Gisele Bundchen Reveals Her Own Bad Habits That Led To Anxiety

Gisele Bundchen is one of the greatest supermodels to ever walk the catwalk. She was the star of every Victoria’s Secret show and fans loved her. But, even the gorgeous Gisele once had bad habits that gave her anxiety.

The 39-year old had problems in her early 20s and it was terrible. Gisele had to stick to a vigorous meditation routine and also eliminated sugary foods from her menu. She quit smoking and worked out to reduce her anxiety.

Today, Gisele is a mother of two. Benjamin and Vivi make her day better, and she really loves Tom Brady’s son with Bridget Moynahan. He is her bonus kid.

Gisele struggled with her anxiety

At one point in her career, Gisele felt like “she couldn’t breathe.” It felt as if she was “going to die.” She tried to make some changes, but this effort gave her the worst headaches.

“I felt like I reached rock bottom. It became so unbearable I couldn’t breathe and I thought: ‘I gotta change.’ It wasn’t easy – I had the worst headaches ever because I was withdrawing. My system was so used to that life it was in shock because I stopped everything, so it took time. We are beings of habit and I think you can’t just expect to do something you have always done and stop. You have to replace bad habits with good habits. So when I stopped having coffee, the mocha frappuccino for breakfast and four cigarettes when I woke up in the morning, I started running.  I don’t run anymore, but I ran then because it allowed me to feel my lungs and every time I ran for 20 minutes I was like, ‘OK, I can feel my lungs, OK, I’m not smoking.’

“And then I was meditating with breathing techniques so I would not feel anxious. [Before that] I would get into the elevator and I would feel like I was going to die. So I replaced bad habits with things that were supporting me and I realized that every day I was feeling better.”

Brady and Gisele have the perfect marriage. The family is enjoying a nice vacation now. Brady will hit the open market this season, and he will have plenty of time to think about it. Gisele will give him a hand in the process. She is always here to support his decisions.

The supermodel once said that she really wants him to retire, but seeing him happy is more important than that. Gisele gave up on her career to take care of her family. She is an environmentalist now, and her book is a bestseller.