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Friday, April 01, 2016

It’s Cruel To Politicize Heidi Cruz’s Depression

When I heard reports of Heidi Cruz’s depression and how it’s being used to smear her husband’s campaign, I was very upset—not so much by the use of wives as pawns in political power plays, but by the exploitation of a woman’s dark night of the soul to gain political advantage.

Millions of Americans experience depression every year, with women facing the illness at double the rate of men. This fact alone should rouse our compassion, not our judgment, and certainly not our condemnation. Stigma for mental illness should be a thing of the past. Suffering with depression doesn’t mean you’re crazy or incompetent. To make that implication robs people of dignity and hope—the very things they need to find healing.

Broadcasting Cruz’s former struggle with depression, as if it is somehow a game-changer in her husband’s bid for the White House, perpetuates archaic notions about depression and heaps shame on people suffering from this terrible illness.

Cruz’s depression became fodder for the press when a police report surfaced about an incident in Texas more than a decade ago.

Here is the account from Buzzfeed:

4 comments:

KBinLA said...

I didn't read more then the headline here but,
I totally agree. And, if you've really followed Mr. Trump's stance on the issue you'll know that he feels the same way. "It's garbage," are his words. I, for one couldn't agree more.
I want a businessman for my next President, not a politician.

Anonymous said...

Ted Cruz went after Trump's wife and as usual Donald hits back harder.

Anonymous said...

OK
How about her work for Goldman Sachs?

Anonymous said...

Why isn't this spun into a different narrative? One that shows compassion for mental health and more importantly women's independence.
Consider where these attacks have originated. War on women, from the Left, no!