Eyes peer at me, then quickly look away.
Because they are afraid.
Because they sense the humiliation.
Because they know not what else to do.
Stretchers in front of me. Stretchers behind me.
Some poor soul being dragged where none of us want to go.
Who would have thought that a single shriek could fill the universe?
from Burstow, 2017—The Other Mrs. Smith
In the midst of flagrant professional misrepresentation of ECT, this article will provide hard-hitting and accurate information about the “psychiatric treatment” known as electroshock (ECT). This is a call to arms. Quite simply, the time has come for a frontal assault on the ECT industry and on the professionals associated with it. The time has come to rid society of this barbaric “treatment” altogether.
Naturally, it would make no sense to call for the end to a “treatment” unless it was, first and foremost, clearly profoundly injurious. So…
What are the Salient Facts about Electroshock?
There are so many horrific facts about ECT that it would take several articles to list them all. In a nutshell, however, some of the most pressing of these are:
Confirmation of email being received. Clarification of whether any Wales-uk based experts to offer professional medical help for brain damage/cognitive impairments caused by 20+ years of ECT and cocktail of psychiatric drugs. Endocrinologist, General practice doctor and CCHR helped my self discharge in 2013, off all psychiatric drugs in 2013-seemed correct that my continuous belief that psychiatric drugs and ECT induced psychosis and suicidal attempts. Brain MRI confirmed atrophy in 2014-same result in repeat Brain mri in 2017, and recent psychometric test result confirmed same significant cognitive impairments as 2015, marginal possible improvement in cognition but basically the same, and care workers to be organised to help with Ataxia and cognitive impairments, but despite belief my brain damage caused by psychiatry, apparently impossible to prove and legally uk lawyers not interested due to this?! On genetic and Inherited metabolic disorder project but this may end as brain damage possibly down to psychotropics etc but impossible to prove. At 56 walk with rollator due to Ataxia etc and cognitive impairments of significance cruel hidden disability soul destroying. Much suffering caused to loved ones witnessing my journey. I was a Neurology and general trained nurse in England-UK. Tragic but worse than anything else, should never have happened and a young and promising life greatly destroyed, but legal!