{"id":631133,"date":"2023-04-19T18:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T23:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/john-fetterman-opens-up-about-his-hospitalization-and-mental-health\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T18:56:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T23:56:02","slug":"john-fetterman-opens-up-about-his-hospitalization-and-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/john-fetterman-opens-up-about-his-hospitalization-and-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"John Fetterman Opens Up About His Hospitalization and Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Fetterman has opened up about why he admitted himself to the hospital for\u00a0depression<\/a> in February in a new interview with\u00a0People<\/em><\/a>. The 53-year-old Pennsylvania senator and his wife, Gisele Fetterman, shared that his\u00a0mental health<\/a> got drastically worse after winning the senatorial race during November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter he won, you expect someone to be at their highest and really happy and celebratory,\u201d Gisele told\u00a0People<\/em>. \u201cAnd after winning, he seemed to be at the lowest. That was, for me, the moment of concern.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fetterman said his\u00a0depression<\/a> started affecting his health in significant ways. \u201cI literally stopped eating and drinking, and I wasn\u2019t functional,\u201d he said, adding that he began to miss doses of his heart medication as well.<\/p>\n

When loved ones started\u00a0noticing his condition<\/a>, Fetterman decided it was time to get professional help. \u201cThere wasn\u2019t one person in my life that said, \u2018Yeah, you seem really great. You sound fine here.\u2019\u201d This included his three young children, he explained, noticing that even his eight-year-old knew something was up.<\/p>\n

This is what led him to Walter Reed Medical Center\u2019s neuropsychiatry unit, where he spent 44 days in treatment. This included daily talk\u00a0therapy<\/a>, trying out different medications,\u00a0exercising<\/a>, and educating himself on clinical depression. \u201cThe conversation I had with my team and my family is that I\u2019ve got to do something or it could end in the most awful way,\u201d Fetterman said. \u201cI realized [self-harm] could be an option.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gisele said she felt immensely relieved when her husband announced his decision to seek help. \u201cI think we always read in the news about when someone has done something terrible and tragic, and I would love to read more stories about someone saying, \u2018Hey, I just checked myself in to get help,\u2019 instead of the opposite,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Now, Fetterman wants to use his story to educate other people. \u201cI don\u2019t care if you\u2019re a liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, we can all be depressed,\u201d he said, \u201cAddress your depression. I was skeptical it would make anything better, but it did.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you or someone you love is in a crisis, you can get support by calling 988 to reach the<\/em>\u00a0National Suicide Prevention Lifeline<\/em><\/a>\u00a0or by texting HOME to 741-741, the<\/em>\u00a0Crisis Text Line<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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