How was Michael Phelps diagnosed with depression and anxiety? What signs and symptoms did he experience? What lead to his diagnosis?

Michael Phelps diagnosed with depression and anxiety and the way he overcome and got treatment for his depression and anxiety is explained below in detail.

Explanation:

Swimmer amazing Michael Phelps has won 29 medals in the Olympics -- 24 of them gold. Still, despite all those rewards and the accolades that happened with them, Phelps has fought with depression and anxiety.

In 2014, it got so severe that he barred himself in his room and stayed there for days.

"During those times, I had feelings of not needing to be alive," Phelps stated. "The abundant I waited in my apartment by myself, I believed there has to be a different way."