On my way to my ECT appointment.

Not allowed to eat anything beforehand because it's under general anaesthesia. Most days it's no problem.

Today it's a problem.

I'm starving.

I could eat a horse.

Just let me have a little snack? I promise I won't asphyxiate later...

Overrated, let's be honest

My great grandparents spoke German, but both stopped speaking it in the 40s. Everyone after them spoke English only. I understand why, but it still makes me sad

I just need to be able to pay my rent next month and get KitKat registered in hockey, and to buy groceries. And then I'm (currently scheduled to be) back to work the third week of September.

Hey guys, looking for any and all educated advice on how to convince the bank to give me a loan while I'm off work.

I'm planning on offering my car (a 2021 RAV4) up as collateral. But I know I'm going to check off the high risk boxes and I need to figure out how to mitigate that...

That's exciting! What are you going to do with all the extra space?

I've got a couple people I can harass, no worries ☺️

@kristadb1.bsky.social I was going to DM you but I see you have those locked down, I assume to avoid idiots with Opinions™️

I was wondering if you might be willing and able to help me out with a ride home from the hospital Monday (no problem if not, it's a pretty random request)

-Patti

I want to give a thank-you card to the doctors and nurses in the ECT department at the hospital. I'm six treatments in and already feeling more centred and grounded and calm, and this is amazing to me.

Would a card be weird? I realize they're just doing their job, but it's fixing my life

She loses coffee privileges by leaving, as I'm the coffee gofer

My work wife is giving her two week notice today 😭😭😭

I'm glad for her, she's getting a substantial raise by quitting. But I'm sad for me.

Just wanna be friends...

Electroconvulsive therapy. They trigger targeted seizures to rewire my brain

Photograph of a woman with a faux hawk hairstyle full of hair bleach

IT'S NEW HAIR COLOUR DAY

Fun thing about ECT: it can mess with your memory while you're doing it.

Which makes logging into Bluesky fun, because I'm reading replies to posts I have no recollection of making

I got out of bed this morning and got dressed and left the house... because I wanted to. It was amazing.

(happy birthday!)

Quattro leches?

Cinqo leches?!

YASS YARN

Don't make me come knock on your door to give you a dirty look. It's too hot to walk over there.

Honestly I feel better rested and more centred today than I've felt in literal years, and I've only had three sessions so far.

I'm actually really hopeful that this is going to let me live my life and enjoy it, instead of just sleeping it away

You callllllled?

Much as I loathe asking for help, I have to swallow my pride on this one.

If you can spare a couple bucks I'd be grateful.

This treatment has the potential to be lifesaving but I still need somewhere to live

I think it might even be working, which would be a nice change from the last thousand antidepressants I've tried. Like I have a budding desire to do something more than sleep

So I'm off work for my ECT treatments.

I'm supposed to be getting short term disability pay, but nobody will tell me how to get the supervising shrink to fill out the attending physician's report, so my insurer hasn't processed my claim yet.

Rent is due tomorrow and I don't have it. 😬

Yes that about sums up my thoughts on the matter

Does your dentist have trouble freezing you? Mine has to use like four times the amount to keep me frozen

Yeah I'm going to be having a conversation with anaesthesiology before my next session as I would not like to do that again.

Fun fact: I'm a redhead. Not brilliant orange, but like strawberry blonde.

Which I was reminded of this morning when I went under anaesthesia and was fully aware of the fact that I was paralyzed and couldn't breathe.

0/10 do not recommend.