Danny Rose reveals he is seeing a psychologist to overcome Tottenham injury nightmare
Left-back Rose is back in England squad after nine months out with knee ligament damage
DANNY ROSE has revealed he is seeing a shrink after falling out of love with football during his injury nightmare.
The Spurs and England defender is playing again after nearly nine months on the sidelines with a knee injury.
But Rose, 27, who originally injured his knee against Sunderland in January, has been hit so hard by the situation that he is holding sessions with a psychologist.
The left-back, set to feature gainst Germany and Brazil at Wembley, said: "I have started seeing a psychologist to try and help me think positive.
"I have started reading books now to try and help keep me positive, as well.
"You know, this injury has been one of the most difficult periods of my life, but you have got to try and think of positives in any situation.
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"It's just whenever I have the time to go and see the psychologist. I think I have seen them now about four or five times and they have been a massive help for me."
Rose is now back at St George's Park - the bolthole he used to help get through his injury hell and allow him to regain his passion for the game.
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He explained: "I came here to give me a break from my club because it was a bit stressful for me there seeing the same faces every day, the same four walls, the same gym.
"But I came here and worked and then went back. Once I was back training, I fell in love with football again.
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"I thought I'd be out for a couple of weeks, but weeks turned to months and I really didn't see myself playing again any time soon.
"It was only two months ago that I was doing some rehab and I lost my appetite for wanting to get back fit because I didn't think it was ever going to happen.
"I am looking to use anything I can now in the future to help me improve on and off the field.
"Last season I was doing well, I felt untouchable, I felt like I was one of the best. I felt that if I carried on with that form, anything could have happened.
"Then the injury happened. It humbled me, it brought me back down to Earth, it gave me a reality check. It just made me realise that football can be taken away from you at any given point.”
Asked what it has been like watching Spurs from the stands, Rose told talkSPORT: "I have been impressed, jealous, angry - I have been through a whole load of emotions over the past nine months, not just the season.
"I've just been itching to get going for the past couple of weeks and I'm just grateful that I'm back in amongst it now."
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