John Fetterman says social media was an 'accelerant' for his depression: Full interview
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- Опубликовано: 30 дек 2023
- Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) joins a special edition of Meet the Press to discuss his battle with depression and what it meant for his family and career.
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#JohnFetterman #MTP #Politics
Forget the politics, social media is the worst thing that appear for mankind
check out Chris Hedges the Cult of the Self.He nails it.
Fetterneck running for Senate was the worst thing
100%
Making that comment
while on a social media platform
Like most things, it depends on how you choose to use it. No tool is inherently “bad”.
I worked with many stroke survivors who had various forms of aphasia (loss of ability to make or understand speech). John clearly evidences in this interview signs of aphasia, as well as very effective treatment and speech therapy, which allows him to be relatively fluent now. There are other signs of this stroke, such as his fixed affect (his facial expression hardly changes).
John shows us all tremendous courage as he shares his very difficult, scarey, and emotionally painful experience with his stroke, his depression, and his recovery process. His sharing and helping to spread awareness of mental health and the importance of getting treatment, is very honorable! Thank you, John!
I recently retired from a career in rehabilitation for both adults and children recovering from TBI. Ignorance and generalizations often leads to difficulties with families and public life which can be far more harmful than the brain injury itself. John and his family were able to both find and understand his new disabilities making his rehab and personal life realistic with goals and hopes. Acceptance of the problems makes up around 90% of rehab and a "normal" family life again.
That’s an interesting and kind-meaning comment, but it’s wrong. If you watch his ted talks about Braddock and other commentary you would know that his facial expressions haven’t changed and some people, including myself just don’t show a ton of emotion as often. Call us dry-humor-preferred, or sardonic, but some people are like that. If you’d been the mayor of Braddock, PA then you’d be more likely to understand. Rather than stereotyping everyone who lacks high enough emotional response to having experienced a stroke. Especially since his stroke was NOT in the area that would effect his face. You’re a know-it-all-know-nothing.” On the bright side, people like him and me have fewer laugh lines and wrinkles and look 10 years younger.
@@causarumcognitio Good reply, …until your insults. A fixed affect is often a sign of pathology, including for example psychosis, TBI, and stroke. It is very difficult to fake, especially during an entire interview. In many such victims, stress aggravates their symptoms, including fixed affect and language processing, so it may not be present all the time. John's language difficulties are subtle in the interview. I do not know the specific areas of John's brain where he had his stroke; however, I do know that brain damage, such as from a stroke, does not have to happen in Wernicke's or Broca's areas for language and speech processing to be affected. I am not a "know it all", as you accused me. My PhD taught me that. However, I do know what I am talking about. If you had worked with as many brain injured patients as I have, you would know my assessment is accurate. Thanks for your reply.
Oh poor big baby. He is not healthy enough to be working in government; he can't even dress himself properly for the job. Stop wasting the taxpayers money, John.
often a sign is hardly science@@jimbell242
Never judge a man until you walk a mile in his shoes god bless you sir
Are you brain dead too
I never want to walk a mile in the shoes of someone who supports a genocide.
You can't get help if there is nothing and no one to give you help. Our mental health services need to improve. Thanks for sharing your story.
We need his common sense so much!!! Please be uplifted by PA! We believe in you and need you! ❤
Thank you Sir! You are an inspiration!
So happy to hear someone speaking on the dangers of social media. ❤
Thank you Senator Fetterman for having the courage and strength and grace to battle foreward through the ugly divisive rhetoric. Especially at the most physically and challenging time in your career. Many could learn from your empathy and humility. God bless 🙌 🙏
The Chinese love Senator Fetterman. He makes great propaganda material about American decline.
Thank you for sharing this. I myself (diagnosis of bipolar 1 in 2003) am going through a crisis. I live in rural NYS and cannot get care... i am on a wait list to get help and my only option for help is the emergency department. Trying to get help here is too hard! Keep talking!
Look for a local NAMI chapter for mental health options
Stay strong. You got this.
Depressed in rural NC, and I get it. Failed most of my classes last semester because I couldn’t get out of bed to do anything , and now I’m probably going to be kicked out of the heath sciences program. The whole point was that I wanted to be able to help people like me, people who are struggling, but how can I do that when I can’t even help myself?
@@dewilew2137 please reach out to the hotlines and use the resources that *are* available. I am sorry you are struggling and the pain is real. But you are worth it.
blessings and healing for you
I understand Sen. Fet and admire him for opening the eyes of many, and his sweatshirt is okay with me... cause Republicans wear suits and ties and get NO work done... Happy New Year to all🎉☮️
I'm not a Demoncrat
@@mse7501 Thx for sharing❗
Actually, as his brain function returns he's getting more conservative! LOL! Have you heard him lately?
Senator Fetterman is truly a strong man being able to show such burnability for the benefit of the public, to desperately wanting to help others. Thank you for the beautiful conversation!
@@4greendeep6 vulnerability*. Obviously.
I give him a lot of credit for getting the help and to speak publicly is something that takes alot of guts my family member had his seventh stroke and has brain damage and in a wheel chair and it does take time to heal and come v k from a stroke but it’s brave of him to speak publicly and glad he is sharing this because he isn’t alone and to share this will help many other s people unfortunately for my family member will not recover from his seventh stroke but he did live and it’s hard and not to many people live after one . Glad u got help and sharing this John best of luck with you and your family happy holiday and have a great new year 🎉
Prayers for your relative... 🙏
He should probably step down and not represent huge groups of people when he is mentally unstable. He’s being selfish by taking a position he clearly can’t handle.
KW does a very polite job interviewing on this deeply personal topics.
I don't care if you're red or blue or whatever, some things are not partisan. Sen Fetterman is doing an excellent job of advocating for others by talking about his experiences. It helps to normalize and destigmatize. Just incredibly thankful he's doing what he's doing right now. A true leader.
This was an amazing Interview. Thanks so very much ❤❤❤❤❤❤
God Speed Sen John! Stay well Sir. Family means a lot to him. He is a strong man to share his story. I respect him more than ever now.
Getting on a social media app is like opening up a fire hydrant of raw sewage.
I'm starting to believe this. Everytime I get on my phone and because I have anxiety it makes me feel worse due to the fact I'm all over the place trying to browse everything. I'm constantly trying to go from Facebook, to search up Google, to watching videos on RUclips, and back and forth. It's as if I'm in class going back and forth to study which stresses me out now.
Pull out!!! Run away .
You can escape
Maybe you should stay off of social media.
You're NOT a victim! Just stop going on social media! There, problem solved.
My respect for him as only grown over the years. As of late, the picture of his office lined up with the Israeli hostage posters shows there are sane men in our government. I hope that he inspires more people to get into civil service.
Fetterman is definitely a strong man. When you have depression too many talk themselves out of getting help. They do not reach out or be a problem or a burden on family and friends that ironically are also the best treatment if they understand. It truly sounds like he had great Doctors. Sadly too many hospitals around the country. Living on the northeast FL it is a horrific desert for any kind of mental illnesses
Financial distress and seeing no way out of it, seeing yourself as a failure in the economy, is a major contributor to depression and suicide. We can change that politically.
Trump 2024!
@@stevepackard8542ugh that's what you get out of this interview?
@@NWPAPeace We got a man with brain damage and depression as a U.S. Senator. We can do better than this for such an important job!
my insurance doesn't cover mental health benefits
Looks, it's a person being one of us.. Not acting better or above. That's refreshing.
This kind of courage and compassion - I can see why his wife loves and respects him and why his kids look up to him. I wish them all wellness.
Politicians lying to me accelerates my depression
Man... I can identify with what you are experiencing! I have been in a depressive state for years... and have been pushing through it. Sadness persists from the time I wake up in the morning until the time I go to bed. All I want to do most days is stay in bed. That being said, each day I go to work, practice guitar, go out with friends, and lead a normal life. I suppose one could say I am a high-functioning depressive with anhedonia tendencies. That being said, so long as I progress (according to my goals), I am able to function amazingly well. I've come to the conclusion that no one needs to know of my sadness, due to the fact that I am a teacher and role model for others. I teach music and consider it my job on earth to bring happiness to others. It's not that I am afraid to get help... it's just that giving other people hope is my business. I gain strength through showing others love and care. If I concentrate on my own needs and wants, I forego concentrating on helping others. Perhaps when my job is done on this earth, I can sit back in my rocking chair and concentrate on feeling sad... but for now I will not indulge in that luxury!
That "can't get out of bed " thing is real. I never understood depression before my stroke. Lots changed.
I got much better in Math and Jeopardy.
I lost all sense of direction. I can't get anywhere by memory. It is simply gone.
Bless you...
Dude go to the doctor. The brain is an electro chemical stimulation organ when things are whack they need to reach equilibrium again.
Well thank god for Scott the Martyr, who chose suffering for the sake of others. 🙄When is your canonization?
It’s not cool or edgy to dress like you have a day off everyday. Dress to impress, it’s not oppressive, it’s professional.
Its not cool to offer unsolicited sartorial opinion at an interview where someone is open about their recent physical and mental health struggles
@@NWPAPeace buddy if you’re not mentally well you shouldn’t be a representative. Get someone who is mentally stable to make decisions.
Maybe him staying in office is really selfish and self serving? All we hear about Is his struggles, we’re supposed to worry about the people of Pennsylvania struggles. These aren’t celebrities, they’re politicians. Treat them like it.
Fetterman has his stuff together and im a lifelong conservative.im proud of the changes he made
God bless you...we're all human eh. 🫂
I'm glad to see he is getting better. He has had a rough road he traveled. He is brave to open up to the world and I hope this helps many
I am more right leaning, but i like this Senator. He seems like a great guy and looks like he is recovering well.
Good on you for keeping an open mind about the other side. We all need to do more of that.
Its just amazing how many people in comments are totaly clueless why he did this interview 🤡
To save face after running as progressive and then doing an about face on it?
Liar. Fetterman said he was pro Israel and said he was not a progressive many times during the 2022 campaign before the primary
We need more good congressmen like Fetterman!
Not
We need more brain damaged Senators?? We already have a president who doesn't know what day it is.
John Fetterman. We need more people like you in the Senate and in the Congress. Thank you for who you are 💙🙏
interesting how the "interviewer" smirked when "depression joke" was mentioned.
We need more leaders who have the courage (like Sen. Fetterman) to show their full human experience and despite challenges, show us all how to face and overcome them.
People-first leaders who care enough to put their constituents ahead of their greed and ambition. Who truly wish to serve and improve the lives of those who elected them. Well done Fetterman 🙌
Nope we have enough of these folks getting paid by apiac
All American lawmakers have the very best healthcare, eye & dental for life.
Life
If they didn't they would have changed the laws a LONG TIME AGO.
He should be thankful that as a
May God bless him
Good interview. Yes- depression is no joke. Just like cancer. Eats away at you till you collapse. He is a good man for doing this interview.
Stay with us.
It gets better.
Survivors, stand up.
The network of care is overstressed.
MAiD laws are available when treatment isn't.
Let's stand in the gap. We have an opportunity to encourage those struggling now to choose life.
Let's take pride in that responsibility by embodying it like this man is.
I am not generally a Fetterman fan like at all, politically.
But this work he is doing now is amazing.
Thank you!
What a courageous interview. I'm proud he represent Pennsylvanians in the Senate, and wish the best for them and him in the year ahead.
What a lovely and generous man. So glad he's made it through the fire..... 🙏
if he's "sincere", why is he reading from a teleprompter? 🤔🙄💯
Yep👍
As a parent, no matter how heavy shame gets, or frustration or powerless feelings - I don't have the luxury of cutting out like that. That option is off the table.
The next generation will require the lessons we learn now from this testing. They will need the support of our voices. Our perspective is essential for shaping a liveable future for them.
Wow,
How wrong I was about this man.
I apologize
Thank you. ❤
God Bless you, Senator. We love you!
So important!
He is so brave to talk about this. I have had anxiety, depression, OCD, since I was 22 in 1982. I have a very supportive family, thank God. The meds I have been on have made gaining weight very easy and I have had to deal with the snarky comments and laughs about my weight, but I am used to that now and it doesn't bother me anymore. It is so much better than the mental health struggles I was going through. Keep going Senator, and all who keep trying to get better. It took me 35 years.
Brave is what the men and woman in the armed forces do to protect this country. Fetterman is a joke and is unfit to serve Pennsylvania. People voted for him not because they liked him, but out of hate for the other candidate. He pulled a shotgun on the first black kid he saw after he heard fireworks thinking it was gun shots. He is the furthest thing from brave, he is a coward
I want to hear more of what he thinks about Israel/Hamas war.
Dude needs to step down if he can't fulfill his duties. He used to do town halls in Pennsylvania for the legalization of recreational marijuana. Now he never talks about it. I have MS and can't afford the $200 a year certification to get medical marijuana. John should use it for his depression and fight even harder for it. Now I'm depressed.
Fetterman has been standing up for what’s right recently! Good on him!
🤡🤩🤣🤣
Stop huffing glue Andy...
Like genocide? Ethnic cleansing? He's a one term Senator
Step down if you’re mentally unwell. Politicians aren’t celebrities, they work for us. Go get help and step down. You’re being selfish.
My question is, why didn't he step down after the stroke if he was so worried about the stress, etc. Why did he keep going? If you can't get out of bed dreading, being sworn in to office, why would you keep on that trajectory? I'm glad he is better, but why doesn't anyone ask him this?
Well, I think that his political convictions and what he represents were more important than his mental health. When people are counting on you, you can't let them down. I think that he put a lot of pressure on himself to make it no matter what. And thankfully his mental health has improved significantly over time and now he's doing pretty good.
As a stroke victim, I can relate to what John went through. I was working 3 months after a major stroke and I was also severely depressed the Fetterman was. In my situation, I was in denial and I wanted to pretend that my stroke didn't even happen. It's extremely difficult to accept the cognitive deficits that you have after a stroke and I wanted to just pretend that everything was fine even though it was far from being fine. I blame the people around him for not giving him the proper time to recover. The people around me didn't give me the proper time to recover either because they couldn't stand to see me in bed depressed all day. They wanted me out of the house. I'm not even going to go into what happened to me after going back to work, but let's just say that my depression only got worse and it led me down a dark path. As of now, I can't say that I'm fully recovered. I'm sure that I would be fully recovered by now if my situation was handled properly. I blame his family and the people around him who obviously just wanted to see him get elected. It's pretty obvious that he wasn't in the proper mental state to make wise decisions about his physical and mental health at that time.
And when I say his family I'm not talking about his children. Children obviously aren't able to understand what he was going through at that time. The adults in his family should have been able to understand it though.
@afanasibushmanov7463 That was so eloquent! I agree with you wholeheartedly. It seems his family and all the consultants around him weren't taking his best interest at heart. There is more to life than politics. I'm glad he's doing better. He seems much better to me. Thank you for telling your story. I'm sorry the people in your life pushed you before you were ready. Sometimes, you have to be your own champion. You seem very strong.
@@irenem3854 thanks for your support 🙏
The way she asks questions is off-putting
Happy New Year John. Stay strong. You have what you need to lift Americans and Penn. folks up.
That mime narrator diversity hire was a terrible idea NY News. 🤡
Thank you for this. I have seen him previously as a political force or meme, depending... But this interview reminds me he's a man. A father, a human. So many stroke victims especially experience depression like his, and men don't get to talk about it. They have to shoulder the burden. But not alone, not anymore. Let's turn "should get help" of "help helps" to "could get help". Glad he got help. Praying for him and his family's continued health and well being.
This is brave, respectable, and honorable of him. I appreciate his paying this forward. I hope he gets to meet Kevin Costner if he hasn't already.
I am a conservative but John has made a lot of good points lately, He sounds a lot like a moderate now and I respect him.
No! Actually it’s the party you’re affiliated with!
HE IS A GOOD MAN!!!
This is what strength looks like. Thank you Senator Fetterman.
❤ I'm so proud of Sent. Fettermans interview about his mental struggles
Thank you so much for sharing. I could relate to every word.
Politics are irrelevant. What a courageous man.
he's Team MAGA now
Eu te amo João e Gisele Barreto Fetterman 💙
I think there is more to this story than what he said.
Isn't it great how Fetterman has bounced back? He's an inspiration.
My social media Facebook is supportive because it is only people I know and like ie friends
Politics is illogical and stressful every person needs to be at 💯 especially the President , this is why Joey and Donny should reconsider 🙏
If I was in the position he's in.... I would step down!
You can't let other people do things and make decisions in your name!
This guy is exactly what Pennsylvania desreved😂
We know he did not win! We all wanted Dr Oz
I thought Fetterman was an accomplice to evil - like at best. But I see him working for good here. I feel grateful for his presence.
I respect him for this interview and despise him and NBC for their views on Palestisrael.
Fetterman is dead. This is an actor.
You have a guy in this kind of condition and what do the people do??..they vote him into a high level office of our government... really are you kidding me right now...this is some of the disturbing stuff you have going on in our country...and its a direct reflection of the state of mind in our society and let me tell you its not a good state of mind either....😮😮😮
Thank you Mr. Fetterman 🙏🏾
He should step down.
Girl, what is this outfit! Why is he dressed like he just finished coaching a middle school basketball game!
Whoa, you would just hate Jesus if you hate this guy because of the way he dresses. Jesus' wardrobe was sacks with holes cut in them for his head and arms. He's dressed the way he is because it is comfortable. Maybe it is time to start judging a man by the content of his character, not the cut of his jeans.
LOL. He couldn't even put on pants. He is wearing shorts and a sweatshirt. I don't think he can handle buttons or zippers. @@willwebster8711
Social media made me into a liar. Yea sure!!!
If he is that prone to depression, especially from comments on public venues, he really needs to consider a different profession for a happier, healthier life.
Quick quick, make up an excuse for running on then abandoning the progressive movement!!
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God Bless Fetterman, you got this
10:12 *
Fatterman gives me hope. If he can run and win a seat, anyone can.
He didn't win. Dr Oz lost...
He’s a former mayor, lieutenant governor and Harvard grad. That is the textbook résumé of a politician in the U.S.
@@Facetiously.EsotericOz has always been a loser! Oprah released many horrible people on the public!
Then don’t go on social media. Problem solved. 🤦♂️
John is so loveable.
Didn’t expect to get dragged for selling out?! 🧐
Selling out about what?
Don't let them use you your to good for that
He seems like he’s actually improving cognitively which is good
Anyone who voted for this guy should be ashamed of themself
I’d say your misrepresentation of your politics and inability to tell the truth triggered your stress and depression- it’s called a conscience. As you develop one, you will learn to cope. I am surprised you may have one… good luck.
She needs to stop using the word "honest" because that implies that others, who struggle with mental health challenges and choose to keep that private information private, are somehow "dishonest."
Fetterman is one of the more coherent people in Congress. (Most are not.)
Lawl
Maybe he just felt guilty for taking a position he isn’t able to do
why is he not talking about how "thoughts of suicide" is a "side effect" in most "medications"?...oops my bad, he can't say anything that's not on the teleprompter.
Don't trust that botch