Rachel Maddow opened up to comedian Marc Maron on a recent episode of his popular podcast, “WTF,” about her depression, describing it as “cyclical” and stating that “when it happens, I sort of lose the will to live.”
Maddow, 46, credits exercise and the support of her partner, Susan Mikula, with helping her manage the days where she experiences depression, according to the MSNBC host.
“My depression is cyclical, so it’s not every day,” Maddow told Maron on the podcast, which was released on Monday. “And so what happens is, I get it for a throw of a few days every few weeks. And when it happens, I sort of lose the will to live. Nothing has any meaning.”
While many people with major depression recover from their first depressive episode, recurrence is common: 50 percent of those who experience a bout of depression will have one or more additional episodes in their lives. For those with a history of two depressive episodes, 80 percent of them will have another recurrence.
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Maddow revealed to Maron — who has also openly talked about <a href="https://www.wnyc.org/story/marc-maron/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">depression</a> in his standup, podcasts, and on talk radio — that she has experienced depression since she was 10 years old."…
