{"id":3044,"date":"2013-07-24T20:33:07","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T01:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/?p=3044"},"modified":"2013-07-24T20:33:07","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T01:33:07","slug":"karen-answers-helena-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/?p=3044","title":{"rendered":"Karen answers Helena"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comment by Helena on 23 Sep 2012 at 4:36 pm<\/p>\n

Karen. I am contemplating electric shock treatment. Did you ever have it instead of medication therapy. I read you didn’t do medication. I\u2019d like your opinion. Scheduled for mid November because I want more time to prepare. Can you ask Dr. Baer. I sent you a email at\u00a0karenoverhill@yahoo.com<\/a>. Got it off facebook. TY<\/p>\n

Helena<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dear Helena,<\/p>\n

Thank you for asking about electric shock treatment. No, I never had this and personally would never have it done. I’m glad Dr. Baer never suggested this procedure. If he did, I may have stopped therapy altogether. In my opinion, what worked best for me was talk therapy. But I\u2019m no professional. Please seek more information; talk this over with a qualified psychiatrist and make a decision based on your own situation. No two people are alike and no two treatments can compare.<\/p>\n

Karen<\/p>\n

I appreciate you writing back to me through my email… below is what you shared and my response:<\/p>\n

“Hi Karen,<\/p>\n

I talked ECT over with my doctor and we decided to wait a while before doing it. I thank you for your thoughts because it gave me a reason to question my doctor. I told him I wanted more information to make a decision. He complied and no treatment for now. I would not have had the courage to ask. I always did what he said. Thank you for telling me to talk and ask questions. I feel good about my decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Helena<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dear Helena,<\/p>\n

Thank you for sharing your decision to talk with your doctor and wait a little longer before having electric shock treatment. \u00a0I am glad to hear you had the strength to ask and gain more knowledge. That’s the best way to heal.<\/p>\n

Wishing you all my best on your journey to heal.<\/p>\n

Karen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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