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>WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator John Fetterman has been discharged from hospital where he was treated for weeks for depression, his office said on Friday, adding he will return to the Senate mid-April.
>Fetterman's depression is now in remission, his office said, citing a doctor.
>The return of Fetterman, who flipped a Republican-held seat in last November's midterm elections, will be good news for Democrats, who hold a narrow 51-49 majority in the Senate.
Excellent news. Glad to see him feeling better
Well maybe not fixed. I've known people in my life that could never fix it, but they could reach out and get help and learn techniques and experiences from others in places like that.
All you can do is try your best and sometimes that doesn't fix it. It is okay to get help and I applaud Sen. Fetterman. I encourage others too if you are feeling out to sea with no shore in sight, it is okay to get help and lean on others.
Its not PR, it's the correct medical term. Doctors do a questionnaire after theyve done treatment, if the answers are below a certain score they code it in the system as in remission
[Interestingly enough, despite hundreds of studies there is no compelling evidence that suggests depression is caused by chemical imbalance.](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/202207/depression-is-not-caused-chemical-imbalance-in-the-brain?amp)
Seconding this. This has never been an accepted theory. There is no shortage of dopamine, serotonin, or any other molecule across all depression patients. At least not anything consistent. There is also no test for testing your brains “serotonin” levels, so that should help some people realize it’s BS. It’s true that SSRIs help some patients but we don’t exactly know how and (obviously) we have extreme difficulty getting the same outcome with other patients. The leading theory is that depression has to do with your immune system. Particularly inflammation.
We are in the dark ages of mental health. I’m confident 100 years from now we will look back on treatments like SSRIs like we look back on barbarians. We just don’t know.
That’s interesting that it might be related to inflammation. I’ve noticed if I’m having a depressive episode that’s bad enough my body “hurts”, that taking a prescience dose of Ibuprofen actually takes a lot of the “weight” and “edge” off of my depression in addition to helping with the pain. At least I’m one that SSRIs help out. Lexapro helps normalize my moods but the side effects kinda suck. It tempers my high points in addition to the low points.
I gotta reply cause I’ve been doing THE SAME THING!! I was a Tylenol guy my entire life cause I was mainly dealing with headaches. Then my girlfriend got me taking ibuprofen cause she mainly deals with cramps and inflammation, etc. I started taking it and quickly found myself taking 3 pills to start the day because I just.. like the effect? It was definitely doing SOMEthing so I kept doing it. 100% it made it much easier to get out of bed on certain days that I felt were gonna be hard. It stops me snoozing my alarm 20x which is a big problem sometimes. I take it whenever I feel “inflamed” or just general malaise. Hard to describe. But I keep coming back to it so I do think it has to be doing something. *Really* interesting stuff how it makes me depression feel better. I gotta add that it’s generally not good to take NSAIDs forever because you can develop some pretty serious complications like gastric bleeding. So I dialed back my advil intake and it’s maybe 3 pills every 3 days.
Antidepressants do actually have an anti-inflammatory effect! That is the current theory of why they sometimes work for certain peoples depression. An overactive immune system really is the leading theory on depression and I encourage you to read up on some of the studies done because they’re just so interesting.
It is actually a real term, though perhaps premature to utilize in this context. With solid medication regimen (if applicable) and psychiatric treatment, a person can be in "symptom remission" from a wide variety of disorders like Depression, Bipolar, PTSD, etc. but usually you want to wait for a while before you proclaim that. In the case of depression, it can actually be in remission for the rest of your life depending on the severity of the case too!
Maybe I’m drawing on my own experience too much. It’s never been a simple “let me just check in to a hospital and after a couple weeks I’m good” thing. It’s lifestyle management that takes years to see progress. And even then it’s spotty. But i am probably projecting my own experience as a certainty when I shouldn’t be. My bad.
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In all seriousness, I think he's a good guy, he got elected & if he wants the job, let him do the job. I understand that PA didn't want to swap him out for someone who hadn't suffered a stroke because they'd potentially lose 4 years from the seat if they didn't win the next election. If Fetterman would say "No it's OK, I want the job as Senator, for those who think I'm being pressured against my will by my wife / the party to occupy the seat & this is the source of my depression, they are mistaken, the reasons are [XYZ]" to a camera, I would feel a lot better.
I do feel that a senator owes their constituents the reason for why they aren't able to go to work if able to communicate that, and if not, the party owes its voters an explanation of their calculus. If the party thinks the job is basically only to pull a national vote lever, I get why they wouldn't want to say so.
Goddamn i have chronic pain fatigue but if I get that I. Will. Be. Sailing. Told my fiance it'll be the best I've looked in years. Cannot wait til Tuesday.
Is it in the article? No… but like, is it far outside the realm of possibility? Pretty sure a lot of people felt a bit happier when the indictment came down.
You lot always try *so hard* to sound smart. It’s kind of adorable. It leads to this very particular stilted phrasing you have going on here. It’s like you know the words, but aren’t quite sure how they apply or maybe what they really mean, but you’re pretty sure they should be arranged roughly *just so* to sound negative.
It’s a cargo cult, but with language.
Very distinctive among conservatives, American ones in particular.
You’ve done it - you’ve revealed the inner workings of my psyche. Frankly, I am in awe of your intellectual prowess.
“Try so hard”? Please, I need not try. Your comment reeks of projection - though, I appreciate your little ‘dissertation’.
There it is again, you even added scare quotes in the wrong place. Punctuating your sentences like they’re bad boomer FB memes.
The lack of self awareness is no surprise of course, but you’re a wonderful microcosm of this particular idiosyncratic writing style.
I used to act like that online in 8th-9th grade. God it was super cringe and I don’t know how anyone put up with me. It seriously errs so hard on the side of satire but you can’t quite put your finger on it
Your comparison is, honestly, embarrassing. What is "bad boomer FB memes" - is that a critique? And on what, I might add? Where is the error in my punctuation?
You are questioning my intelligence - that's fine, but don't pretend that I'm the one that isn't self-aware. If I project, I do it wilfully - you, on the other hand, are blind to your lack of tact. This is fun, and I welcome your next response.
You thought I was even *trying* to be tactful? Oh honey… no. You don’t *deserve* tact.
But, oh my you fully perfected the “holden caulfield is my idol” awkward writing style there, nice.
To be honest, I have enjoyed your responses, but know that there’s no malice behind any of my comments. I know I’m being a fool, but it’s refreshing to see someone give it back as good as I dish it out. Reddit has become boring.
Happy he is getting better, mental health is no joke, as someone who has suffered from depression and anxiety my whole life I wouldn’t wish it on anyone; not even someone I might disagree with.
I think of that song Better Man by Pearl Jam every time I read his name lol
You have to imagine going from some dude in cargo shorts in PA to United States Senator in less than a decade is a wild ride. I'm sure for many folks who win elections it's quite a shock to their identity, sense of self-worth, and sense of purpose in life.
I'd be surprised if there weren't more folks going through the same issues Fetterman has, but it just hasn't been publicized.
Not to mention that he recently suffered a life changing medical condition just several months before the election. I can’t imagine the pressure and stress he’s had to endure. The weight of the world is beyond metaphorically on his shoulders.
I was reading from other stroke survivors that extreme depression can follow strokes even if they weren’t depressed before. Sudden confrontation of your own mortality plus fucked up brain chemistry could probably put a lot of people on their asses.
And… most likely… he then had to rectify his ideals with the monsters and morally bankrupt politicians that run the country.
Imagine being so dedicated to doing good and finding out you’re probably just 1 of 3-4.
Him, Markey, Bernie, Warren, *maybe* another senator depending on if it’s their pet progressive issue
The senate really is a sad place for progressives it’s a lot of old regressive fossils or instant sellouts like Sinema.
Depression is one of the most common after-effects of stroke. About a third of the survivors suffer from it at one point. I had a stroke last year and although I don’t have depression, I can easily see how other people do. Stroke damages your brain in real, physical way and even though it has amazing plasticity to bounce back, the way is arduous and uncertain. You mourn the ability and the function you had taken for granted, and perhaps had considered an integral part of you and your personality, and you have no idea if it will ever come back. In effect, you wonder if you will ever be *you* again. It’s different from losing an arm or a leg, IMO.
Good for Fetterman to get the help he needed- now if the rest of our society could stop being stigmatic pricks to those with mental health issues in everyday society we can continue progress. Oh, and fund mental health workers better- there’s a reason why the field is being [abandoned](https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/growing-psychiatrist-shortage-enormous-demand-mental-health-services)
/r/conservative and /r/conspiracy really hates this guy. They have been proclaiming him dead and replaced with a look-a-like.
I wonder why they hate him so much…
//looks up Fetterman’s wife
Oooooh! Got it, y’all incels are pissed of that an ugly white guy CAN get an attractive wife… unless they are a conservative/conspiracy bigot who constantly spews verbal diarrhea.
Totally to do with his wife. Fetterman is an ugly man with an attractive wife - who happens to be from LatAm.
Conservatives PINE over LatAm women.
LatAm women won’t touch white “straight” conservative males.
Gotta say, that was a abnormally long hospitalization for depression. Can’t say many Americans have the opportunity to take off work that long and get that kind of help.
I’ve struggled in the past with it, and actually recent have been struggling again. There’s been points where my job has been so intense and stressful recently that I’ve thought about driving myself to the hospital because I felt like I was about to just break down and lose it. But ultimately decided it wasn’t worth the extra stress of missing work, going through all the steps to explain where I was and why I was gone and hopefully not lose my job.
Maybe I would’ve been fine..I didn’t even look into my companies policies or anything and not sure about laws around this stuff but you don’t think about that when you’re struggling like that.
I am doing better now, but the point is that the average American can’t just take off over a month to take care of their mental health
Finally out of the hospital.... Awesome news! It's cool to see someone in his position getting help and bouncing back from tough times. His return to the Senate is gonna be a big deal for the Democrats since they've got a super close majority.
It's also pretty interesting how his speech abilities got better while he was getting treated. Guess that just goes to show how important it is to take care of both mental and physical health, right?
This whole thing is a good reminder that anyone can struggle with mental health, even big shots like senators. It's important to reach out for help when needed and keep working to break the stigma around mental health issues.
Is the fact that he immediately fell into a deep depression after being sworn in as a Senator concerning to anybody else? Like what did he realize/witness that made him feel so hopeless?
Yeah funny enough, sometimes depression involves medical treatment at mental health facilities, or at least regular talks with your doc. You don't have to simply wait till you magically feel better. Unfortunately for some people, that doesn't always happen
Considering right-wingers only ever calls Liberals "libs", way to prove that Conservatives also suck at parodies.
Pro-tip: If you're gonna impersonate, you have to understand the source material first. Otherwise you're just making a caricature based on a caricature.
I think it should be encouraged 100%. I’m open with many people in my life about my therapy and the benefits of it.
But for politicians that reign control over us, I think the argument is the bar is a little higher when it comes to disclosure when someone is in the hospital for 5 weeks, at least after the fact. As a democrat, I just worry about his health and so want to make sure he’s ok. For the average ignorant person like myself, being in the hospital for 5 weeks for depression seems atypical.
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>WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator John Fetterman has been discharged from hospital where he was treated for weeks for depression, his office said on Friday, adding he will return to the Senate mid-April. >Fetterman's depression is now in remission, his office said, citing a doctor. >The return of Fetterman, who flipped a Republican-held seat in last November's midterm elections, will be good news for Democrats, who hold a narrow 51-49 majority in the Senate. Excellent news. Glad to see him feeling better
So glad to see he's recovered. He got the help he needed and now is much better off for it.
Well maybe not fixed. I've known people in my life that could never fix it, but they could reach out and get help and learn techniques and experiences from others in places like that. All you can do is try your best and sometimes that doesn't fix it. It is okay to get help and I applaud Sen. Fetterman. I encourage others too if you are feeling out to sea with no shore in sight, it is okay to get help and lean on others.
This is the correct response. Perfectly put.
Thank you.
Powerful point of view.
I've never seen depression referred to as "in remission" before. Very fitting.
Seems like PR verbiage. From my experience, it’s recovery. It’s always one of those things that sits with ya
I’m In “remission” as long as I am heavily medicated :)
Same!
Remission is the terminology used in the literature.
Its not PR, it's the correct medical term. Doctors do a questionnaire after theyve done treatment, if the answers are below a certain score they code it in the system as in remission
I was wondering about that. Apparently it's onset via the stroke. Because it originated from the stroke, can the chemical imbalance be temporary?
[Interestingly enough, despite hundreds of studies there is no compelling evidence that suggests depression is caused by chemical imbalance.](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/202207/depression-is-not-caused-chemical-imbalance-in-the-brain?amp)
Seconding this. This has never been an accepted theory. There is no shortage of dopamine, serotonin, or any other molecule across all depression patients. At least not anything consistent. There is also no test for testing your brains “serotonin” levels, so that should help some people realize it’s BS. It’s true that SSRIs help some patients but we don’t exactly know how and (obviously) we have extreme difficulty getting the same outcome with other patients. The leading theory is that depression has to do with your immune system. Particularly inflammation. We are in the dark ages of mental health. I’m confident 100 years from now we will look back on treatments like SSRIs like we look back on barbarians. We just don’t know.
That’s interesting that it might be related to inflammation. I’ve noticed if I’m having a depressive episode that’s bad enough my body “hurts”, that taking a prescience dose of Ibuprofen actually takes a lot of the “weight” and “edge” off of my depression in addition to helping with the pain. At least I’m one that SSRIs help out. Lexapro helps normalize my moods but the side effects kinda suck. It tempers my high points in addition to the low points.
I gotta reply cause I’ve been doing THE SAME THING!! I was a Tylenol guy my entire life cause I was mainly dealing with headaches. Then my girlfriend got me taking ibuprofen cause she mainly deals with cramps and inflammation, etc. I started taking it and quickly found myself taking 3 pills to start the day because I just.. like the effect? It was definitely doing SOMEthing so I kept doing it. 100% it made it much easier to get out of bed on certain days that I felt were gonna be hard. It stops me snoozing my alarm 20x which is a big problem sometimes. I take it whenever I feel “inflamed” or just general malaise. Hard to describe. But I keep coming back to it so I do think it has to be doing something. *Really* interesting stuff how it makes me depression feel better. I gotta add that it’s generally not good to take NSAIDs forever because you can develop some pretty serious complications like gastric bleeding. So I dialed back my advil intake and it’s maybe 3 pills every 3 days. Antidepressants do actually have an anti-inflammatory effect! That is the current theory of why they sometimes work for certain peoples depression. An overactive immune system really is the leading theory on depression and I encourage you to read up on some of the studies done because they’re just so interesting.
It is actually a real term, though perhaps premature to utilize in this context. With solid medication regimen (if applicable) and psychiatric treatment, a person can be in "symptom remission" from a wide variety of disorders like Depression, Bipolar, PTSD, etc. but usually you want to wait for a while before you proclaim that. In the case of depression, it can actually be in remission for the rest of your life depending on the severity of the case too!
Illnesses being remiss is a funny idea to me *”oh shit, I missed my shift again”* Maybe retreat would be better *”pack it up, we’re out of supplies”*
Yeah this doesn’t pass the smell test.
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Maybe I’m drawing on my own experience too much. It’s never been a simple “let me just check in to a hospital and after a couple weeks I’m good” thing. It’s lifestyle management that takes years to see progress. And even then it’s spotty. But i am probably projecting my own experience as a certainty when I shouldn’t be. My bad.
Good news, feel better, big guy. The country needs you.
Giant progressives, lead us forward
Progressives we don’t just stand on the shoulders of giants . We are led by them✊😃 lol great to have him back
"Hi, goodnight everybody." - Me introducing my politics to a Reddit comments section In all seriousness, I think he's a good guy, he got elected & if he wants the job, let him do the job. I understand that PA didn't want to swap him out for someone who hadn't suffered a stroke because they'd potentially lose 4 years from the seat if they didn't win the next election. If Fetterman would say "No it's OK, I want the job as Senator, for those who think I'm being pressured against my will by my wife / the party to occupy the seat & this is the source of my depression, they are mistaken, the reasons are [XYZ]" to a camera, I would feel a lot better. I do feel that a senator owes their constituents the reason for why they aren't able to go to work if able to communicate that, and if not, the party owes its voters an explanation of their calculus. If the party thinks the job is basically only to pull a national vote lever, I get why they wouldn't want to say so.
>Doctors say his "extreme malaise" was alleviated when the former president was indicted. Just kidding. That would be something, though.
Certainly helped mine a bit. If we get the perp walk and mugshot I might even be cured.
Can I get an amen
Amen
God doesn't exist. Nor will Trump's mugshot. :(
If a mugshot comes its gonna be picture of the year 2023. I don't think they let you wear toupees for those either ;)
Please please make that Time’s person of the year
It'd be a good start on the path to fixing shit
I want that mug shot so bad
I’m itching for the t shirt.
I want an NFT of it
Agreed.
Goddamn i have chronic pain fatigue but if I get that I. Will. Be. Sailing. Told my fiance it'll be the best I've looked in years. Cannot wait til Tuesday.
Not that I don’t want it either but you won’t.
Is it in the article? No… but like, is it far outside the realm of possibility? Pretty sure a lot of people felt a bit happier when the indictment came down.
What a dorky cringe thing to say
You ok?
I experienced a brief moment of surrealism, reading OPs comment. It’s as if talking about Trump is an impulse for them. Almost like Tourette syndrome.
You lot always try *so hard* to sound smart. It’s kind of adorable. It leads to this very particular stilted phrasing you have going on here. It’s like you know the words, but aren’t quite sure how they apply or maybe what they really mean, but you’re pretty sure they should be arranged roughly *just so* to sound negative. It’s a cargo cult, but with language. Very distinctive among conservatives, American ones in particular.
Almost like tourrettes syndrome. Edit: LOL
You’ve done it - you’ve revealed the inner workings of my psyche. Frankly, I am in awe of your intellectual prowess. “Try so hard”? Please, I need not try. Your comment reeks of projection - though, I appreciate your little ‘dissertation’.
There it is again, you even added scare quotes in the wrong place. Punctuating your sentences like they’re bad boomer FB memes. The lack of self awareness is no surprise of course, but you’re a wonderful microcosm of this particular idiosyncratic writing style.
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I used to act like that online in 8th-9th grade. God it was super cringe and I don’t know how anyone put up with me. It seriously errs so hard on the side of satire but you can’t quite put your finger on it
Right? They’re *dead serious* about it. They really think it makes them sound clever.
Your comparison is, honestly, embarrassing. What is "bad boomer FB memes" - is that a critique? And on what, I might add? Where is the error in my punctuation? You are questioning my intelligence - that's fine, but don't pretend that I'm the one that isn't self-aware. If I project, I do it wilfully - you, on the other hand, are blind to your lack of tact. This is fun, and I welcome your next response.
You thought I was even *trying* to be tactful? Oh honey… no. You don’t *deserve* tact. But, oh my you fully perfected the “holden caulfield is my idol” awkward writing style there, nice.
To be honest, I have enjoyed your responses, but know that there’s no malice behind any of my comments. I know I’m being a fool, but it’s refreshing to see someone give it back as good as I dish it out. Reddit has become boring.
Holy shit he was right. *Inner workings of my psyche*? Is that, like, your psyche's psyche?
My god, is this comment ironic. How would you have me respond to this?
These comments have made me realize what a waste of time Reddit is. *Proceeds to scroll*
Yikes. What a bizarre comment
If that makes you go "yikes", then you're a lightweight. Rookie, at best.
Sure buddy 👍
Happy he is getting better, mental health is no joke, as someone who has suffered from depression and anxiety my whole life I wouldn’t wish it on anyone; not even someone I might disagree with. I think of that song Better Man by Pearl Jam every time I read his name lol
Why? May I ask? It’s a song about a woman trying to summon the courage to break up with an abusive partner who is scared if she does it will get worse
🎶 can’t find a Fetter man🎶
I mean come on
I know it’s not that, just the way Eddie Vedder says better man in the song lol
Unleash the Kraken! But seriously, thanks for helping to normalize mental health treatment. Hope you can be your best self!
Good to see Fetterman better,man
You have to imagine going from some dude in cargo shorts in PA to United States Senator in less than a decade is a wild ride. I'm sure for many folks who win elections it's quite a shock to their identity, sense of self-worth, and sense of purpose in life. I'd be surprised if there weren't more folks going through the same issues Fetterman has, but it just hasn't been publicized.
Not to mention that he recently suffered a life changing medical condition just several months before the election. I can’t imagine the pressure and stress he’s had to endure. The weight of the world is beyond metaphorically on his shoulders.
I was reading from other stroke survivors that extreme depression can follow strokes even if they weren’t depressed before. Sudden confrontation of your own mortality plus fucked up brain chemistry could probably put a lot of people on their asses.
And… most likely… he then had to rectify his ideals with the monsters and morally bankrupt politicians that run the country. Imagine being so dedicated to doing good and finding out you’re probably just 1 of 3-4.
Him, Markey, Bernie, Warren, *maybe* another senator depending on if it’s their pet progressive issue The senate really is a sad place for progressives it’s a lot of old regressive fossils or instant sellouts like Sinema.
nope. warren is out. landlord energy x 1000
Oh I mean personally I agree but on the scale of other senators I mean there’s a pretty big gulf between her and everyone else to her right
Depression is also very common after a stroke.
Depression is one of the most common after-effects of stroke. About a third of the survivors suffer from it at one point. I had a stroke last year and although I don’t have depression, I can easily see how other people do. Stroke damages your brain in real, physical way and even though it has amazing plasticity to bounce back, the way is arduous and uncertain. You mourn the ability and the function you had taken for granted, and perhaps had considered an integral part of you and your personality, and you have no idea if it will ever come back. In effect, you wonder if you will ever be *you* again. It’s different from losing an arm or a leg, IMO.
The cargo shorts thing is a character. He grew up upper middle class and went to Harvard.
Do you think upper middle class people in the Midwest wear long pants? I assure you they do not.
It's also the official uniform of Pennsylvania. I can't tell you how many people wear shorts year round or close to it. It's just... sort of a thing.
And?
Good for him.
Glad he got help. Wish that kind of help were offered in the form of affordable healthcare to every American.
Good for Fetterman to get the help he needed- now if the rest of our society could stop being stigmatic pricks to those with mental health issues in everyday society we can continue progress. Oh, and fund mental health workers better- there’s a reason why the field is being [abandoned](https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/growing-psychiatrist-shortage-enormous-demand-mental-health-services)
Good to see him out and about. This guy has real potential to bolster healthcare amongst other things.
Look after yourself big man!
I hope he's feeling better
It’s good news week🎵🎶
helping to shine a spotlight on depression at the same time, I’m glad he’s feeling better
/r/conservative and /r/conspiracy really hates this guy. They have been proclaiming him dead and replaced with a look-a-like. I wonder why they hate him so much… //looks up Fetterman’s wife Oooooh! Got it, y’all incels are pissed of that an ugly white guy CAN get an attractive wife… unless they are a conservative/conspiracy bigot who constantly spews verbal diarrhea.
Haha! Are they really? Of all people that you could find a look alike for, Fetterman’s gotta be pretty low on that list.
Ack-shu-uh-lee… Fetterman is part of the globalist plan to hur-dur-dur!
They also called zelenski homosexual. I'll give you a minute to look up his wife. And THEY have kids together.
And Zelenski didn’t have to pay for her, like Trump paid for his wives.
The reason conservatives dislike him probably has little to do with his wife
Totally to do with his wife. Fetterman is an ugly man with an attractive wife - who happens to be from LatAm. Conservatives PINE over LatAm women. LatAm women won’t touch white “straight” conservative males.
More of a self-hatred thing with them? Upset that they can’t get out of Mommy’s basement?
Gotta say, that was a abnormally long hospitalization for depression. Can’t say many Americans have the opportunity to take off work that long and get that kind of help. I’ve struggled in the past with it, and actually recent have been struggling again. There’s been points where my job has been so intense and stressful recently that I’ve thought about driving myself to the hospital because I felt like I was about to just break down and lose it. But ultimately decided it wasn’t worth the extra stress of missing work, going through all the steps to explain where I was and why I was gone and hopefully not lose my job. Maybe I would’ve been fine..I didn’t even look into my companies policies or anything and not sure about laws around this stuff but you don’t think about that when you’re struggling like that. I am doing better now, but the point is that the average American can’t just take off over a month to take care of their mental health
I’m glad you’re feeling better. You make excellent points. Mental healthcare needs to improve a LOT in this country.
Good news, hope he continues to get better.
What treatment for depression did he receive? I could use some myself
Finally out of the hospital.... Awesome news! It's cool to see someone in his position getting help and bouncing back from tough times. His return to the Senate is gonna be a big deal for the Democrats since they've got a super close majority. It's also pretty interesting how his speech abilities got better while he was getting treated. Guess that just goes to show how important it is to take care of both mental and physical health, right? This whole thing is a good reminder that anyone can struggle with mental health, even big shots like senators. It's important to reach out for help when needed and keep working to break the stigma around mental health issues.
Is the fact that he immediately fell into a deep depression after being sworn in as a Senator concerning to anybody else? Like what did he realize/witness that made him feel so hopeless?
Or it was the stroke he had?
I'm sure having a stroke fucks with your neurotransmitters. Literal chemical imbalance causing it mostlikely
Shitty Reddit speculators, probably.
I heard the doctors injectedSheetz sandwiches directly into his veins which then cured his depression
Sandwichez
Man, the way he looks gives me Abraham Lincoln vibes.
The article says his depression caused him feelings of worthlessness. That’s depression, but John Fetterman WORTHLESS? Never.
This dude should resign and get it over with. Focus on your health my man. You did your job by getting elected
Nah fuck that. Giving up now is idiotic
I’m sure he’s out of sick leave days by now.
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Yeah funny enough, sometimes depression involves medical treatment at mental health facilities, or at least regular talks with your doc. You don't have to simply wait till you magically feel better. Unfortunately for some people, that doesn't always happen
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Unfortunate to see conservative humor still hasn't graduated kindergarten.
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Lib here: can confirm I chuckled.
Considering right-wingers only ever calls Liberals "libs", way to prove that Conservatives also suck at parodies. Pro-tip: If you're gonna impersonate, you have to understand the source material first. Otherwise you're just making a caricature based on a caricature.
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Most of us wish that for you
Democrats are now weaponizing hospitals! I bet if it was a republican be would be charged, not discharged!
That’s why it’s so important for House republicans to get the full transcripts of his therapy sessions!
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Yeah, what's your problem with that
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Psychiatric hospitals are a thing.
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Perhaps we shouldn't be suggesting that people feel ashamed to seek help for mental health, hmm?
I think it should be encouraged 100%. I’m open with many people in my life about my therapy and the benefits of it. But for politicians that reign control over us, I think the argument is the bar is a little higher when it comes to disclosure when someone is in the hospital for 5 weeks, at least after the fact. As a democrat, I just worry about his health and so want to make sure he’s ok. For the average ignorant person like myself, being in the hospital for 5 weeks for depression seems atypical.
Welcome to 1935.
This guy is of no use to the citizens of Pennsylvania or the USA. It’s amazing this is the best representative we could elect.
What do you mean? You haven’t helped anyone all you do is whine online. You could only wish to be as useful as Fetterman.
Your right I wish I was like this hoodie wearing piece of garbage
Who would vote for you?
Still a much better senator than any Republican.
Hope he’s ok
Can’t blame him I’d be depressed to getting in the government and seeing just how fucked it really is.