I get regular maintenance ECT treatments for my depression, and have been for quite some time. I tend to cope with my pre-treatment anxiety with humor, so one time I brought a Pikachu sticker to see if they’d let me out it somewhere on the ECT cart.

P.S. If anyone’s curious about a patient perspective on ECT I’m open to questions.

  • @Jeff
    4•1 year ago

    My wife had several ECT treatments over the last few years and is now a completely different person. Depression is alleviated, but we both agree that cognitively she’s worse off than she was before.

    Fuck that shit.

    • @malloc
      4•1 year ago

      So like permanent brain fog? Fuck.

    • Warboss Wario
      0•1 year ago

      Also ECT can be used to medically abuse some people like me who knew I didn’t needs any meds or stuff that forcefully modify me I just needed to not be isolated or for someone to care for me and give me hope and reason to live.

      Also has made me unhealthily obsess with torture revenge so yea Fuck that shit.