In the April 2012 issue of Vogue, Sykes writes of her three-year struggle with anxiety disorder and agoraphobia after the birth of her children, a condition which rendered her unable to work or to maintain her social life or passion for horse riding.
ɪnðɪ ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv ˈɪʃuː ʌv vˈoʊɡ, sˈaɪks ɹˈaɪts ʌv hɜː θɹˈiːjˈɪɹ stɹˈʌɡəl wɪð æŋzˈaɪəɾi dɪsˈoːɹdɚ ænd ˌæɡoːɹɐfˈoʊbiə ˈæftɚ ðə bˈɜːθ ʌv hɜː tʃˈɪldɹən, ɐ kəndˈɪʃən wˌɪtʃ ɹˈɛndɚd hɜːɹ ʌnˈeɪbəl tə wˈɜːk ɔːɹ tə meɪntˈeɪn hɜː sˈoʊʃəl lˈaɪf ɔːɹ pˈæʃən fɔːɹ hˈɔːɹs ɹˈaɪdɪŋ.