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Posted by Christ_empowered on May 19, 2015, at 23:02:11
OK. So, I had (heavy, involuntary) electroshock 7 years ago. Not a fun experience :-(
I've now recovered, by the grace of God. But...I'm apparently "severely Bipolar" (type I, psychotic). Which raises the question...
is ECT just a way to dumb people down? Like, you're crazy, but simple minded, so its not a big deal? I mean, especially heavy ECT, which is apparently what I had...
Anyway, I just think its strange. All that electroshock, and now that I've "recovered," my so-called "symptoms" are back, requiring "treatment." Hmmm...
...anyway, this time around, I'm poppin mah Rx'd pills. Last thing I want is more shock. Meds may not be the best things ever--I sometimes think they're just palliatives, really, to take the edge off--but they beat being an electroshocked simpleton.
And...that is all :-)
Posted by Zyprexa on May 20, 2015, at 4:42:16
In reply to I don't get it..., posted by Christ_empowered on May 19, 2015, at 23:02:11
ECT is punishment for people who don't take there meds. It also keeps them in line when they are out of control. Dumbs you down so you can't think too powerfully.
I hate involuntary ECT. They didn't even tell me what it was. And if they did, I don't remember, because of the ECTs.
Posted by Christ_empowered on May 20, 2015, at 7:21:17
In reply to Re: I don't get it..., posted by Zyprexa on May 20, 2015, at 4:42:16
yeah..its rough. On the plus side, I'm now smart enough to do school online, read, concentrate better, etc. On the downside (?), my personality is completely different. I mean...not that my old personality, at age 23, was all that great, but...wow. Its almost like they killed the old me, and now 7 years later, its new me, you know?
Kinda sorta like "Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," except...not, lol. I do like that book, though.
Posted by Lamdage22 on May 20, 2015, at 8:23:06
In reply to Re: I don't get it..., posted by Christ_empowered on May 20, 2015, at 7:21:17
I am completely changed, too, in a way.
Not for the better.
Posted by Zyprexa on May 23, 2015, at 11:40:36
In reply to Re: I don't get it..., posted by Christ_empowered on May 20, 2015, at 7:21:17
They did kill the old you. They fried it right out of your head. I don't remember the old me before ECT. Thats the problem. Its almost like starting over again. Like you were born again after ECT. You rebuild your life. With a big deficit in your mind. Your older but dont remember how to act like your self. I remember waking up from an ECT one time and thinking I had just been born. For real. Then I looked at my legs and realized how big they were. But I didnt know what anything was, like the radio sitting in the room. It was a rebuilding experience ever since. They sent me to daycare after that. They sent me to the hospital, thinking I was suicidal. Because I didnt know what the turning lanes in the middle of the road were. I thought I might drive down them or something I told her. This was a few months after the last ECT.
Posted by Christ_empowered on May 23, 2015, at 18:59:42
In reply to Re: I don't get it..., posted by Zyprexa on May 23, 2015, at 11:40:36
yeah...I'm blessed, you know; it seems that, by the grace of God, my mind is back in order. I'm pursuing a degree online and doing surprisingly (miraculously?) well. But, the old me...
...gone.
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