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I bumped into one of the nurses who saw me through ect the other day. She told me not to let depression get me down. If that isn’t already a medication advert catchphrase in the USA, it really ought to be. It should also be permitted for me to smack anyone who says it to … Continue reading Don’t what? Shut up. 

I just don’t know what to say. 

Originally posted on Our Lived Experience:
ECT 4 – while I was in the gurney waiting to be wheeled to theatre, a patient slapped my face (not very hard). I said to a nurse, “I don’t know why she did that.” The nurse said, “even she doesn’t know why.” In theatre, I overheard Shrink Two…

ECT 4 – while I was in the gurney waiting to be wheeled to theatre, a patient slapped my face (not very hard). I said to a nurse, “I don’t […]

Originally posted on Our Lived Experience:
I’ve had three sessions of ECT so far, nine to go. Apparently I’m having seizures the way I’m supposed to, I haven’t experienced anything more than very temporary, very short term memory loss. The muscle pain is minimal, there’s no nausea. Leaving home at 05h30 to get there in…

Originally posted on Our Lived Experience:
I’ve had three sessions of ECT so far, nine to go. Apparently I’m having seizures the way I’m supposed to, I haven’t experienced anything more than very temporary, very short term memory loss. The muscle pain is minimal, there’s no nausea. Leaving home at 05h30 to get there in…

I’ve had three sessions of ECT so far, nine to go. Apparently I’m having seizures the way I’m supposed to, I haven’t experienced anything more than very temporary, very short […]

Be yourself. Don’t be evil. Show a little empathy. (Jón Gnarr) Pick of the week is this – “… the honesty- part of vulnerability- is allowing people to see the whole picture” Mary Lambert Gets Real About Living With Bipolar Disorder On the subject of the Orlando shootings… “Ex-wife called Omar Mateen “bipolar” — but … Continue reading recent links about bipolar disorder

Originally posted on Our Lived Experience:
After the long wait for ECT, actually having it was, of course, utterly anticlimactic. I had to leave home at 04h30 to be in the ward by 06h00, by that time everyone was already up and washed and sitting waiting for breakfast and doctors. I had to change into…

After the long wait for ECT, actually having it was, of course, utterly anticlimactic. I had to leave home at 04h30 to be in the ward by 06h00, by that […]