LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Chamique Holdsclaw, one of the most decorated athletes in women’s basketball history, visited Lincoln on Thursday to share the story of her mental health journey.

Bryan Health organized the event at St Mark’s Methodist Church in advance of Mental Illness Awareness Week, a national campaign to support those with a mental health condition.

Holdsclaw spoke about her struggles with mental health throughout her childhood and basketball career, saying she suffered from serious bouts of depression and manic episodes, even attempting to take her life in 2006.

A few years later, she was also arrested in Atlanta on charges of aggravated assault. After that, Holdsclaw said she finally got help and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Now, after years of learning to manage h

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