Mexico City /
Michael Phelps continues to fight day by day in the depression, A disease that has touched sensitive fibers of both him and his own family; even the top Olympic medalist, he has thought of committing suicide; in the face of this, his wife broke the silence and shared how difficult it had been to deal with this situation.
“After Vanessa lost to Kobe, all I could do was look at Michael and say,‘ Can we help you? Because if i miss you i don’t know what i will do.
“I’ve had some terrifying ups and downs. This disease never goes away. The story has always been the same: ‘Michael Phelps has had depression, overcame it after undergoing treatment, picked up a range of Olympic golds in Rio and now everything will be perfect’. I wish it were true. To believe this is to fall into ignorance, ”he explains Nicole Phelps, In an interview with the newspaper ‘Today’.
And it is that Phelps fell into a major depression after announcing his retirement after the 2016 Rio Olympics; it is even said that the cause of the disease was the constant pressure he had on his work.
“There was a part of me that didn’t want to be alive“, Said at the time mention23 times Olympic champion.
Nicole Phelps he relates that he has at times served as his partner’s psychologist, all in order to overcome the depression that afflicts him.
“I used to think he could fix it, be his therapist, what he needs. But what I’ve learned is that you can’t take responsibility for how you feel“It doesn’t matter how much you want it,” he says.