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mr715

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9. Even Fetterman only used depression for a few weeks...

Reply to pat_k (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 10:12 PM

Jul 2

I suspect it was rehab. Perhaps psych holds after, idk.

If he was in treatment that long, I would expect them to have used some pretty heavy duty measures like electroshock, etc.

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Tom Kean: Disappeared nearly 4 months for depression? [View all] pat_k Jul 2 OP

He could have been hospitalized Fiendish Thingy Jul 2 #1

You're right about the bigger question. pat_k Jul 2 #2

For those who can afford it, a typical stay in rehab is 90 days. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2 #11

Likely not to have made it public if only for this reason: no_hypocrisy Jul 2 #4

some local feedback NJCher Jul 2 #3

I lived in Westfield from 1995 to 2015. pat_k Jul 2 #8

I want him to produce a doctor's note Wicked Blue Jul 2 #10

You would have lost your paycheck malaise Jul 2 #5

True pat_k Jul 2 #12

Some say it was penis augmentation, not depression. harumph Jul 2 #6

I suffered major depression as a young teenager and disappeared to my room for 18 mos. Jacson6 Jul 2 #7

I am so sorry you suffered this. pat_k Jul 2 #13

Even Fetterman only used depression for a few weeks... mr715 Jul 2 #9