My wife is considering ECT for her treatment-resistant depression and I want to be supportive but I'm terrified about the memory effects and she says my fear is making it harder for her to make this decision. We're both researching frantically but coming to different conclusions about the risks and I don't know how to navigate this together when we're both scared but of different things.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are trying to make a medical decision together while managing competing fears and interpretations of the same uncertain information.
“Where Are You with ECT and neurostimulation?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.