FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer discusses mental health journey, using his platform to help others

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Often, the person one would never think is battling depression actually is.

Such is the case with FOX NFL insider Jay Glazer, who revealed lifelong intense battles with his mental health on "OutKick the Morning" with Charly Arnolt on Friday.

Jay Glazer of Fox Sports is seen before the Seattle Seahawks take on the Denver Broncos during Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Feb. 2, 2014. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

"It was a hard life," Glazer, 53, said. "It was every single day, and I know my life is great. I know that. But between my ears, it sucks. So, it’s every single day. It’s exhausting, and I didn’t sign up for it."

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Glazer, who has been with FOX for two decades, has learned how to deal with his mental health issues and beat them most of the time with service to others and by discussing his mental health with friends. And he does not want to return to where he was.

"I used to handle my anxiety with Vicodin and alcohol then. Thank God I don’t anymore," he said.

Arnolt reacted as many who watch Glazer every week on "FOX NFL Sunday" probably will when hearing his story.

"Wow," she said simply at one point, as he held nothing back.

Jay Glazer speaks on SiriusXM in the lead-up to Super Bowl LIV in Miami on Jan. 29, 2020. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM )

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"I felt so worthless for most of my life," he said. "Every time I got rejected for a job, I was OK with it because I felt that’s where I should be. I deserve to get rejected."

Rejections quickly gave