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Michael Phelps he continues to fight every day depression, a disease that gave an agreement to both him and his own family; even top Olympic medalist, he thought of taking his own life; Faced with this, his wife broke the silence and shared how difficult it was to resolve this situation.
“After Vanessa lost Kobe, all I could do was look at Michael and say, ‘Can we help you? Why If I lose you, I don’t know what to do.
“I had some scary ups and downs. This disease never goes away. The story has always been the same: “Michael Phelps suffered from depression, overcame it after being treated, collected a series of Olympic gold medals in Rio and now everything will be perfect.” I wish it were true. To believe that means to fall into ignorance “, he explains Nicole Phelps, in an interview with “Today” newspaper.
And that’s it Phelps fell into a deep depression after announcing his retirement from the 2016 Rio Olympics; It is even said that the cause of the disease was the constant pressure he had in his work.
“It was a part of me that didn’t want to be alive“Said the Olympic champion 23 times at the time.
Nicole Phelps She says she sometimes served as a psychologist for her partner, all to overcome the depression that affects him.
“I used to think that I could fix him, be his therapist, whatever he needed. But What I have learned is that you cannot take responsibility for what you feel, no matter how much you love him, ”he says.