Ever since their divorce, it feels like both Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady have swapped their lives. While Brady is relaxed and enjoying his retirement with his children, Gisele is making a comeback into the modeling industry and her career. Despite being in an industry where people tend to ignore you with age, Gisele is still making heads turn. She recently broke the internet with a pole dance for a shoe campaign following her revival in her career. But life has not always been about luxury and freedom for the model.

Gisele faced her own demons in her past. And it was these demons that held her in their clutches for a long time, mentally and physically.

Gisele Bündchen talks about her anxious past

In her book ‘Lessons: My path to a meaningful life‘, Gisele talked about a dark era of her life that she had always kept hidden from public eyes. She talked about the time when she was dealing with anxiety and how it took control of her daily life. Gisele talked about how she carried a high-tech machine everywhere she went to track her breath. According to Gisele, it kept her from hyperventilating, even though it did not bring in significant long-lasting change.

Gisele said, “The same symptoms appeared everytime. My hands would start sweating, followed by the familiar prickling sensation on my forehead. The back of my neck would get damp, then my hair. My breath started catching. I would feel lightheaded. Sometimes I would almost faint.”

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She further said, “Finally, things came to a crisis point. It was the weekend and I was in my apartment in New York. I’d booked a massage to help me relax, aware that the muscles in my body were growing more tense everyday. By now my panic attacks- that’s what my doctors were calling them- had been going on for nearly six months.”

Life after divorce

Ever since her divorce from her ex-husband Tom Brady, life has been moving ahead at a different pace for Gisele. She is slowly getting back into what she does best, modeling. The Brazilian model has a face that is the epitome of beauty in the fashion industry. And despite her off years, while taking care of her children, she still remains a desirable figure in the eyes of her fans.

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Despite the dating rumors surrounding her life post her divorce, Gisele is prioritizing her career over building another romantic relationship. After years of marriage with Brady, it is not easy to move ahead in romance, especially with a family together. But who knows what’s in store for the future for both Brady and Gisele?