
A Professional Athlete’s Battle with Mental Illness
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The Suicidal Thoughts of a Professional Skier
"I just kept a huge part of myself hidden and behind closed doors. I felt very alone in my struggles," he says. "No one could possibly understand what it was like to be thinking about killing myself, especially when, like the rest of my life, was pretty often lonely" drew has been skier for 12 years but didn't know how to tell his story until now.
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