TMS is painful but not as painful as depression – Page 2

TMS. A month later.

It’s been about a month since I finished TMS treatment for my depression and anxiety. A lot of you asked if I’d do a follow up after some time had passed so here’s a quick one. I’m still feeling good. Not perfect, but so much better than I felt before the treatment started. Overall IContinue reading “TMS. A month later.”

On finding the cure for depression

So. If you read here you already know that I’ve been getting stabbed in the brain by magnets every day for an hour for the last few months. (Click here to read the whole TMS story if you’re new here.) And yesterday? Was my last session. Overall, it was uncomfortable, weird, a reminder that insuranceContinue reading “On finding the cure for depression”

I have less time to be crazy

Today is my 27th day of getting punched in the noggin with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation which means I have only 9 days of treatment left until I’m completely cured! Kidding. About being cured, I mean. There’s no permanent cure for mental illness yet but I have hopes because this shit seems like it’s sort ofContinue reading “I have less time to be crazy”

Is this how it’s supposed to be?

Happiness. Every day I have it drilled in my head…figuratively. And now sort of literally. My 15th session of transcranial magnetic stimulation was yesterday. My 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th this week. Another 20 lay ahead. They still hurt a little, the magnets drilling and tapping so loudly I have to wear earplugs. MyContinue reading “Is this how it’s supposed to be?”

“Fuck all this. I wanna be a dragon.”

Today was my 14th TMS treatment and it’s still weird and uncomfortable being drilled in the head but I feel better. I had one dark day this week but the rest of the time I’d say I feel 50% less depressed and I haven’t had insomnia (KNOCK ON ALL THE WOOD) in a week,Continue reading ““Fuck all this. I wanna be a dragon.””

The pursuit of zappiness

This is my second week of daily TMS treatments and I know that’s all I seem to talk about but that’s because it’s sort of eating up my life, but in a so far totally worthwhile way. Today I finished this embroidery pattern, which seemed fitting because I was stabbing someone in the head withContinue reading “The pursuit of zappiness”