Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios opened about the darkest period of his life as he revealed three years ago he pushed away those close to him and started abusing alcohol and drugs because he was depressed. Kyrgios was in a dark place mentally and he felt he couldn’t trust anyone. “This was me 3 years ago at the Australian Open,” Kyrgios wrote in an Instagram post. “Most would assume I was doing ok mentally or enjoying my life… it was one of my darkest periods. If you look closely, on my right arm you can see my self harm.I was having suicidal thoughts and was literally struggling to get out of bed, let alone play in front of millions. I was lonely, depressed, negative, abusing alcohol, drugs, pushed away family …