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  • Now What?: Olympic Gold. The Struggle To Become A Champion Doesn't End in 9.67 Seconds. The Struggle Invariably

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    The document discusses Post-Olympic Depression Syndrome (PODS), which many athletes experience after achieving success at the Olympics. Abhinav Bindra and Michael Phelps both suffered from PODS after their Olympic victories in Beijing in 2008. Bindra lost his motivation to train and had periods of intense sadness, while Phelps partied excessively and used marijuana. PODS is linked to athletes losing their intense training routines and purpose after the Olympics. It can be a difficult adjustment period as athletes struggle to find new goals and meaning in their lives after achieving Olympic success.

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    The document discusses Post-Olympic Depression Syndrome (PODS), which many athletes experience after achieving success at the Olympics. Abhinav Bindra and Michael Phelps both suffered from PODS after their Olympic victories in Beijing in 2008. Bindra lost his motivation to train and had periods of intense sadness, while Phelps partied excessively and used marijuana. PODS is linked to athletes losing their intense training routines and purpose after the Olympics. It can be a difficult adjustment period as athletes struggle to find new goals and meaning in their lives after achieving Olympic success.

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    Now What?: Olympic Gold. The Struggle To Become A Champion Doesn't End in 9.67 Seconds. The Struggle Invariably

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    The document discusses Post-Olympic Depression Syndrome (PODS), which many athletes experience after achieving success at the Olympics. Abhinav Bindra and Michael Phelps both suffered from PODS after their Olympic victories in Beijing in 2008. Bindra lost his motivation to train and had periods of intense sadness, while Phelps partied excessively and used marijuana. PODS is linked to athletes losing their intense training routines and purpose after the Olympics. It can be a difficult adjustment period as athletes struggle to find new goals and meaning in their lives after achieving Olympic success.

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    Nowwhat?
    Aftertheringingapplauseofvictorysubsides,manyOlympicathletesfindthemselvesin
    depression.Somehaveapsychologicalmeltdown
    ArghyaGanguly|MumbaiAugust18,2012LastUpdatedat00:16IST
    TheWaltherriflewaslyingicecoldinthesafe.Scoresofpelletboxeswerekeptunopened.Abhinav
    Bindrawasfeigningsleepwhenthefivea.m.alarmrangforpractice.Itwasananomaloussituation.For
    14years,Bindrahadbeenwakingupatthreea.m.topracticeathishomerangeifanideasuddenly
    dawnedonhim.Now,theshootingrangewaslockedup,indefinitely.WhenImethimthreemonthsafter
    hisBeijingtriumph,Bindrawassportingacheerlesslookonhisface.Ihadthoughtitwasasimplecase
    ofmotivationalproblem.Iwaswayoffthemark.ItwasanotsosimplecaseofPostOlympic
    DepressionSyndrome(PODS),ashewouldlaterconfessinAShotatHistory:MyObsessiveJourneyto
    OlympicGold.Thestruggletobecomeachampiondoesntendin9.67seconds.Thestruggleinvariably
    beginsthedayafter.
    Hesinafunnymoodthesedays,BindrascoachGarbrieleGabyBuhlmannwouldtellmethatday.
    Sometimeshesaysyes[toshooting]andattheverynextmomenthessayingno.Heschanginghis
    mindeveryfiveminutes.AsfarasIcanseeheisnotreadytotakeupshootingoncemore.Everyday,
    sincetheageof12,Bindrahadwokenuptojustoneobjective.HewantedanOlympicmedal.Hegot
    one.Nowwhat?ThisquestionhauntsmanyOlympiansaftertheyreachtheirgoals.Inshort,thisis
    PODS.VariantsofNowwhat?pileupasathletesgetthatnauseatingsensationofathousandbees
    buzzingintheirhead.
    FewdaysbeforeIhadmetBindrain2008,hehadfallenapartinahotelroominBhopal.Oscillating
    fromeuphoriatosadness,heputhishandsonhisfaceandwept.Hedidntrecognisethisherothathe
    hadbecomeintheeyesofhiscountrymenaftertheOlympictriumph.NowIcouldsleeplatebutIdidnt
    knowhowto.Iwasdressedbutwithnowheretogo,hewroteinhisautobiography.InmyrangeI
    foundmyselflost,mygunIdidntwanttotouch.Ihadgonefrom100percentobsessiontozero
    obsession,likesomeonehadputabreakonmyacceleratedlife.PreBeijing,Buhlmannwouldyankhim
    outoftheshootingrangeasopposedtootherstudentswhowouldgivefalseexcusestoescapetraining.
    *****
    Inanotherpartoftheworld,inBaltimore,aroundthesametimeasBindrawasgoingthroughhispost
    Olympiccrisis,AmericanswimmerMichaelPhelpswashavinghispsychologicalmeltdown.Phelpshad
    returnedwitheightgoldmedalsfromBeijingOlympics.Butinsubsequentmonths,whenthetimecame
    toprepareforLondonOlympics,hestartedtoshirk.AfterBeijing,Imean,therescountlesstimes
    whereIvejustwantedtobelike,Idontwanttodothisanymore.Idontwanttogotothepoolevery
    day,PhelpstoldaTVchannelthisyear.Hisday,postBeijing,beganat11:00oclockintheafternoon.
    Mostofthetimewasspentindoorsplayingvideogames.Anotherthingwhichcaughthisfancywas
    Marijuana.Hewasclickedsuckingonabong.Phelpswentthroughahugedepressionphasewherehe
    keptaskinghimselfthatpatentPODSquestion:WhatamIdoing?Forsubstanceabuse,Phelpswas
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    suspendedfromcompetingforthreemonthsbyUSASwimmingin2009.Accordingtoaresearch
    publishedinawebsiteconcerningthe1982CzechOlympians,eightintensufferedserioussubstance
    abuseandemotionalproblemswhiletryingtoreadjustthemselvesontheirroadbacktoregularlife
    postthemassivehighofOlympics.InanotherresearchconductedbyTuftsUniversityintheUS,
    researchersfoundthatdepressionisdirectlycorrelatedwithinactivity.Olympiansareknowntogooff
    theirrigoroustrainingscheduleaftertheOlympics.Thiscreatesakindofwithdrawalsymptom
    associatedwithdrugaddicts.
    Ittooknearlyeightmonthsafterthe2008OlympicsforPhelpstogetbacktothepool.Bindra,onthe
    otherhand,gotbacktohisartafterayearofdrifting.Yet,Phelpswouldfrequentlyskippractice,take
    offonaroadtriptoLasVegasonawhimwithhisfriendsorplaygolfwhilehiscoachBobBowman
    wouldbewaitingtoputhimthroughaspecialpracticebeforetheNationals.Asateenager,forsix
    consecutiveyears,Phelpsnevermissedasingledayoftraining.Iwasntintunetoeverythingthatwas
    goingoninthepool,washowPhelpssummeduphispostOlympicblues.
    *****
    PODSdoesntnecessarilywaittostrikeaftertheOlympics.Itoftencomessoonerattimes,inthe
    middleoftherace.SuzyFavorHamiltonwasthefavouritetowinthewomens1500matthe2000
    SydneyOlympics.TheAmericanhadclockedthefastesttimeintheworldthreemonthsbacktomakea
    strongcase.Onthestartingline,though,shehadtroublekeepingherequanimity.Shestartedtothink
    aboutherbestfriendMary,dyingofcancerherparentscomingtotermswithherbrotherssuicidethe
    yearbeforeandhersponsorswhohadspentamilliondollarsonanadvertisementfeaturingherright
    beforetheevent.Shebecameafraidoflettingthesepeopledown.
    Yet,asthegunfired,shetookofflikeachamp.Forthreeroundsshefrontedthegroup.Andthen,her
    mindcollapsed.With100mremaining,tworunnerspassedher.Inhermind,shesawnooneelseasthe
    winner.Andthentwoothersleapfrogged.AndinthatsplitsecondItoldmyselftojustfallonpurpose,
    andIfellreallygood,likeItrippedorsomething,saidHamiltoninLearningtoLose:AnOlympic
    Confessional,aBBCdocumentary.Shepulledoutofthenext2004AthensOlympicsatthelastminute.
    Andin2005,sufferingfromdepression,contemplatedsuicide.
    PeterHaberl,aseniorpsychologistwithTeamUSAfortheOlympics,willbeworkingwithathletes
    whovesufferedcrushingdefeatslikeHamiltonattheLondonOlympics.Toacertainextentitcanbe
    likestagesofgrieving,Haberltoldawebsite.Inthatmomentitisimportanttobepresentwithan
    athleteandtohelpthemunderstandthatthemoment,thoughitisextremelypainful,willpass.
    Haberloftenuseshumourtodriveoutnegativity.Anathletessobstoryusuallystartswithaclich:Ilet
    mycountrydown.Haberlmakesthembelievethattheyreoverestimatingthemselves.Yesyoulostbut
    whenyoureturnedhome,Haberlasks,werealltheflagsathalfmast,wasthecountryinmourning,and
    didtheyclosetheschools?
    Youreprobablyaskingyourselfifsuchadisorder[PODS]evenexistsorifwerejusttryingtobe
    funny,writesjudokaTarajeWilliamsMurrayinhisblog.MurrayWilliamstookayeartorecoverfrom
    hisBeijingOlympicloss.Andhetookanotheryeartofigureouthisfuturegoal.Everythingseems
    sickeninglymundane.Ordinarylifeisalotdifferentthanviewingtheworldfromtheloftyvantagepoint
    ofMountOlympics.Backouthereintherealworld,nothingfeelslikeitcanevergobacktonormal.
    Butitdoes.AnditdidforBindraandPhelps.Againtheyfoundobsession,againnormalcy.

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