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| Sun, 04-02-2006 - 8:51pm |
Hi, i'm a 19 year old teenager, I'v ben struggling with ocd/depression for the past 3 years but lately it got so bad I had to withdraw from college, and come back home. I have been hopitalized 2 times for the past 2 months and the doctor reccomended ECT. I wnat to know has anyone here had thsi tretament. If so, how much memory prior teh treatment was lost, because I really really want that. I've been tormented by thoughts everyday. I don't want to live anymore if this ect tretament failed, i want to forget everything and start over.

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I know there is help out there for you.
Sheri Ann
At this point in time, our diagnosis are different, but I have been where you are before.
Sheri Ann
I do not know anyone that has had ECT or psychosurgery.
Sheri Ann
"God, just let me die,...I don't understand, if God's not going to let me die, at least make me feel better, what does he want?"
I feel this way a lot too- that my life is nothing but suffering with no point. I don't understand the point of it either or the reasons, if there are any, that other people are happy and successful and I'm so not.
You definatley need a different medical treatment but not surgery...that's scary...try different meds, what do you have to lose at this point?
Sheri,
Your post interest me becuase I have often felt that if I were rich enough to afford it, I too would be agorophobic- it's only the need to do the bare minimum to have a decent home that motivates me to leave the house. I have social phobia, driving phobia, and like to stay home most of the time. I do drive now but it's often a struggle and I have to say a little prayer before I start the car, and feel like I can't relax until I get out of the car.
I only work part time even though we need more money probably becuase of my issues, although I have been job seeking I"m sure my issues are part of why no one hires me- they wonder, "Why were you unemployed for two years?" and I can't get interviews. But then I wonder- if I do get a job, how can I handle being "on" for 40 hours per week?
I am petrified to go back to work!
Sheri Ann
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