse. Um segundo episódio em casa levou a tomografias e ressonâncias, e o problema continuou por cerca de três anos antes de ele superar.
“Eu ficava preocupado de estar em campo e acontecer. Não havia gatilhos para mim, eu nunca soube o que desencadeava. Era isso que me apavorava”, acrescentou. Vieram passagens por Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa e Leeds United, e ele se aposentou em 2018.
Cerca de uma em cada cem pessoas no Reino Unido vive com epilepsia. A Epilepsy Action, entidade de apoio, observa que a condição é frequentemente identificada na infância após uma ou mais crises, e que a medicação pode contê-la, mas exige manejo cuidadoso.
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