‘I CONTEMPLATED ENDING MY LIFE’ MIKE MONDO ON TOXIC RELATIONSHIP 

Popular radio presenter Mike Mondo has bravely shared his harrowing experience with mental health challenges stemming from a tumultuous relationship. 

Mondo, known for his charismatic presence on air, revealed that the most frightening part of his ordeal was recognising his own capability to consider suicide as an escape from his toxic relationship. “The scariest part for me was when I realised I had the capability of taking my life as a solution to what was happening in the relationship with my ex,” Mondo shared. 

Reflecting on the toxic nature of the relationship, Mondo described it as perpetually volatile, with constant arguments and an absence of peace. “That relationship there was no peace and quiet. It was always volatile, there was always one thing to argue about and because there was a kid involved. I had the idea of sticking with that person for the sake of the kids. That was keeping me going but when I saw I could take my life as a way of getting out.”

Mondo recounted a particularly intense evening after work when a familiar fight erupted at home. Choosing to avoid the confrontation, he retreated to his balcony, seeking solace in a cigarette. As he looked down from the fourth floor of his apartment block, he grappled with the overwhelming urge to end his suffering by jumping.

“I stood there, looked down, and thought if I just fall, all these problems I’m going through right now will cease to exist. I contemplated it over the course of an entire cigarette, and at the end, I decided to take a drive. 

My biggest worry was my kids—that’s what made me stop. If I didn’t have children, I wonder what would have made me stop. My second biggest fear was whether I’d get access to the child. I knew the kind of heart she had and that she could weaponise the child.”