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Interview with Francesca Hong originally published in Meal Magazine Vol 3, 2023
Meal Magazine ^ | September 21, 2025 | Steve Marsh

Posted on 08/01/2026 11:32:23 AM PDT by DFG

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Francesca Hong: At 18, I had a mental breakdown. I didn't actually walk at my high school graduation because I had been hospitalized for a week at a child psychiatric hospital. I just felt like nothing had meaning anymore. It was a numbness that took over, and a pain that I couldn't describe. I couldn't feel anymore, and that scared the hell out of me. And I found myself self-harming to feel something.

Marsh: Were you cutting yourself?

Hong: It was cutting. I was diagnosed with bipolar disease. I was taking SSRIs and I'd overdosed on lithium. I didn't know why I couldn't connect with people deeper, and that pushes you into isolation. But in restaurants, I didn't feel that. You see the best and worst of people here. Itโ€™s like, everyone wants to feel like they belong. I think a lot of the root causes were in being an immigrant's daughter, and wondering if my sacrifices would ever really justify my parents leaving their homeland to create a new life for me. And I think the people who come into restaurants come from so many different backgrounds and life experiences, and the best restaurant teams take care of one another so that you don't have to think about if you belong here or not.

(Excerpt) Read more at meal-magazine.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: bipolar; francescahong; mentalbreakdown; wisconsin

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Peter Bernegger 07/31/2026

"Francesca Hong was diagnosed with 1) bipolar disease, 2) had a mental breakdown, 3) was placed in psychiatric hospitalization, 4) did self-harm by cutting, and 5) experienced a lithium overdose. My source: Francesca Hong in a 2023 interview. Her own words. She is running for Governor in Wisconsin (D"


1 posted on 08/01/2026 11:32:23 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

“Rep. Hong calls credit card debt an ‘honest financial mistake’ as Capital One sues for repayment”

https://www.wkow.com/news/politics/rep-hong-calls-credit-card-debt-an-honest-financial-mistake-as-capital-one-sues-for/article_300974da-8100-4da2-aa62-73ded7e5cff9.html


2 posted on 08/01/2026 11:36:20 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

Liberalism is a mental disorder.


3 posted on 08/01/2026 11:37:54 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: DFG

The only thing that might save the GOP’s hide in the upcoming midterms is the inability for the Democrats to nominate anyone other than insane communists in what should otherwise be for them winnable races.


4 posted on 08/01/2026 11:39:45 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: DFG

Democrat Francesca Hong is running for Governor in Wisconsin:
Francesca Hong in a 2023 interview in her own words, says she was diagnosed with
<><>1) bipolar disease,
<><>2) had a mental breakdown,
<><>3) was placed in psychiatric hospitalization,
<><>4) did self-harm by cutting herself,
<><>5) experienced a lithium overdose.


5 posted on 08/01/2026 11:45:55 AM PDT by Liz (โ€œThe heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1))
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6 posted on 08/01/2026 11:46:56 AM PDT by Liz (โ€œThe heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1))
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To: Texas Eagle

Correct.


7 posted on 08/01/2026 11:59:47 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who youโ€™ll know me as )
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To: Liz

“Francesca Hong in a 2023 interview in her own words, says she was diagnosed with
<><>1) bipolar disease,
<><>2) had a mental breakdown,
<><>3) was placed in psychiatric hospitalization,
<><>4) did self-harm by cutting herself,
<><>5) experienced a lithium overdose.”

Sounds like she went to Public School.


8 posted on 08/01/2026 12:03:12 PM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: Drew68

Never underestimate the ability of Rinos to lose.

See my tag line.


9 posted on 08/01/2026 12:05:27 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Sen. John Thune is a bigger enemy to the GOP than any Democrat.)
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To: DFG

Sounds like the next governor of Wisconsin, all right. She’s got the crazy liberal white woman vote locked in. “She’s just like me!”


10 posted on 08/01/2026 12:08:13 PM PDT by Flatus I. Maximus (You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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To: DFG

Wake Up Cheeseheads ๐Ÿง€ ๐Ÿง€ ๐Ÿง€


11 posted on 08/01/2026 12:11:05 PM PDT by Skybird (๐Ÿš€ )
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To: DFG
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In other words, she's the perfect Democrat candidate. God help us, those drooling morons will vote her right in.

Peter Bernegger
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Francesca Hong was diagnosed with 1) bipolar disease, 2) had a mental breakdown, 3) was placed in psychiatric hospitalization, 4) did self-harm by cutting, and 5) experienced a lithium overdose. My source: Francesca Hong in a 2023 interview. Her own words.

12 posted on 08/01/2026 1:05:13 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.)
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To: Drew68

Yep. Crazytown


13 posted on 08/01/2026 1:20:51 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA!)
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To: cowboyusa

For Democrats the crazy people are just another misunderstood minority.

Lol.


14 posted on 08/01/2026 1:25:53 PM PDT by cgbg (Four seconds is all it takes to beat the brainwashing.)
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To: cgbg

You folks must know that running for public office can be therapy for the mental patients.


15 posted on 08/01/2026 2:26:23 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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