While in the psych hospital, I saw a couple women go thru this procedure. They were really far gone with this suicide thing and kept attempting it. In my view, honestly, just let them die and end the suffering. Why is suicide against the law? It should be a personal choice, I own my own body. Anyway, back to treatment.
The women would leave in the morning and be gone for a bit. Then a nurse would escort them into our social room and seat them down at the table. She would have to be fed by the nurse and was out there somewhere. I was told that whatever I told her that day, she wouldn't remember the next day. They literally made her a temporary zombie. I know it doesn't hurt, and the basis behind how it works, but the results only last a couple of days and then they went back for more treatment. No way was I ever getting that done. The women seemed to be ok with the treatment and I guess they thought it worked.
When I got pregnant my husband and I went to my military psych (who was awesome but temporary bc of moving) and he said to hubby, that the only safe treatment for pregnant women is this electroshock therapy. It doesn't do anything to the fetus and if I became too suicidal he would need to make the decision for me. I begged him to never do it. Just check me in to a hospital and leave me til the baby is born. He agreed. Fortunately, my pregnancy went great as for my mental state (except for shitty husband at the time) and went until week 23 without any psych meds. I was also off meds for 6 months before getting pregnant. I learned tho that I will need meds for the rest of my life. What a personal disappointment for me.
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