This Wednesday, October 18, Thomas Pesquet spoke in C à vous about his mental health. He reveals his conversation with a famous singer to avoid burning out.
Thomas Pesquet doesn’t have a job like any other. For this famous astronaut, everyday life does not rhyme with metro work and sleep. But rather, space missions! But what are the repercussions on one’s mental health of such a job? The astronaut spoke on the set of C to you, this Wednesday, October 18. Indeed, Thomas Pesquet was invited on the show as part of the promotion of his new autobiographical book entitled My life without gravity, published by Flammarion editions.
Thomas Pesquet confides to Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine the difficulties he may have encountered during his career. Back from his mission Soyuz MS-03 who lasted two years, it became very popular. This has led to him being solicited by numerous associations. “I don’t like to say no, I like to please”, confides Thomas Pesquet before adding: “All the good causes in the world have asked me to help them. God knows there are some – sick children, the environment… – things you can’t refuse. But we can’t say yes to everyone, It’s physically impossible.”
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Thomas Pesquet confided in a famous singer
Feeling completely overwhelmed by the situation, Thomas Pesquet confides: “I found myself sacrificing all my time with my loved ones and family when I came back from a mission and two years of training, because I couldn’t say no and protect myself.” Fortunately, he was able to count on the support of a famous singer to avoid burning out.
Indeed, Thomas Pesquet reveals having made contact with Stromae when he was in space. “I had seen a video he had made where he spoke about his burnout and the relationship with fame, where he had this kind of guilt, because he he lives on the love of people”, reveals the astronaut. He concludes : “At the same time, it’s very positive, but at the same time it weighs heavily on him because it changes a lot of things. And how it was all tangled up and at one point, he hadn’t managed to get out of it.” There is no doubt that Stromae and Thomas Pesquet were able to compare their situations and help each other manage the pressure of fame.
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