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How to maintain identity continuity through ongoing ECT treatments

I respond well to ECT but each treatment erases a little more of my past and I am starting to wonder if the person who recovers will still be me or just someone wearing my life.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gradual nature of memory loss creates an existential ship of Theseus problem where the self is replaced piece by piece.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with ECT and neurostimulation?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.