. >> as i was reading your book i was wondering did you ever hear the story of thomas eagleton and his problems? >> i heard about about it but obviously you witnessed it. >> i live through a politically, all the sudden heat throughout his vice president candidate on the basis of having electric shock treatment. i was angry at that point because the president jewel candidate would act like that. i've seen what the issue of stigma does to you. it is not surprising, did anybody else realize you made the turn at that point? did you tell anybody? or did you just say put me in the mental illness section, i'm ready. >> i had to surrender after the car accident, everyone knew. i was in trouble. everyone was calling on me to resign. i had really started to hit bottom, at some level politically, the gig was up. i had to go back to treatment and everybody knew what it was. i cannot hide it anymore. >> sometimes they say an alcoholic treatment that you have to hit bottom, when you understand. >> i don't think that's the case. i think we can raise the bottom for a lot of people. >> so you don't hav

did you ever hear the story of thomas eagleton's problems? >> guest: i heard about them but obviously you witnessed them. >> host: i lived through it politically. having had electric shock treatment i was angry at that point is the presidential candidate would see what the issue was of the stigma. did anybody realize you made the point committed utility that he or did you just say put me in the mental illness section. >> guest: i had to surrender and everyone knew i was in trouble and everyone was calling on me to re-sign but i had started to hit bottom. the gate was up. i have to go back to treatment and everybody knew what it was. >> host: do you have to hit bottom is when you understand, and i wonder -- >> guest: i don't think that's the case. i think we can raise the bottom. i had a lot at the bottom and i changed at the floor and hit new lows and that what we knew. the abnormal becomes normal. >> host: let's talk about the idea of addiction and mental illness. what does it mean if you see i'm co- morbid say i'm co- morbid or what is co-