Elwood Watson in dailyherald:
John Fetterman's announcement that he has checked himself into a hospital was met with bipartisan praise. Politicians from conservative Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to centrist Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Susan Wild to liberal Democratic New York Rep. Richie Torres lavished support on the senator for publicly disclosing and confronting his illness.
Then-Sen. Thomas Eagleton, a Missouri Democrat and a vice-presidential nominee in 1972, was hospitalized three times for depression and underwent electroshock therapy. The revelation of that news eventually doomed Eagleton's political prospects and he was removed from the George McGovern ticket. As a result, men have been taught to be strong, self-reliant and as independent as possible. Far too often, many men have opted to suffer in silence, to their own personal detriment, rather than address the issue with others.
by signing up you agree to our terms of service Like many people, I have endured chapters of depression. This was particularly the case after my parent's deaths in 1987 and 1995. Through the support of siblings, friends and other vital resources, I was successful in conquering such smothering clouds of darkness.
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