The South Sydney Rabbitoh sought help at a mental health facility earlier this year after suffering a season-ending knee injury and confirmed he is still undergoing treatment to over come his demons.

It’s a refreshing sight to see one of the game’s biggest gladiators lay bare his motional frailties in the hope other suffering from similar issues will get the help they need.

And as hard as it was for him to admit his mental health problems, Inglis said being honest about his issues was braver than internalising his problems.

“I’m a very sensitive person but I don’t show emotions much, I don’t talk about my feelings very often and I sort of keep things to myself,” Inglis told Matty Johns on Fox Sports.

“That’s one thing we’ve been working on, speaking up.

“I think we see ourselves as these fierce gladiators, men, warriors that take the field each week. Obviously we don’t know what goes on behind closed doors.

“It definitely ain’t weak to speak.”

Inglis is regarded as one of the greatest players to lace a boot, boasting 30 Origin appearances for Qld, 38 Test for Australia and a premiership.

But he said his on-field toughness did not make his off-field woes any easier to deal with.

“It was taught at a very young age, toughen up and play on and just get on with it,” Inglis said.

“For me to put my hand up, it had a lot of weight on my family about the mood I was in at home, so I decided there and then — the week leading into the Anzac Test in Canberra — that I wanted to seek help.

“I told a handful of people, maybe three people ... then after the Anzac Test the following week went into rehab.”