I’ve had two ECT treatments now. I don’t feel much different. Just tired and my memory seems sluggish. Especially recent things. Maybe that is the idea, forget who I am.
That sounds very tough to have to go through. I hope it works out for you at least that you get to feel better. All the after affects sound scary. I hope if you do forget who you were with the suffering maybe you could remember who you are as a person without the suffering and live better.
I’ve been trying to talk my doctor into getting me into ECT. From the sound of it you’ve got a bit of dissociation, which is a valid approach. Most of the time that is the best my medications can do; feel detached, as if this pointless life isn’t mine. And given the amount of input I have, that feels like an accurate understanding of my place in the universe.
I still have another 6-8 sessions left so we will see how it goes. I don’t think it is any dissociation or detachment. It feels like when you are trying to think of a word but you just can’t get to it.
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That sounds very tough to have to go through. I hope it works out for you at least that you get to feel better. All the after affects sound scary. I hope if you do forget who you were with the suffering maybe you could remember who you are as a person without the suffering and live better.
Thank you
I’ve been trying to talk my doctor into getting me into ECT. From the sound of it you’ve got a bit of dissociation, which is a valid approach. Most of the time that is the best my medications can do; feel detached, as if this pointless life isn’t mine. And given the amount of input I have, that feels like an accurate understanding of my place in the universe.
I still have another 6-8 sessions left so we will see how it goes. I don’t think it is any dissociation or detachment. It feels like when you are trying to think of a word but you just can’t get to it.