Michael Phelps, left, and wife Nicole Phelps participate in a panel about mental health Monday at Lake City High School.
May 23, 2023
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May 23, 2023 1:08 a.m.
Phelps: ‘If you’re struggling, voice it’
CHS, LCHS students raise mental health awareness with Olympic gold medalist
For years, Michael Phelps didn’t recognize himself. "For a long time I looked in the mirror and saw a swimmer, not a human," Phelps said Monday. About 2004 is when he began experiencing an emotional roller coaster of depression.