Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is sharing what it is like to have “dark” conversations with one’s self about self-harm after he grappled with depression earlier this year.
In a “Meet the Press” interview that aired on NBC on Sunday, Fetterman discussed hitting the “emergency break” and getting treatment, according to the Associated Press.
“This is a conversation that I’ve had with myself and anybody that knows they’re unable to address their depression, is they start to have dark conversations with themself about self-harm,” Fetterman said. “And things continued to kind of tick off the list. And then I kind of hit the emergency brake.”
Fetterman checked into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in February and received treatment for clinical depression after sustaining a stroke that nearly killed him and left the senator with auditory processing…
