{"id":2137352,"date":"2023-12-31T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-fetterman-says-social-media-was-an-accelerant-that-made-depression-worse\/"},"modified":"2023-12-31T16:14:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T21:14:30","slug":"john-fetterman-says-social-media-was-an-accelerant-that-made-depression-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-fetterman-says-social-media-was-an-accelerant-that-made-depression-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"John Fetterman claims social media worsened depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-fetterman-says-social-media-was-an-accelerant-that-made-depression-worse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2137352&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen.\u200c John Fetterman&#8217;s\u200d Struggle with Depression Amplified \u200bby Social\u200d Media<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) candidly shared on NBC \u2063News&#8217;s \u200dMeet the Press that \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> served as\u200b &#8220;an accelerant&#8221; for his clinical \u200ddepression, to the extent that doctors advised him to\u2062 stay away from it.<\/p>\n<p>According \u2062to Fetterman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/janet-yellen-had-four-orders-of-potentially-hallucinogenic-dish-does-this-explain-her-strange-behavior\/\" title=\"Did Janet Yellen's Hallucinogenic Meal Cause Her Odd Actions?\">social\u200d media<\/a> &#8220;absolutely&#8221;\u2062 worsened\u2064 his battle\u2064 with \u2063depression.<\/p>\n<h3>The Impact on Fetterman&#8217;s \u200dLife<\/h3>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t just his doctors who cautioned him against using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-kind-of-a-jerk-carlson-mocks-implosion-of-2-gop-hopefuls-during-interview-with-beck\/\" title=\"Carlson ridicules downfall of 2 GOP candidates in chat with Beck\">social \u2064media<\/a>. &#8220;Everybody told \u2062me that,&#8221; Fetterman revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Prior\u200d to his \u2062hospitalization, Fetterman had mostly \u200davoided \u200bsocial media. However, he made &#8220;the mistake&#8221; of checking it in late 2022. &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t the content itself, because I expected\u200b that, but it was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-babysitter-convicted-of-molesting-17-boys\/\" title=\"Babysitter in Orange County found guilty of molesting 17 boys.\">overwhelming volume<\/a>. I mean,\u2064 where\u200c is all this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-davidson-in-trauma-therapy-over-kanye-west-taunts-report\/\" title=\"Pete Davidson In Trauma Therapy Over Kanye West Taunts: Report\">negativity coming<\/a> from? Is this \u200bwhat my life will be like \u2062forever? Look at the toll it&#8217;s taken on me,&#8221; he \u2063recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Concern\u200b for \u2062his family also weighed heavily on Fetterman&#8217;s mind. &#8220;My kids are scared\u2064 to go back. They&#8217;ve abandoned social media, and we&#8217;ve stopped sharing family\u200b photos and personal \u200bmoments,&#8221; he shared.<\/p>\n<h3>A Journey to Recovery<\/h3>\n<p>After spending \u200bseveral weeks at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center\u200d to address \u200chis depression, Fetterman states that he is now managing\u2062 it better.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted that he is &#8220;selectively&#8221; back on social media, but\u2064 only to\u200c make occasional posts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would caution\u2064 anyone that spending\u200d time on \u200csocial media has never been \u2063beneficial for mental health,&#8221; Fetterman warned.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear that Sen.\u200d John \u200cFetterman&#8217;s experience highlights the detrimental \u200cimpact social \u200dmedia can have on mental well-being.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> In what ways has the story of\u2064 Rapunzel\u200b been\u200d adapted in different forms of media, such as books, movies, and TV shows?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rapunzel is\u2063 a fairy tale character known for her long, golden hair. She\u2064 is often \u200bdepicted as \u200ca young woman who has been locked away in\u2062 a tower by a\u200d wicked witch or enchantress. Despite her confinement, Rapunzel is clever and resourceful, using her long \u2064hair to lower a prince into the tower and \u2062eventually\u2063 escape. The story of Rapunzel has been adapted into various\u2063 forms of media, including books, movies, and TV shows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ones concerned about Sen. John Fetterman&#8217;s mental health. He revealed that social media worsened his depression, prompting medical advice to avoid it. 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