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How to live authentically after ECT-related memory changes

I had ECT five years ago and it saved my life but I still lie about the memory gaps because people look at me differently when I tell the truth.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The social cost of honesty about treatment effects creates a ongoing tension between authenticity and acceptance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with ECT and neurostimulation?”

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