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Originally Posted by Daonnachd
It scared me, too, before I started it. In fact, I remained scared of it even after starting it, even after reaching the point where I wished I had started it sooner. It completely changed my quality of life.
I want to ask you though, what is it about ECT that scares you? I might be able to help with how you envision the procedure, thus reducing anxiety.
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Three things about it scare me:
1) Memory loss.
2) Anesthesia, I have a fear of anesthesia in general and the thought of having the procedure done 3-4 times a week at first and having to be put under each time scares me.
3) Stigma. I'm effected by the stigma of "shock treatment" and expecting bad things to happen just because it's so stigmatized.