Michael Phelps: 'I am extremely thankful that I did not take my life'
Michael Phelps: 'I am extremely thankful that I did not take my life'
By Susan Scutti, CNN, January 20, 2018
Far from the familiar waters of an Olympic pool, swimmer Michael Phelps shared the story of his personal encounter with depression at a mental health conference in Chicago this week.
"You do contemplate suicide," the winner of 28 Olympic medals told a hushed audience at the fourth annual conference of the Kennedy Forum, a behavioral health advocacy group.
