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Regardless of the answer to the question posed here keep in mind that high powered psychiatric interventions can be very effective, even if they don't last fore
by H8crilA 2y ago
Regardless of the answer to the question posed here keep in mind that high powered psychiatric interventions can be very effective, even if they don't last forever. Whether it's ketamine or electroconvulsive therapy - it's certainly better than suicide. At least promise yourself to try such things first (in a hospital setting! yes they have those in hospitals in developed countries) before you make the conclusion that your life has become too painful to live it.
PS. there are many other treatments that doctors may give you before reaching for the big guns; those can be very effective too.
- gehwartzen 2y ago>PS. there are many other treatments that doctors will give you before reaching for the big guns; those can be very effective too. This part can sometimes be difficult if you are in crisis. There’s lots of other options like you mention but they tend to take longer to see an effect. Ketamine can be very immediate in that regard. I remember it being like a light switch and thinking “wow this is how others must feel!”. And just seeing, even once, that it is at least chemically possible for your own brain to work/think like that can be very inspiring and hopeful esp when it feels like it hadn’t been worked correctly for a long time (or ever)
- sizzle 2y agoHow would you compare this feeling with taking psilocybin?
- blogabegonija 2y agoMy personal experience. With ketamine you can see/feel your problem outside of you in many ways. With psilocybin you can dive straight into problem's answer. Both ways can terrifing. Also It can be unpleasant or rewarding. If that makes sense.
- sizzle 2y agoThanks. Some day I will have the courage to try. Until then Erowid
- pixelpoet 2y agoThe DeepMind researcher's letter elsewhere in this thread suggests to me that ECT is infinitely worse than suicide.
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- Aurornis 2y agoWhen it comes to anything depression related, you should never rely on anecdotes alone. The world is a big place. Many people have tried depression treatments. You can always find someone who had a very negative experience with something. For a counter-anecdote: I know someone whose mother was deeply suicidal and unable to function for years. Eventually they tried ECT and it was the turning point in her depression. This was decades ago and she’s still doing okay today. Do not let internet anecdotes steer depression treatment. ECT is an extreme example. I’ve seen countless people who avoided any depression medications for years because the internet told them SSRIs were evil drugs, only to experience life changing results for the better when they finally listened to their doctor and accepted treatment.
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- randomcarbloke 2y agoyou know personal pronouns are ungendered right, serious attention-seeking energy coming off your comments.
- thirdtruck 2y agoAnd this unsolicited, off-topic comment doesn't do that as well? :3
- pixelpoet 2y ago
- throwaway4373 2y ago[dead]
- SkyPuncher 2y ago> PS. there are many other treatments that doctors may give you before reaching for the big guns; those can be very effective too. Further, everyone reacts differently to different treatments. It's very, very common to need to try several things out (or even come back to things in different combos) to find the one that works best for you. Heck, sometimes during the course of treatment a drug that didn't previously work for you will start working as intended.
- anal_reactor 2y agoI had a happy evening last July.