Suzy Favor Hamilton (Photo : blogspot)
Three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton has penned a book about her life in the world of high-class escorts, following her retirement from professional athletics. The autobiography explains how being undiagnosed for bipolar disorder drove her to a thrill-seeking lifestyle after the 2000 Summer Games, and how the buzz from risky sexual activity was better than as an Olympic runner.
Hamilton's book is entitled "Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness." The 47-year-old American wrote that her mental condition became worse after the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Bipolar disorder is also known as manic-depressive illness. It is marked by alternating periods of excitement and depression.
Hamilton explained that bipolar sufferers fuel their mania. While other people use alcohol, drugs, or gambling, she was driven to sex.
Her family's medical history also includes depression, according to Los Angeles Times. In 1999 her brother committed suicide.
In her interview with People, Hamilton claimed that she fell intentionally during the 1500 -meter race of the 2000 Olympics. It was during the last turn.
Years later she persuaded her husband to hire an escort for threesome sex, to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary and spice up their relationship. She was taking a new antidepressant at the time.
Within six months Hamilton was moonlighting as a high-class escort, earning $600 per hour. During the daytime she was working as a motivational speaker and real estate agent.
She explained that the "high" was even better than participating in three Olympics because it lacked the competition needed to win a race, according to News. She still craves the buzz.
Hamilton participated in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Summer Olympics as a middle-distance runner. She claimed that she fell in the 2000 race because it was clear that winning a medal would be impossible.
The new autobiography will be released in United States bookstores on September 14, Monday.
This video is an interview with Hamilton about her post-Olympic life:
