Olympic champion and swimming greatรย Ian Thorpeรย is speaking openlyรย about his battle with mental health to help others dealing with similar issues.
The 36-year-old hopes that by talking about how he faces his ownรย depression, and the strategies heรขโฌโขs learnt to cope with it, he can show others, especially young Australians, that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
รขโฌลIรขโฌโขve been someone who has gone through mental health challenges at different times and realising that there is a light at the end of that tunnel and to be able to send a message to young people that รขโฌหyou might have these times that you do struggleรขโฌโข, but there is a way of getting out of that,รขโฌย Ian tellsรย Yahoo Lifestyle.
The five-time gold medal winner, who is a patron of frontline youth service ReachOut, is this month supportingรย Laps for Lifeรย รขโฌโ a swimming challenge during March that aims to help raise awareness of mental health issues and the support available to those struggling.
ReachOutรย has been changing the way people access help since launching as the worldรขโฌโขs first online mental health service nearly 20 years ago.
รขโฌลI wanted to become involved with [Laps for Life] and asked if I could,รขโฌย Ian tells us.รย รขโฌลReach Out does so many things for so many different issues, whether itรขโฌโขs things for LGBTIQ kids, or kids struggling with exam pressures, anxiety, depression, to people struggling with issues like suicide.รขโฌย
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