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PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Phelps ? Los Angeles (AFP) –  Swimming great Michael Phelps  revealed that  he  has battled severe anxiety and depression for much of  his  life which drove  him  to consider suicide after  his  success at the 2012 Olympics.
Speaking at a mental health conference in Chicago on Tuesday  the 23-time Olympic gold medal winner talked openly about  his  long battle with crippling depression and is encouraging others to get help like  he  did.
“After every Olympics I think I fell into a major state of depression ”  the 32-year-old Phelps  said.
 Phelps  said  he  reached rock bottom following the 2012 Olympics in London where  he  won four gold medals and two silver. For four days  he  remained in  his  room without food or sleep.
“I didn’t want to be in the sport anymore ”  he  said. “I didn’t want to be alive.”
When  he  hit a low point in  his  depression   Phelps  said  “You do contemplate suicide.”
Over the past two years  Phelps  has opened up about  his  struggles. Once again   Phelps  said  his  depression and anxiety problems have been a staple of  his  life for the past 17 years.
“We’re supposed to be this big  macho  physically strong human beings  but this is not a weakness ”  he  said. “We are seeking and reaching for help.”
 Phelps  won his first gold medal in 2004 at the Athens Olympic Games. That same year the 15-year-old from Baltimore experienced his first “depression spell”.
 Phelps  said as  he  got older  his  depression led to  his  abusing drugs and alcohol.
In 2008  after winning a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games   Phelps  was photographed smoking from a bong.  He  has also been arrested twice for drink driving.
“It would be just me self-medicating  myself   basically daily  to try to fix whatever it was that I was trying to run from ”  he  said.
 Phelps  isn’t the first Olympic national hero to battle dark demons outside the pool.
Like  Phelps   Thorpe chose to “self-medicate” with alcohol to try and manage  his  vicious mood swings and silence the horrible thoughts going through  his  head.
In an interview with CNN this week   Phelps  said  he  wants to eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness.
“(Mental illness) has a stigma around it and that’s something we still deal with every day ” said  Phelps . “I think people actually finally understand it is real. People are talking about it and I think this is the only way that it can change.”

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Levi Sanders ? Bernie Sandersâ son is following in his fatherâs footstepsâheâs announcing his plans to run for Congress in New Hampshire.  Levi Sanders  is joining seven other Democrats and three Republicans in this year's race for the seat now held by Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter  who is stepping down after her term ends.
The 48-year-old Levi currently works as a legal services analyst and has lived in New Hampshire for 15 years. Heâs running to represent New Hampshireâs 1st Congressional District  though he actually lives in the stateâs other district (thatâs legal under the Constitution).  Sen. Sanders   meanwhile  is running for reelection in Vermont this year  and is considered a potential candidate for president in 2020.
Hereâs what you need to know about the Son of  Sanders .
The bunny ears had to come out after he defeated me in chess. pic.twitter.com/T98bTyXBD5 â Levi Sanders (@Celentra) September 11  2017
His language even mimics his fatherâs in his statement announcing his candidacy. âFor over 17 years  I have represented the working class who have been beaten up by the system â his statement reads. âIt is time to demand that we have a system which represents the 99% and not the 1% who have never had it so good.â His father beat Hillary Clinton by 22 points in the New Hampshire Democratic primary  Vice News notes. âThe basic difference [between us] is that Iâm a vegetarian and heâs not â  Levi  told the site.
The New York Times points out how  Levi  has always been by  his  fatherâs side during his political campaigns. He also picked up his fatherâs penchant for activism  writing in a local newspaper about progressive issues and animal rights. Currently  he works as an advocate for people who are looking for Social Security benefits in Massachusetts. He has never held public office  though he once ran for city council in Claremont  New Hampshire  and he worked as a strategist for his fatherâs presidential run.
 Levi Sanders   center  with  his  father and Sen. Paul Wellstone in 1995. Getty Images
Heâs not the first  Sanders  relative to run.
 Levi Sanders'  stepsister  Carina Driscoll  is running for mayor of Burlington  Vermont  a post held by  Bernie Sanders  four decades ago. Fox News adds that Driscollâs campaign has attracted some controversy over payments her business once received from a college her mother  Jane OâMeara Sanders  used to run.
 Levi âs wife  Raine Riggs  is a neuropsychologist who studies psychiatric conditions connected to cancer diagnoses  according to the New York Times. They have three children they adopted from China: Sunnee  Ryleigh  and Grayson  ABC News reports.
Tweet threads from users Dean Barker and Aphra Behn have gone viral since Sandersâ candidacy was announced. The threads both post old tweets  purportedly from Leviâs account  that seemingly trash political dynasties  support the NRA  and oppose a law to remove the Confederate flag from Virginia license plates  among other controversial topics.  Levi  has not yet commented about  his  past tweets.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Toro Rosso ? Formula One F1 - Malaysia Grand Prix 2017 - Practice - Sepang  Malaysia - September 29  2017.  Toro Rosso's  Pierre Gasly looks on. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Gaslyâs absence from Austin has paved the way for New Zealander Brendon Hartley to replace him at  Toro Rosso  and make  his  Formula One debut in Sundayâs race at the Texas track.
 The Frenchman  is expected to return to Formula One for the remaining three rounds after Austin and to take on a regular race drive in 2018.
Hartley acquitted himself well in Friday practice  completing more than a race distance  and could also be in the frame for a race drive next year if  Toro Rosso  decide to drop Russian Daniil Kvyat.
The driver turmoil at the Red Bull-owned team is a consequence of Kvyatâs poor performances this season and Spaniard Carlos Sainzâs move to Renault as part of an engine deal that will see  Toro Rosso  switch to Honda in 2018.

SOLUTION:
Neutral