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TMS Is over & Rainworld folder
4 months ago
❤❤ ~ Remember that you are loved! ~ ❤❤ Added a https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....769/Rain-World folder since i'm starting to collect scug friends through my obsessive love for this game
Its crazy to know its been on my radar for 2 years but i've been playing it for 8months already
[ I've beaten Gourmand [& his secret quest], Monk, & Artificer so far ]
Gourmand is my favorite Slugcat character / Spearmaster is my favorite to play
TMS's final appointment is today, hard to believe its already been 7 weeks. Its like I blinked and poof over a months gone by!
'What is TMS Therapy?'
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of Medication-resistant major depression
Essentially they stick a electromagnet to your head and gently give your brain repetitive little zaps for a few minutes every weekday for 7 weeks to force the brain to 'wake up' and essentially jumpstart the brain to start functioning like a non-depressed brain.
The only downside to the process is that you might get headaches/migraines/eye aches for the duration of the process
and possibly a soreness to the spot where they put the magnet [it will be in the exact same spot for the entire time]
[well ok, that and how expensive it is, even with insurance another peeps got a co-pay of $30 each session]
But aside from that there's no known long-term effects, its just putting up with possible headaches for a few weeks for a potential lifetime of improvement.
Interesting Facts about TMS [At least with my provider]:
- There's two 'modes' one that does a bzzt [wait 2 seconds] bzzzt that's Quicker OR the slower process that I went with that's a tap tap tap tap
- If you are right handed they will place the magnet on your left side n vice versa [I was a exception as I needed it done on my right side to save my left eyeball that really really hated the process]
- You must call out if you get less than 4 hours of sleep / Have something that really excited or depressed you in the day before; Like going to a party/drinking or having a major breakdown. [They will reschedule you for the end of the treatment / Add a couple extra days so no worries if you cancel.] My provider said that it makes TMS less effective as your brains not at its default state
- I was able to wear wireless earbuds during the process which make the ticking noise for 18 minutes pretty easy to handle <:)
'Ok but did it help?'
Absolutely! It may take up to a year to start feeling the full effects but I've already gotten some curious signs that I'm improving.
I am actually enjoying the sun for the first time in 12 years, I no longer feel like I need to hide away from light? 'What kind of improvement is that? Lol' I hear you wondering. And I don't have any definitive answer, I just noticed that it was the most noticeable/weird one as I've only ever wanted dark/blackout blinds & *hated* my overhead light being on. But I sat outside for a few minutes yesterday just enjoying sunning myself like a basking lizard. Its such a immense change in my life despite being 'silly'
I'm also more chatty again, there was a couple months where I joined voice calls and hardly spoke more than a few sentences over multiple hours. Just listening to others and watching them stream in silence, talking just felt like too much work.
There's a lot of other changes but I can't be for sure if its the TMS or just having a incredible support network of friends and acquaintances that have been unendingly patient with me and aren't afraid to talk about tough topics with me / vent alongside me about the horrors of the world.
I'll surely have more breakdowns and struggles over my fight with depression, but it feels like there's a light in the dark now.
Next step is scheduling my Total Hysterectomy, I see my OGYBN in 2 weeks to start that process of figuring it out
& seeing if I can get a xray of my knee to make sure the patella isn't trying to float away from the blunt trauma of having to 'fall' out of one of the big vans that the taxi-service had that's activated its hatred for existing and nearly given out on me again for the first time since my surgery 2 years ago
Its crazy to know its been on my radar for 2 years but i've been playing it for 8months already
[ I've beaten Gourmand [& his secret quest], Monk, & Artificer so far ]
Gourmand is my favorite Slugcat character / Spearmaster is my favorite to play
TMS's final appointment is today, hard to believe its already been 7 weeks. Its like I blinked and poof over a months gone by!
'What is TMS Therapy?'
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of Medication-resistant major depression
Essentially they stick a electromagnet to your head and gently give your brain repetitive little zaps for a few minutes every weekday for 7 weeks to force the brain to 'wake up' and essentially jumpstart the brain to start functioning like a non-depressed brain.
The only downside to the process is that you might get headaches/migraines/eye aches for the duration of the process
and possibly a soreness to the spot where they put the magnet [it will be in the exact same spot for the entire time]
[well ok, that and how expensive it is, even with insurance another peeps got a co-pay of $30 each session]
But aside from that there's no known long-term effects, its just putting up with possible headaches for a few weeks for a potential lifetime of improvement.
Interesting Facts about TMS [At least with my provider]:
- There's two 'modes' one that does a bzzt [wait 2 seconds] bzzzt that's Quicker OR the slower process that I went with that's a tap tap tap tap
- If you are right handed they will place the magnet on your left side n vice versa [I was a exception as I needed it done on my right side to save my left eyeball that really really hated the process]
- You must call out if you get less than 4 hours of sleep / Have something that really excited or depressed you in the day before; Like going to a party/drinking or having a major breakdown. [They will reschedule you for the end of the treatment / Add a couple extra days so no worries if you cancel.] My provider said that it makes TMS less effective as your brains not at its default state
- I was able to wear wireless earbuds during the process which make the ticking noise for 18 minutes pretty easy to handle <:)
'Ok but did it help?'
Absolutely! It may take up to a year to start feeling the full effects but I've already gotten some curious signs that I'm improving.
I am actually enjoying the sun for the first time in 12 years, I no longer feel like I need to hide away from light? 'What kind of improvement is that? Lol' I hear you wondering. And I don't have any definitive answer, I just noticed that it was the most noticeable/weird one as I've only ever wanted dark/blackout blinds & *hated* my overhead light being on. But I sat outside for a few minutes yesterday just enjoying sunning myself like a basking lizard. Its such a immense change in my life despite being 'silly'
I'm also more chatty again, there was a couple months where I joined voice calls and hardly spoke more than a few sentences over multiple hours. Just listening to others and watching them stream in silence, talking just felt like too much work.
There's a lot of other changes but I can't be for sure if its the TMS or just having a incredible support network of friends and acquaintances that have been unendingly patient with me and aren't afraid to talk about tough topics with me / vent alongside me about the horrors of the world.
I'll surely have more breakdowns and struggles over my fight with depression, but it feels like there's a light in the dark now.
Next step is scheduling my Total Hysterectomy, I see my OGYBN in 2 weeks to start that process of figuring it out
& seeing if I can get a xray of my knee to make sure the patella isn't trying to float away from the blunt trauma of having to 'fall' out of one of the big vans that the taxi-service had that's activated its hatred for existing and nearly given out on me again for the first time since my surgery 2 years ago
That's why i try to explain things the best i can even though i can't be short and to the point ever xD!
Its also why I value my vent art as much as I do, because even if I'm having a bloody horrid time I can hopefully give other people things to think about or just be a reminder that we aren't alone in our struggles.