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When long-term ECT creates dependence anxiety

I have been doing maintenance ECT for two years and I feel trapped between needing it to function and resenting that I will never be free from medical intervention.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The success of ongoing treatment becomes its own source of suffering when independence feels permanently compromised.

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“Where Are You with ECT and neurostimulation?”

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