Phelps discusses depression and suicidal thoughts

Brut America

Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian ever, but beneath the surface, anxiety and depression were crippling him. Now, he's speaking out to raise awareness.

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00:00I hit a very low point in my life where I didn't want to be alive anymore.

00:17I was afraid to ask for help. Like in our society, it's just not what you do.

00:21So, you know, for me, it took me a while to get to that point where, you know, it's okay to ask somebody for help.

00:31I guess I was just sick and tired of just having it inside of me for 20 plus years, and I was ready to make a change.

00:39You know, for me, for so long, I didn't have self-love, I had no self-confidence, and I didn't like who I saw in the mirror.

01:01We all go through things. We all go through struggles, right?

01:04There's probably everybody in this room that goes through struggles the same exact way, and I think that's what we all have to realize.

01:09Like, yes, like, I've been successful in what I've done, but it doesn't make me superhuman.

01:19And they thank us for talking about it and thanking that, you know, showing that it's okay to not be okay.

01:26You know, I think we probably, hopefully have saved some lives, and hopefully we can save more.

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