“But I got hundreds and hundreds of responses from athletes at all levels and in all sports, saying ‘me too.’” “At first I didn’t want to come out about (mental health) because of the stigma, which made me feel like I was the only one who wasn’t strong enough,” she said during the Forum. Gold has made mental health a talking point throughout her comeback, speaking at the 2019 International Athlete Forum hosted by the IOC and appearing on the Olympic Channel podcast. She was met with a standing ovation at January’s U.S. Since receiving treatment for anxiety, depression and an eating disorder in 2017, Gold has returned to skating. “There hasn’t been (a documentary) that has talked about the underbelly and the dark side and some of the real low points that we as athletes face.” “I felt like this documentary was really necessary for the skating community, for the Olympic community, for just the sport community (as a whole),” said Gold. The documentary addresses mental health head on, and calls for more attention – both systematically and publicly – to be brought to the issue of mental health, particularly for Olympians. Gracie Gold on mental health: "You do not have to struggle alone"
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