I have lived with clinical depression so long, that I don't know what it's like NOT to live without it. Please make this available to many and many of us.
@@pinkiepinkster8395 some of us eat healthy vegan, do bikram and Hatha yoga, and other healthy modalities and still need help due to genetic and environmental influences. Sounds like you neither suffer from nor grasp the depth and breadth of depression. Your comment comes off very self righteous and ill informed.
So happy to see this segment via Sunday Morning. Hoping and praying this breakthrough gets every green light it needs so everyone can find lasting relief without unhealthy chemical med cocktails that end up distroying our bodies.
Depression is so misunderstood. Tired of people saying "snap out of it" and "you'll bounce back". They wouldn't say that to someone with a physical disability.
And also " you need to help yourself"... Depression is a lonely illness, there is a lack of empathy, no one asks are you ok today, how are you... it's why dont you get up and help yourself...
I think people who don't have those kinds of problems assume that they have more control over their own mind than they really do. With the degree of control they think they have they can't imagine how it could become a problem, unless the person has a character flaw and brought it on themselves.
They do say it to people with chronic pain. We are supposed to use our minds to overcome our pain when our minds are already destroyed. I’m sounding so negative but it’s the truth. I gave up on my higher power.
I have done TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation it was an 8 week course of 35 minute painless treatments, never felt so good in my life. It is a lifesaving treatment that should be offered to everyone
@@fdoy there are no drawbacks, if you can't take anti- depressants and are drowning in severe depression and there is a non-invasive, non pharmaceutical answer then getting well shouldn't be looked at as a burden because it takes a little time and commitment. With therapy you also go every week. A little time commitment to save your life is well worth it, I don't understand your comment. I also understand depending on your diagnosis some people aren't able to receive TMS.
Your never alone, I used to be so scared of going out, or meeting people, I sometimes have epileptic seizures when im out, what hasn't helped with my anxiety and depression a good friend of mine suggested I look after her dog which has meant I have to walk him, they are just amazing companions just getting out, lifts my spirits, and I would advise, trying to be out can' be a real tonic especially being around creatures, like dogs who live in the moment,
@@martintucker2825 Thank you for reinforcing this to me. That's how strong depression is...I live on a small farm and the depression will "trap" me inside. Plus I'm in chronic pain from an Injury, that messes with me too. But you are right....the animals...the sounds and the breeze...I have to push pass my symptoms....it can be so hard. I just cry some days. I hide it from my family too. 😪
I love how they call it a brain emergency. It helps destigmatize depression by referring to it as an illness of a body part instead of a character flaw.
Call a spade a spade! The USA is fast pace, high expectations, No affordable Mental Health, high living expenses and tax's, Religion pressures/expectations, Gov. bullies, our own cant afford an education, now cutting $$ help for Vets and the elderly, lack of parenting skills, neglect, abused missing & murdered kids every day. Crime rates have doubled, Covid lock down, loss of jobs, illegals coming in expecting our resources, thousands of our own are homeless & hungry. Depressed is an understatement.
Merle - I doubt you will ever see this, but from the bottom of my heart, thank you for sharing your story. I’m 21 and have been fighting chronic, stubborn depression since I was at least 15 years old, and I resonated so strongly with your younger self. YOU gave me the hope in myself and my future that I needed.
It’s now included on most employers’ disability disclosure forms, and one can request accommodations to help manage work (remote options, schedule adjustments, etc.)
@@peterwelby Social Security can't be "scammed" by most people on the planet suffering from depression. In fact SS disability is not easy to get for depression. It has to be crippling. There are countless scientific studies documenting depression. There are also data on suicide. Reading credentialed sources is recommended.
My Lord, anyone else watching this segment with a tear in their eyes? The effects might be temporary, but the hope is always there. With so much negativity amongst humanity, it's good to know folks out there are still compassionate about matters of the mind, heart, and soul. May whoever reads this have a blessed day...
“The chatter.” Ah yes - that pesky chatter. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I suddenly decided to change the phrasing of how I acknowledged my depression. I stopped saying “I am” depressed, and started saying “I have” depression. I have an illness, in the same way someone has diabetes or Parkinson’s. However, no one says they “are” diabetes, so why should I say I am my disease. Once I stopped recognizing my depression as a personality trait and more of a genetic disorder, I took away some of its power and also some of my shame. When I feel depressed now, I can treat the symptoms of the depression without allowing “the chatter” to convince me that I am broken as a person and need to be punished.
Good for you! Don’t let your illness ever define you, and you’re so right I have Scoliosis but I never say “I am Scoliosis” because that’s not me, it’s something that my body has but it’s not me. Please never lose your strength and optimism, you’re awesome and have the power to control and overcome depression. God bless!
I did the same thing with my “addiction.” After going to meetings upon meetings where I was told to identify as an addict. You state your name and “I am and addict.” I started saying my name and I am a “recovering human being” I’m not going to continue hammering into my brain that an addictive behavior is my identity. That is just one small step, but every step makes a difference!!! You’re absolutely right and I’m happy to see that you mentioned and brought this up in the comments! We are multifaceted beings and cannot be identified by any one particular thing 😇
@Go Surf please don't attempt to simplify depression as if people with depression are just missing some magic cure or magic potion. Most people with depression have lived with it for years, some of us decades, we have tried all kinds of things to alleviate our symptoms and nothing has worked thus far. Stop patronizing people.
So many marriage and relationships collapsed when one of the partners suffers depression or any of the mental illnesses. These ladies are very fortunate to have supportive and caring spouses. Kudos to the Stanford hospital to be the pioneer of the new treatment. I hope they are also looking into guided psychedelic mushrooms as treatment.
Depression is not an illness!! It is blocked up feelings that need to come out and medication blocks these feelings and you will never be healed. Psychiatrists know that but don't know how to help and so they put people on medication. With a good Psychologist (they are rare) depression can be overcome. I had it for many years and then I came across a healer, people like her are rare in the world, and she taught me all this I wrote above. She even teaches now psychiatrists and doctors who want to learn about the truth..
@@wilfredopk3080 Everyone has “bad” days. If I’m in one of my spirals I don’t go anywhere, I don’t want anyone to see me like that, besides the fact I have no energy. I just cry and wish my brain was “normal”. I’ll walk my dogs after dark. It takes about a day for my brain to check itself. If it wasn’t for my meds it would happen more often. Nobody wants to feel this way.
@@wilfredopk3080 I’ve left 2 boyfriends because they were bi-polar and wouldn’t take their meds. It became too exhausting for me. I constantly take my meds, but a “bad” day is really bad. I find it hard to commit myself to invites because I never know how I’ll feel that far in advance. I don’t want that sort of attention anyway. I’m not going to show up somewhere like it’s all about me and how I’m feeling.
I need this. I’m 61 and have suffered from depression since I was a little girl. My first suicide attempt was when I was about 12. I was already anorexic. My first therapy session was 17. I’ve been in therapy off & on for years and meds too. Right now I’ve got the best psychiatrist I’ve ever had but living in the South, on SSDI, the options for different types of treatments are slim. I still take my meds and haven’t attempted suicide in a while. I’m grateful for that but wish I had more treatment options.
When I hear chronic depression from a young age to age 61, suicide attempts (suicidal ideation), and anorexia (eating disorder), I hear underlying Cluster B disorder. Have you ever had Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)? Have you ever heard of a treatment center called Harmony Place in Monterey, CA? Dr. Schwarz specializes in treating eating disorders, and talks about how some of his anorexic patients ask him to please not take away their anorexia. People forget the "nervosa" part of anorexia and that it's an anxiety-based issue. If I had to randomly assume/guess, I'd be willing to bet you were raised by a narcissist(s), and that because of your parent(s) you developed an attachment disorder that is the root cause of all this suffering, including your depression. Now, full disclosure, I didn't come up with that myself, it's something I learned about these "disorders" when reading some of the research and looking for specialists with success rates, as so many "experts" fail their patients, which must make them more woeful, hopeless, and/or anxious. Harmony place specializes in treating eating disorders (and many other similar and/or related disorders), but they focus on the underlying attachment disorder with the parent that causes the disorder to develop in the first place, not the anorexia nervosa....or depression....or suicidal ideation....or if there's any chemical dependency, etc. (or whatever the issue may be). Almost no one focuses on the root cause, instead they just write prescriptions for people that keep them dependent (and sometimes broke) on pharmaceuticals. Dr. Schwarz has been working in this field for decades and was most frustrated by the rate of relapse he was seeing, which is what prompted him to look for another way to approach this (and that is addressing the root cause). People "relapse" because no one is treating the root cause. If you have any interest in listening to him talk about this, here's a link to just one of his videos on eating disorder treatment harmonyplacemonterey.com/treatment/eating-disorder-treatment Here's a video of him talking about his approach to treating depression (unipolar treatment) harmonyplacemonterey.com/treatment/unipolar-depression/ Please feel free to ignore this entire post if you want to, I just saw your comment and wondered if you've ever really encountered a specialist who treats the root cause of these issues instead of just writing you a prescription and tells you to be content with that. Wishing you well on your path to finding a treatment that works for you. No one should have to live like you have for 60+ years.
@@le_th_ those are some bold claims from knowing so little about someone other than having depression and an eating disorder. A lot of people have these disorders and a very small amount have a personality disorder.
@@crongusclips7836 They're not bold for anyone whose studied Cluster B disorders for 7 years. That's just being well-informed and being able to recognize a confluence of behaviors and thought patterns, and connecting the dots to what is driving the person's pathological behavior.
I’m hopeful about the treatment, cynical about the cost. Will this be available to over represented and underserved populations? Low income and the working poor suffer from untreated depression, too. I’m praying this reaches them and doesn’t become the sole prerogative of the more financially well-off.
Excellent point. Like you, I hope this treatment will be widely available. Depression has a remarkable ability to sap a person of their livelihood along with their vigor. I worry that, for many patients, expensive treatments will remain out of reach. I know that when I suffered from Depression, years ago, my downward spiral led to job loss, which led to a loss of insurance, which, eventually, led to great difficulty in receiving treatment and affording the medication that, eventually, really worked to ease my symptoms. The condition had a cascade of effects across my entire life, but it was my finances, perhaps, that were hit the hardest. It completely derailed my career trajectory and prospects. I hope that treatments like these are afforded to those who are the least able to afford them.
Yep, that was my thought as well. I can't even afford to take my full dose of my bipolar disorder medication right now (although even when I was able to afford it in the past, it still didn't get rid of my depression, only gave me more time between episodes). I can't afford talk therapy either. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation has been recommended to me multiple times, I can't afford it. I fear that I'm going to deal with this until I'm as old as the woman in the story not because the effective treatment doesn't exist, but because I can't afford it.
I get my insurance for $1/month through Obamacare and I am currently getting Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation covered by my insurance, completely for free. No copay, coinsurance, or deductible. This particular protocol of TMS isn't FDA approved yet, but once it is it will also be insurance covered. Not affordable for lower-income people without insurance though. The equipment is also an issue. You can have insurance that covers it but you have to be near a treatment center. Available in most urban areas but difficult to find outside of that.
Me too, because I'm one of them. I have taken just about every anti-depressant on the market and go to see a therapist weekly, but I struggle mightily.
Prayer didn't create this treatment, and prayer won't make it work any better. When you thank some imaginary ghost man in the sky you are disrespecting the scientists who's hard work and genius actually created this wonderful technology. How dare you credit their achievement to your fictional character.
Praying helps NO ONE but the person saying the prayer, and it helps you feel better about yourself. If prayer actually helped, I'm guessing all pedophile and rapists would be dead, or they'd stop preying on children and vulnerable women. If prayer worked, there'd be no need for cancer hospital for children...or adults for that matter. If prayer worked, there'd be no hungry infants....and don't try to tell me infants have free will, either.
I heard. I got anger issues so not any better... YOU ARE FREAKIN, PRECIOUS AND UNIQUE! Wish u accept Jesus Christ as your Savior so u can go to heaven after this life. God doesn't expect you to be perfect nor sinless. He just wants u to believe in Him as your Savior for your sins so u can go to heaven after this life.
TMS is a life saving treatment for people with persistent depressive disorder. I highly recommend it and I’m happy to see they are making it even better.
I want this! Please help me. My chronic depression is so bad. I'm 60 years old and have had this my entire life. I don't want to feel suicidal any more.
Depression is real. Too many people still ignorantly tell the seriously depressed person to basically "snap out of it" and/or stigmatize Depression as a weakness, or claim it's caused by "sin". This only leads to deeper guilt and isolation. I wouldn't wish Treatment Resistant Depression on anyone.
People are ignorant. Worse still, many clinicians are ignorant, too, and they aren't educated or trained on the root cause of these things. Worse still, they have the pharmaceutical industry pushing them to just write prescriptions, as that's less time consuming for them, and they can see more patients if they aren't treating the root cause. Don't get me started. There is so much ignorance in the world, and almost as many people who lack empathy for others.
@@starchannel123 In life there are only 2 problems--mind and the body. . To feel better reduce negative thoughts. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives good relief from stress-anxiety. To relax sit on a chair or lie down, neck straight, eyes closed and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight your thoughts. With daily practice the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Do the practice without any expectations. When taking a walk, at work, when reading, before sleep etc observe your breath sensations. Like me, make this a lifetime daily habit to have a better life. Reduce negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Best wishes--Counsellor.
I would give anything for a chance to receive this treatment. Thirty years of suffering has beaten me down to a hollow shell. Any fragments of hope seem to disintegrate before my eyes because there is no energy to take action. Therapy and meds barely keep me afloat. The only reason I don't check myself in for help is lack of proper insurance and funds... and because I've heard it all before. Current options are not solutions. I want to feel hope, but I know I can't wait 5-10 years for it to become mainstream. Thus the reason for this post...a prayer for emergency authorization!
There is a clinic in my state (VA) that uses magnetic therapy. I can relate to what you’re going through. Days of lost hope, crying and not answering calls etc. The panic and anxiety attacks.
@@jintyc9133 they were just decriminalized near me, so that is something I'll check into. Looks like there is some science to back up the anecdotal reports.
My heart ❤️ goes out to these women and their mental health struggles😩 They are so lucky 🍀 to have husbands that are devoted to them and taken the part of the marriage vows “in sickness and in health” seriously. Much respect to them.🙏😘👍
Amen 💯. YOU ARE FREAKIN, PRECIOUS AND UNIQUE! Wish u accept Jesus Christ as your Savior so u can go to heaven after this life. God doesn't expect you to be perfect nor sinless. He just wants u to believe in Him as your Savior for your sins so u can go to heaven after this life.
@@eileendoherty2836 much respect to you. Much sympathy for u and her. Hope God and others help you plentiful YOU ARE FREAKIN, PRECIOUS AND UNIQUE! Wish u accept Jesus Christ as your Savior so u can go to heaven after this life. God doesn't expect you to be perfect nor sinless. He just wants u to believe in Him as your Savior for your sins so u can go to heaven after this life.
Depression isn’t just mental. It’s physical . It drains the life out of me. I would have no energy to even get up to shower. I can’t look at anyone, talk to anyone. I would just want tp hide under the cover in my bed for days. And for those days, the chatter would convince me I’m worthless and I’m a failure and this world is better without me. It’s a horrible horrible condition to have. I don’t wish it on my worst enemies. The last thing you want to hear is “ cheer up, just don’t think about it”. Or “ there’s tons of ppl worse than you “. If I have a penny for every time I’ve heard that, I’d be rich by now. But it truly doesn’t make someone with depression feel any better.
@@carolmusselman8859 Dear Carol , I get you .. first advice , as boring as it sound , give yourself time , and work on acceptance of both your positive and negative feelings .. we are not expect , as human are complete with emotions , to work always efficiently and be always positive . Several new studies give evidence on how much negative feelings are necessary for our development and progression of our life . Nonetheless .. 🙏🏻from your mum from a “ stranger “ .
I can't believe these women had saints for husbands. Usually this disease gets so overwhelming that the effects of it can drive a husband or wife away. They are good patient men. .
@@Chad_Max Clinicall depression is a medical condition, it can literally be seen on scans (as shown in this video as well). You have a right to decide not to be with someone who has it, but please don’t lump all people with depression together. Some can be helped by changing their lifestyles, values etc., but clinical depression needs actual medical brain treatment, whether through medication or procedures such as these. Also it’s rude to call people with mental health issues “whackjobs”, because it can easily happen to all of us. For instance, severe depression can be a result of traumatic brain injury, which you can get by slipping and falling on the street, being in a car accident, etc. So be mindful that you could be a “whackjob” needing this treatment one day
@@Chad_Max How funny that you think you can "allow" someone to be depressed. lol How delusional! You have no power to stop it or change it, and judging by your overt toxicity, I think anyone would be better off to be rid of you, regardless of their state of health. It always so funny how narcissists just blurt out their psychopathology so willingly on the internet. Man, you guys are so broken...
@@Chad_Max sounds like intrinsic/extrinsic motivation.... depression takes out motivation and depending on the severity it can cause anhedonia (apathy)... many other effects anxiety, stress..
Jane Pauley is a testament to successfully overcoming the psychological affliction of bipolar disorder. She is an inspiration to everyone who has suffered through that. // The woman featured in this story, Merle Becker, is also someone who merits a thumbs up for her perseverance in treating her recurrent depression. We all wish her the best.
Hi Sabine: I wish this for you too. I suggest keeping a picture of yourself being eligible for and receiving this treatment right before you fall asleep at night and then again when you wake up in the morning. And reflect on how it will feel to have that part of you under control.
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore. Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life. All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
@@eileendoherty2836 may u be blessed 🙌. It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore. Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life. All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
The pulses in TMS are far stronger than anything your phone or other electronics can generate. TMS pulses are calibrated by seeing the level that causes the patient’s thumb to twitch. Most of our devices can’t emit enough power to do that. If sending a text doesn’t make your thumb twitch, you’re not getting enough electromagnetic energy from its transmissions to seriously affect your neurons.
@@catc8927 There are many studies (paying $1,000's) looking for people that have their c.p.'s in constant use, even sleeping with them. Please join one of these studies, earn some big $$$ and report back to us and start a u-tube channel. Thanks for your contributions.
I am stressed out from all the mental and pain that my parents have given me, living with depression, I have came to know the difference between sadness and depression, depression doesn't only last for a couple of days, it's like a feeling that is very different from sadness, in depression, you don't want to die, but you just want to like "unexist" you want yourself to be erased from everyone memories and the existence itself, you think "what is the purpose of me, what am I supposed to do with this life", I am still trying to not "suicide" due to religious reasons although I get many suicidal thoughts. To all of my brothers and sisters suffering from depression, stay strong don't ever, I said don't ever think of suicide, you have to overcome it, you are a warrior. You are not just a "regular human" you are a warrior suffering from this disease that doesn't exist but you suffer from it. Stay strong.
Do you want to know about its treatment properly ....very easy and effective way....can I tell you something about its treatment....my personnel experience...
Yes, I agree. Great dude YOU ARE FREAKIN, PRECIOUS AND UNIQUE! Wish u accept Jesus Christ as your Savior so u can go to heaven after this life. God doesn't expect you to be perfect nor sinless. He just wants u to believe in Him as your Savior for your sins so u can go to heaven after this life.
This is a wonderful breakthrough and I'm so happy for these people. I have never been diagnosed with depression, but rather OCD, and it has been at times quite debilitating. I think I'd give almost anything to be free of it, but then I also fear I'd lose something; creativity, ability to remember things...stuff like that. For me, a treatment is almost "be careful what you wish for," but at least I'm lucky enough to not have it so bad where I can actually consider these things. My heart goes out to everyone suffering from any kind of brain disorder. It SUCKS, and I hope we all get better someday soon.
Maybe it is approved and considered for ocd too by now, or at least also in studies. Is ocd being located in certain brain structural locations according to brain activity by now? Though they are also putting hoarding disorder into a separate category and maybe more than one discrete type of ocd. NYStatePsychiatricHospital was doing trials with the transcranial magnetic treatment some years ago and recruiting patients with OCD spectrum diagnoses under anxiety disorder clinic there. I read the material for informed consent, but decided not to participate because of taking CAT scan for baseline readings. I thought of cost benefit ratio with unknown benefit. Think if in extremis of imminent life threatening suicidality it would have been more clear with "what have you got to lose?"
I too have OCD, along with depression/anxiety i manage basically on my own… I’ve found NAC (N-acetyl cysteine) to be very helpful for my form of OCD (dermatillomania). I take a high dose, 2-3000mg/day and i try to be consistent but i miss days sometimes & do feel a difference. Ive also found Inositol in higher doses than the label recommends, to be helpful for anxiety… which is just so exhausting to live with i think it can trigger/exacerbate depression, it can also cause insomnia & sleep disturbance or deprivation is veeeeeery similar feeling to depression so its also not helpful! I rely on a LOT of herbs really, cannabis too, i think i used to rely on that too much but diversifying with other herbs & supplements helps me manage & keep things more in balance these days. Valerian is fantastic for sleep. Knocks me out! Lol. EFT (emotional freedom technique) aka tapping therapy has also really helped me for acute anxiety or stress in the moment. I also just invested in some Loop earplugs, to help me with noise sensitivity/anxiety/sleep. The “experience” ones are great for the car to cut down on the tiring road noise but still be able to hear important louder sounds like horns. They’ve also discovered there is a definite link between the microbiome/our gut bacteria, and our mood & mental health. Its important to get both Pre* & Pro- biotic foods/drinks in your diet. My personal favorite is Kombucha, Aqua Kefir, or Jun Kombucha, they’re like natural anti-depressants, and they’re fun to drink so it helps give me an alternative to wine 😉which I do love, but you reeeeeally have to be careful & alcohol is NOT recommended for depression, a hangover is like giving yourself a mild case of depression lol. There is also hard kombucha with a slightly higher alcohol content I find such a nice in-between, its relaxing, but not so strong it gives me a hangover or exacerbates depression, it’s really nice for summertime. I also randomly wish Bars would make it just normal to have Kombucha and/or hard kombucha on tap- for the non-alcoholic friends & to just give people a healthier alternative that doesn’t harm mental or physical health while still allowing people to be social. Anyway, i hope maybe some of these tips help, i believe it was a youtube comment section on some mental health/OCD related vid where I originally learned about NAC & the Yale study on people with trichtotillomania (basically the sister OCD to what I have, dermatillomania). You can look up ‘Yale/NAC/trichtotillomania’ study & surely find it, it should pop up 👍 good luck! 💜 🙏✌️
Agree 👍 YOU ARE FREAKIN, PRECIOUS AND UNIQUE! Wish u accept Jesus Christ as your Savior so u can go to heaven after this life. God doesn't expect you to be perfect nor sinless. He just wants u to believe in Him as your Savior for your sins so u can go to heaven after this life.
Considering the suicide rate is up by 30% something has to change in the form of treatment. It also makes a person feel that it’s not just a made up thing, that there really is something wrong with their brain that they have no control over. Hopefully this is on the right path. Now we just have to hope it gets approval and that insurance will cover it.
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore. Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life. All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
Thank you so much for pushing this forward. The treatment of depression has been totally stale over past 20-30 years. Not sure if money is the issue or it is just that hard. If this indeed works that well, we have to make sure all patients can access it, not only the "chosen ones"
I'm currently doing a second round of TMS. It brought me to remission more than a year ago and I'm already feeling better again after 11 treatments this time around. I'm thrilled about this new protocol of TMS.
Good 4 u! It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore. Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life. All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
I hope I can try this someday soon. I've already lost almost 3 decades to this weighted emptiness, exhausting fatigue and beliefs of worthlessness, shame and guilt with 0% family support or love.
🙏❤ "Sadness is from happenstance; whatever happened or did not happen for you, grief. Depression is the body saying "F-- you, I don't want to be this character anymore. I don't want to hold up this avatar that you've created in the world. It's too much for me." Deep rest. Your body needs to be depressed. It needs deep rest from the character that you've been trying to play... My father just lighting up the room or wrapping everyone in a story and going, oh, that's the thing I want to do.. My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn't believe that that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative choice. He got a safe job. When I was 12 years old, he was let go from that safe job. And we had do everything we could to survive.. I saw his love and humor and how it altered the world around me, and I thought - that's something to do, that's something worth my time.. Now fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much. You can spend your life imagining ghosts. And the decisions we make in this moment, are based in either love or fear." -Jim Carrey
This is wonderful! The problem with these treatments is affordability. I have seen TMS work wonders for clients of mine so this sounds like an even better way to treat.
I have been wondering why scientists are not working harder on new treatments for mental illness, particularly depression. I hope that this treatment will become available to everyone needing it. Not just people with money.
Yes, once someone loses their physical health, you can expect depression on top of that loss of health. People have no idea how important their physical health is until they lose it. I'm sorry for what you've had to go through. I hope you can persevere until things get better.
This is absolutely amazing! This gives people a whole new life! Can you imagine this kind of treatment for drug addicts and alcoholics if it could done this way too?
This made me cry so much. Im recently in therapy and i've basically been almost always if nit always sad all mh life. Mh therapist Said that i probably been deling with chronic depression and just knowing finally that theres nothing wrong with me as a person. Trauma and life circunstances change and alter the brain and body is such a relieff to know that there is nothing wrong with u, your brain unfortunally was developed differently and it is not your fault, there is hope. There is always hope and i believe and i will continue to get better ♥️ i wish u all the best from the bottom of my heart, i really do. We got this ♥️🌸
🙏❤ "Sadness is from happenstance; whatever happened or did not happen for you, grief. Depression is the body saying "F-- you, I don't want to be this character anymore. I don't want to hold up this avatar that you've created in the world. It's too much for me." Deep rest. Your body needs to be depressed. It needs deep rest from the character that you've been trying to play... My father just lighting up the room or wrapping everyone in a story and going, oh, that's the thing I want to do.. My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn't believe that that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative choice. He got a safe job. When I was 12 years old, he was let go from that safe job. And we had do everything we could to survive.. I saw his love and humor and how it altered the world around me, and I thought - that's something to do, that's something worth my time.. Now fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much. You can spend your life imagining ghosts. And the decisions we make in this moment, are based in either love or fear." -Jim Carrey
I have been following this research and treatment for a long time! I really sincerely hope that this treatment will be cheap and accessible, and will replace the terrible drugs that exist today.
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore. Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life. All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
I am bipolar and I am hopeful for the 1st time in my life. I've had two hospitalizations and the worst was surviving an attempt in 2010. I called Dr. Williams clinic and hopefully I'll get an appointment. I am ready to fly to Palo Alto at a moment's notice. I broke down crying because these two women's experiences were like looking in a mirror for what I've dealt with my whole life. I am hopeful we can end to suicide in my lifetime. If you are in crisis, get help!!! Call someone, go to the ER....you are loved and you are here for a reason!!! ❤🙏
🙏❤ "Sadness is from happenstance; whatever happened or did not happen for you, grief. Depression is the body saying "F-- you, I don't want to be this character anymore. I don't want to hold up this avatar that you've created in the world. It's too much for me." Deep rest. Your body needs to be depressed. It needs deep rest from the character that you've been trying to play... My father just lighting up the room or wrapping everyone in a story and going, oh, that's the thing I want to do.. My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn't believe that that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative choice. He got a safe job. When I was 12 years old, he was let go from that safe job. And we had do everything we could to survive.. I saw his love and humor and how it altered the world around me, and I thought - that's something to do, that's something worth my time.. Now fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much. You can spend your life imagining ghosts. And the decisions we make in this moment, are based in either love or fear." -Jim Carrey
🙏❤ "Sadness is from happenstance; whatever happened or did not happen for you, grief. Depression is the body saying "F-- you, I don't want to be this character anymore. I don't want to hold up this avatar that you've created in the world. It's too much for me." Deep rest. Your body needs to be depressed. It needs deep rest from the character that you've been trying to play... My father just lighting up the room or wrapping everyone in a story and going, oh, that's the thing I want to do.. My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn't believe that that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative choice. He got a safe job. When I was 12 years old, he was let go from that safe job. And we had do everything we could to survive.. I saw his love and humor and how it altered the world around me, and I thought - that's something to do, that's something worth my time.. Now fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much. You can spend your life imagining ghosts. And the decisions we make in this moment, are based in either love or fear." -Jim Carrey
ECT isn’t a barbaric procedure anymore. Straight from Mayo Clinic: “Much of the stigma attached to ECT is based on early treatments in which high doses of electricity were administered without anesthesia, leading to memory loss, fractured bones and other serious side effects.” Today the procedure is much safer and isn’t like the stuff you see in movies.
ECT is a completely different treatment than what it was in its early years. It is no longer a barbaric treatment. Check on the Internet, and you will see how much it has changed.
With all due respect it doesn’t seem remotely responsible that any healthcare practitioner would recommend someone going through any treatment protocol 80 times?
Wow. As a former nurse in psychiatric units where electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was routinely done in cases of suicidal depression, this new new treatment is amazing. I'm wondering if it has any side effects like memory loss that is associated with ECT?
This would be a dream come true for me! All I want in my life is to be depression free as I have lived with it all my life. Please bring one to New Zealand.
one of the worst parts of being bipolar is that you never know when you are going to fall into the bipole hole [of depression] again. you know that you can easily fall into that depression hole again at anytime. even when you’re having “good” moments, you don’t know how long it’s going to last. you also don’t know how long or short your depression episode or those types of thoughts are going to last. it can be anywhere from seconds or minutes to months, years, or decades.
This is wonderful news. My fear is that insurance may not cover this treatment and it will only be available to those who can afford it. So many people’s lives could be transformed by this treatment. We need universal healthcare in this country!
@@patscorner7183 Lucky You! I meditate and it doesn't always work for depression. Please research! What's good for the goose is not always good for the gander.
@Roxanne Mitchell According to published studies in scientific journals, transcendental meditation seems to have the same mechanism of action as this device (PFC and ACC stimulation). Transcendental meditation is sitting down with eyes closed and repeating a mantra for 20 minutes twice a day. One of the common mantras I believe is "Raam", which in traditional Indian cultures is used as the name of God. I mention that in case you want to use a more culturally appropriate mantra for your culture. I believe with practice you can use the mantra for all your waking period, what is referred to in Indian text as "every breath and bite". Both TM and this seem to have the same mechanism of action, the difference is this SAINT therapy has a bigger carbon footprint, requires no effort on the part of the patient, is relatively instantaneous, and is price prohibitive for poorer regions of non first world countries. In the tm when you notice a thought, over time you start to recognize it as just a thought and not a reality, and drift back to repetition of your mantra, your tool against depression. The mantra is designed to eventually replace your thoughts during meditation. The paper on tm is Mahone (2018) "fMRI during transcendental meditation practice." The paper on SAINT therapy in this video is Cole (2021) "Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy: a Double-Blind Trial" I don't wantbto sound like I'm trying to diminish their great work, because it does seem like a really great, lifesaving invention!
@@roxannemitchell6112 I am with you, I'm going to see my cardiologist today. I've been having strong palpitation lately & nausea due to the anxiety. Perhaps he'd recommend another prof for my mental situation. I know, there were occasions when I couldn't visualise what I expected to see 😅
Oh my goodness I wish they had that down close around where I lived and I could get help to get a treatment like that that is awesome that would be a blessing
Been on medication for 40 years. I am living my best life since menopause and the end of endometriosis. I'm 59 there is always hope even at the darkest moment. I know anyone who knows me I've should be dead.
Everyone's body chemistry is different. In my situation, it was after menopause that my severe depression and anxiety began. I was at the top of my game of life until my final last day of my last menstruation stopped that was August of 2010. I'm now age 67. My depression hasn't ceased. No matter what I've tried to change it. You are fortunate. Not many people are. Genetic's also plays a role. #peace
I'll be seeing my doctor soon and I'll ask about TMS. We live in a small town so who knows. After a lifetime of never feeling happy it is something to hold on to. I wish they would have taken the piece a step further and given information about where to start finding it.
This sounds like a promising game changer. And the end of the medication merry go round. Hopefully it will be covered by most patients insurance plan. 🤞
Don't be so quick to think the pharmaceutical industry, one of the most psychopathic industries out there, is just going to let all their profits walk over to the MRI clinic. I can't tell you how much I hope I'm wrong about this. I want to be very, very wrong.
As someone who has struggled with depression for my entire adult life, I was brought to tears at the very thought that relief might be on the horizon. If not for me, then for those young adults who suffer. It has been a long road and I often think that the only relief is death. I would travel to the ends of the earth to be cured. This treatment gives me hope.
I’m starting TMS on Monday. I’m grateful that Medicare finally approves us as a valid treatment for medicine resistant patients. I don’t expect a magic bullet but after a lifetime of living like these people are describing I’m wiling to try anything.
The fact that it requires an MRI prior to treatment, means a couple of things. First it won't be cheap. Even with good insurance an MRI can cost you. Second unless you are suicidal and getting this treatment in a hospital setting, means that it will require a specialist with a ton of consults before its considered, which also means it won't be cheap and so if treatment is successful then you will be happier but now ridiculously in debt. This will get incredible pushback from big pharma that rely on medication to treat depression and other mental health disorders, so you won't see this in your lifetime as a option for less wealthy people. Lastly based on the way people and government view mental health, this treatment will be far down the road, and the likelihood that the average person who needs it will get it is unlikely, unless you are affluent like the women of the study were or knows someone who can get you into the study. Lastly most insurance plans for average folk don't cover mental health needs sufficiently anyways, and with the cost of this kind of equipment, there's no way the average insurance is going to cover this. Lastly at least for one woman of the study required follow up treatment? Even more cost. While there's no hope for me or any of you watching this in our lifetimes, I do hope at some point in the future this can help to catch depression early and save people's lives.
This is not an argument against what your reply but here is my experience: I am a Vet with Depression+PTSD. First I have Medicare and have had several MRIs the co-pay has been between $60-80. I have participated in several studies a couple of which are FDA approved treatment. I am currently in another clinical trial. The only way I could get Medicare to pay for the treatment was to enroll in the clinical trial. If I had sought out and paid out of pocket for the treatment it would have been 15K-20K excluding monthly adjustments. I say all this to get across to people who feel like they want to try a treatment or feel like the treatment they are currently on isn’t effective. When you have the energy (seek help) there are many people out there who will help get you where you want to go. Don’t let anyone discourage you, even your doctors. I found all those clinical trials by myself, my Psychiatrist did not suggest but neither did he discourage me from enrolling. Please stay alive your cure is either out there to it’s on the way.
@@Dharmarenee I understand what you are saying and agree. For some (Vets) and people who manage to get a good job with good insurance, then it might be manageable. In my 30 years in the workforce I have never had insurance that covered or reduced the cost sufficiently that I was able to afford it. Only when I have been unemployed and was able to get on state coverage was I able to get the treatment I needed (not specialists but basic therapy and some limited access to meds.), but the moment I get a job I am unable to keep state insurance and its a giant seesaw. I'm glad you are able to get the care you feel you need. I cannot and its killing me.
I maybe left out a vital part even though I am a disabled Veteran I do not seek care in the VA system. I can no longer work so that makes me eligible for Medicare. The VA is helpful if you are in a crisis but long term follow-up and management is sorely lacking. I promise you I am no way wealthy and all the studies were free and most provided an stipend. There are a lot of things happening in mental illness treatment right now, there are treatments in clinical trials(I won’t discuss them in this forum)that are literally mind blowing. The concern with big pharma may be valid but “everything old is new again” and what was once outlawed is now being used again. You seem like a very savvy and determined fellow I bet you could help in the struggle for people to find and afford the treatment they need. I will cling to hope for my part and share my experiences with others and never accept that something is off limits to me because I am “too” this or that. Like I said I have tons of experience in a lot of treatments, I don’t dwell on hearsay and conspiracy theories.
I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and spoken word performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my RUclips channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates.
I have lived with clinical depression so long, that I don't know what it's like NOT to live without it. Please make this available to many and many of us.
Have you looked into Neuro Serenity by Xtend life? Research that and vitamin D3 and Omega 3 affects and tumeric
Amen
Healthcare providers & insurance : “no stay depressed poor loser”
It’s okay bro, we’ll all get through the bs of modern culture & society together.
Studies are being done with psilocybin, a chemical found in certain mushroom. One session, with a doctor in attendance, can last for three months.
@@sophierobinson2738 ketamine has had similar results
To paraphrase Robin Williams…..people fake happiness, not depression. Thank God people are working on helping us.
Or you could just eat a healthy vegan diet and exercise
@@pinkiepinkster8395 some of us eat healthy vegan, do bikram and Hatha yoga, and other healthy modalities and still need help due to genetic and environmental influences. Sounds like you neither suffer from nor grasp the depth and breadth of depression. Your comment comes off very self righteous and ill informed.
Yeah I ran out of oxycodone so I'm really going through it
@@pinkiepinkster8395 I'm vegetarian and ride a bike to work nearly every day , doesn't make me feel any better
So happy to see this segment via Sunday Morning. Hoping and praying this breakthrough gets every green light it needs so everyone can find lasting relief without unhealthy chemical med cocktails that end up distroying our bodies.
Depression is so misunderstood. Tired of people saying "snap out of it" and "you'll bounce back". They wouldn't say that to someone with a physical disability.
And also " you need to help yourself"... Depression is a lonely illness, there is a lack of empathy, no one asks are you ok today, how are you... it's why dont you get up and help yourself...
Excellent observation! Thank you for your words of wisdom.
I think people who don't have those kinds of problems assume that they have more control over their own mind than they really do.
With the degree of control they think they have they can't imagine how it could become a problem, unless the person has a character flaw and brought it on themselves.
I agree with the first part of your statement. The second part of your statement is unfortunately untrue.
They do say it to people with chronic pain. We are supposed to use our minds to overcome our pain when our minds are already destroyed. I’m sounding so negative but it’s the truth. I gave up on my higher power.
I have done TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation it was an 8 week course of 35 minute painless treatments, never felt so good in my life. It is a lifesaving treatment that should be offered to everyone
Did your medical insurance cover the costs for TMS?
@@dawnzimmerman6818 yes it did, I tried all kinds of anti-depressants, they always made me worse.
I ask for TMS but there are alot of drawbacks and one has to keep going every week.
@@fdoy there are no drawbacks, if you can't take anti- depressants and are drowning in severe depression and there is a non-invasive, non pharmaceutical answer then getting well shouldn't be looked at as a burden because it takes a little time and commitment. With therapy you also go every week. A little time commitment to save your life is well worth it, I don't understand your comment. I also understand depending on your diagnosis some people aren't able to receive TMS.
@scooterbaby1 Do you have follow-ups or maintenance sessions with TMS?
I can't help but cry when I hear others explain how it feels to be in the abyss of depression. It makes you feel you are the only one.
Anyone with depression might possibly find the talks and books by Eckhart Tolle helpful. Take care.
@@RobertF- thank you kindly
Your never alone, I used to be so scared of going out, or meeting people, I sometimes have epileptic seizures when im out, what hasn't helped with my anxiety and depression a good friend of mine suggested I look after her dog which has meant I have to walk him, they are just amazing companions just getting out, lifts my spirits, and I would advise, trying to be out can' be a real tonic especially being around creatures, like dogs who live in the moment,
@@martintucker2825 Thank you for reinforcing this to me. That's how strong depression is...I live on a small farm and the depression will "trap" me inside. Plus I'm in chronic pain from an Injury, that messes with me too. But you are right....the animals...the sounds and the breeze...I have to push pass my symptoms....it can be so hard. I just cry some days. I hide it from my family too. 😪
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I love how they call it a brain emergency. It helps destigmatize depression by referring to it as an illness of a body part instead of a character flaw.
Call a spade a spade! The USA is fast pace, high expectations, No affordable Mental Health, high living expenses and tax's, Religion pressures/expectations, Gov. bullies, our own cant afford an education, now cutting $$ help for Vets and the elderly, lack of parenting skills, neglect, abused missing & murdered kids every day. Crime rates have doubled, Covid lock down, loss of jobs, illegals coming in expecting our resources, thousands of our own are homeless & hungry. Depressed is an understatement.
yeah, that only took a hundred years... It's still an invisible disability though, which makes people suspect it's a "choice" rather than an illness.
@@scrubjay93 Right? Or that they are faking it. bc suicide is so convenient ?- NOT- when will they wake up?
100% correct. The worst disease on the planet!
Indeed.
This needs to be available to everyone on a regular basis. This is amazing.
Merle - I doubt you will ever see this, but from the bottom of my heart, thank you for sharing your story. I’m 21 and have been fighting chronic, stubborn depression since I was at least 15 years old, and I resonated so strongly with your younger self. YOU gave me the hope in myself and my future that I needed.
Hello Skim, sorry to hear about you have to deal with. I work in the lab where this research was done, feel free to reach to learn more about it.
Excellent to see that clinical depression being referred to as a disability.
It's the number one reason for Social Security disabilty benefits. It's widely accepted as the number one disability world wide.
@@nancyredheffer8988 Because it's the easiest way to scam SSI.
It’s now included on most employers’ disability disclosure forms, and one can request accommodations to help manage work (remote options, schedule adjustments, etc.)
@@peterwelby Social Security can't be "scammed" by most people on the planet suffering from depression. In fact SS disability is not easy to get for depression. It has to be crippling. There are countless scientific studies documenting depression. There are also data on suicide. Reading credentialed sources is recommended.
It is one according to the Social Security Administration & any doctor worth their salt.
My Lord, anyone else watching this segment with a tear in their eyes? The effects might be temporary, but the hope is always there. With so much negativity amongst humanity, it's good to know folks out there are still compassionate about matters of the mind, heart, and soul. May whoever reads this have a blessed day...
Jose Morales. God bless you for caring enough to share.
Jose thank you for the comment would love to talk
Dear Jose, God Bless You.
Thank you, that shows us your true heart
Thank you, sir.
“The chatter.” Ah yes - that pesky chatter.
It wasn’t until a few years ago that I suddenly decided to change the phrasing of how I acknowledged my depression. I stopped saying “I am” depressed, and started saying “I have” depression. I have an illness, in the same way someone has diabetes or Parkinson’s. However, no one says they “are” diabetes, so why should I say I am my disease. Once I stopped recognizing my depression as a personality trait and more of a genetic disorder, I took away some of its power and also some of my shame. When I feel depressed now, I can treat the symptoms of the depression without allowing “the chatter” to convince me that I am broken as a person and need to be punished.
Good for you! Don’t let your illness ever define you, and you’re so right I have Scoliosis but I never say “I am Scoliosis” because that’s not me, it’s something that my body has but it’s not me. Please never lose your strength and optimism, you’re awesome and have the power to control and overcome depression. God bless!
I'm glad that works so well for you. It takes more than that for me. I have even done TMS twice.
I take a small daily dose of Abilify- it has helped me immensely! ***Expensive, though***
I did the same thing with my “addiction.” After going to meetings upon meetings where I was told to identify as an addict. You state your name and “I am and addict.” I started saying my name and I am a “recovering human being” I’m not going to continue hammering into my brain that an addictive behavior is my identity. That is just one small step, but every step makes a difference!!! You’re absolutely right and I’m happy to see that you mentioned and brought this up in the comments! We are multifaceted beings and cannot be identified by any one particular thing 😇
Well said.
There’s nothing that I appreciate more about segments like these coming up with new or unique ideas of how to cure depression.
@Go Surf If only it were that simple. Thanks
@Go Surf Yes, it does but it does not cure depression if that is what you are implying..
Let's hope this doesn't just 'disappear'.
@Go Surf - that statement is pure bunk.
@Go Surf please don't attempt to simplify depression as if people with depression are just missing some magic cure or magic potion.
Most people with depression have lived with it for years, some of us decades, we have tried all kinds of things to alleviate our symptoms and nothing has worked thus far.
Stop patronizing people.
So many marriage and relationships collapsed when one of the partners suffers depression or any of the mental illnesses. These ladies are very fortunate to have supportive and caring spouses. Kudos to the Stanford hospital to be the pioneer of the new treatment. I hope they are also looking into guided psychedelic mushrooms as treatment.
Notice it's our parents generation. Certainly not my generation of men 💯
@@SundayCookingRemix - there are great, and awful, people in every generation. Don’t give up, you will find a great one.🙂
@@marys3127 nah im good 💯
I'm pretty sure i'd lose my partner if I let my depression run loose.
Seeing this is absolutely incredible. Depression is a horrible thing to live with, and this really could help so many people.
Depression is not an illness!! It is blocked up feelings that need to come out and medication blocks these feelings and you will never be healed. Psychiatrists know that but don't know how to help and so they put people on medication. With a good Psychologist (they are rare) depression can be overcome. I had it for many years and then I came across a healer, people like her are rare in the world, and she taught me all this I wrote above. She even teaches now psychiatrists and doctors who want to learn about the truth..
@@jacquelineleubin5004 Tell us more about this psychologist and what she taught that treated you depression...
@@jacquelineleubin5004 need more info
Well, it's not a common treatment yet so too soon to be happy about, I'm afraid... Yet the first step, you're right
Who knows when it will be available tho.
Depression can occur even when one does not act or speak about it. A person can act or speak completely happy but inside be depressed
Yep. Everyone except my close family and friends think I’m always happy. We don’t want to burden others.
@@absatwell8163 how do you hide it?do you have a mindset, framework, routine?
@@wilfredopk3080 Everyone has “bad” days. If I’m in one of my spirals I don’t go anywhere, I don’t want anyone to see me like that, besides the fact I have no energy. I just cry and wish my brain was “normal”. I’ll walk my dogs after dark. It takes about a day for my brain to check itself. If it wasn’t for my meds it would happen more often. Nobody wants to feel this way.
@@absatwell8163 thanks..yeah i know but people leave you if you show it
@@wilfredopk3080 I’ve left 2 boyfriends because they were bi-polar and wouldn’t take their meds. It became too exhausting for me. I constantly take my meds, but a “bad” day is really bad. I find it hard to commit myself to invites because I never know how I’ll feel that far in advance. I don’t want that sort of attention anyway. I’m not going to show up somewhere like it’s all about me and how I’m feeling.
I need this. I’m 61 and have suffered from depression since I was a little girl. My first suicide attempt was when I was about 12. I was already anorexic. My first therapy session was 17. I’ve been in therapy off & on for years and meds too. Right now I’ve got the best psychiatrist I’ve ever had but living in the South, on SSDI, the options for different types of treatments are slim. I still take my meds and haven’t attempted suicide in a while. I’m grateful for that but wish I had more treatment options.
When I hear chronic depression from a young age to age 61, suicide attempts (suicidal ideation), and anorexia (eating disorder), I hear underlying Cluster B disorder. Have you ever had Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)? Have you ever heard of a treatment center called Harmony Place in Monterey, CA? Dr. Schwarz specializes in treating eating disorders, and talks about how some of his anorexic patients ask him to please not take away their anorexia. People forget the "nervosa" part of anorexia and that it's an anxiety-based issue.
If I had to randomly assume/guess, I'd be willing to bet you were raised by a narcissist(s), and that because of your parent(s) you developed an attachment disorder that is the root cause of all this suffering, including your depression. Now, full disclosure, I didn't come up with that myself, it's something I learned about these "disorders" when reading some of the research and looking for specialists with success rates, as so many "experts" fail their patients, which must make them more woeful, hopeless, and/or anxious.
Harmony place specializes in treating eating disorders (and many other similar and/or related disorders), but they focus on the underlying attachment disorder with the parent that causes the disorder to develop in the first place, not the anorexia nervosa....or depression....or suicidal ideation....or if there's any chemical dependency, etc. (or whatever the issue may be). Almost no one focuses on the root cause, instead they just write prescriptions for people that keep them dependent (and sometimes broke) on pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Schwarz has been working in this field for decades and was most frustrated by the rate of relapse he was seeing, which is what prompted him to look for another way to approach this (and that is addressing the root cause). People "relapse" because no one is treating the root cause.
If you have any interest in listening to him talk about this, here's a link to just one of his videos on eating disorder treatment harmonyplacemonterey.com/treatment/eating-disorder-treatment
Here's a video of him talking about his approach to treating depression (unipolar treatment) harmonyplacemonterey.com/treatment/unipolar-depression/
Please feel free to ignore this entire post if you want to, I just saw your comment and wondered if you've ever really encountered a specialist who treats the root cause of these issues instead of just writing you a prescription and tells you to be content with that.
Wishing you well on your path to finding a treatment that works for you. No one should have to live like you have for 60+ years.
Tried Medical cannibas? I’m 61 helps
@@le_th_ those are some bold claims from knowing so little about someone other than having depression and an eating disorder. A lot of people have these disorders and a very small amount have a personality disorder.
@@crongusclips7836 They're not bold for anyone whose studied Cluster B disorders for 7 years. That's just being well-informed and being able to recognize a confluence of behaviors and thought patterns, and connecting the dots to what is driving the person's pathological behavior.
@@le_th_ is she your patient that you’ve met in real life?
I’m hopeful about the treatment, cynical about the cost. Will this be available to over represented and underserved populations? Low income and the working poor suffer from untreated depression, too. I’m praying this reaches them and doesn’t become the sole prerogative of the more financially well-off.
I was thinking the same. 😒
Excellent point. Like you, I hope this treatment will be widely available. Depression has a remarkable ability to sap a person of their livelihood along with their vigor. I worry that, for many patients, expensive treatments will remain out of reach. I know that when I suffered from Depression, years ago, my downward spiral led to job loss, which led to a loss of insurance, which, eventually, led to great difficulty in receiving treatment and affording the medication that, eventually, really worked to ease my symptoms. The condition had a cascade of effects across my entire life, but it was my finances, perhaps, that were hit the hardest. It completely derailed my career trajectory and prospects. I hope that treatments like these are afforded to those who are the least able to afford them.
Exactly my thoughts
Yep, that was my thought as well. I can't even afford to take my full dose of my bipolar disorder medication right now (although even when I was able to afford it in the past, it still didn't get rid of my depression, only gave me more time between episodes). I can't afford talk therapy either. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation has been recommended to me multiple times, I can't afford it. I fear that I'm going to deal with this until I'm as old as the woman in the story not because the effective treatment doesn't exist, but because I can't afford it.
I get my insurance for $1/month through Obamacare and I am currently getting Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation covered by my insurance, completely for free. No copay, coinsurance, or deductible. This particular protocol of TMS isn't FDA approved yet, but once it is it will also be insurance covered. Not affordable for lower-income people without insurance though. The equipment is also an issue. You can have insurance that covers it but you have to be near a treatment center. Available in most urban areas but difficult to find outside of that.
Praying this helps the millions of affected people worldwide.
God bless you
Me too, because I'm one of them. I have taken just about every anti-depressant on the market and go to see a therapist weekly, but I struggle mightily.
Prayer didn't create this treatment, and prayer won't make it work any better. When you thank some imaginary ghost man in the sky you are disrespecting the scientists who's hard work and genius actually created this wonderful technology. How dare you credit their achievement to your fictional character.
Praying helps NO ONE but the person saying the prayer, and it helps you feel better about yourself. If prayer actually helped, I'm guessing all pedophile and rapists would be dead, or they'd stop preying on children and vulnerable women.
If prayer worked, there'd be no need for cancer hospital for children...or adults for that matter.
If prayer worked, there'd be no hungry infants....and don't try to tell me infants have free will, either.
I hope this works on a wide scale. Depression is brutal
I heard. I got anger issues so not any better...
YOU ARE FREAKIN, PRECIOUS AND UNIQUE!
Wish u accept Jesus Christ as your Savior so u can go to heaven after this life. God doesn't expect you to be perfect nor sinless. He just wants u to believe in Him as your Savior for your sins so u can go to heaven after this life.
Depression sucks it's takes ur life away and joy and love for things away it makes life miserable
TMS is a life saving treatment for people with persistent depressive disorder. I highly recommend it and I’m happy to see they are making it even better.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work for everybody.
I want this! Please help me. My chronic depression is so bad. I'm 60 years old and have had this my entire life. I don't want to feel suicidal any more.
Depression is real. Too many people still ignorantly tell the seriously depressed person to basically "snap out of it" and/or stigmatize Depression as a weakness, or claim it's caused by "sin". This only leads to deeper guilt and isolation. I wouldn't wish Treatment Resistant Depression on anyone.
It technically is a weakness because it’s a flaw. Doesn’t mean you are less worthy for having that error.
People are ignorant. Worse still, many clinicians are ignorant, too, and they aren't educated or trained on the root cause of these things. Worse still, they have the pharmaceutical industry pushing them to just write prescriptions, as that's less time consuming for them, and they can see more patients if they aren't treating the root cause. Don't get me started.
There is so much ignorance in the world, and almost as many people who lack empathy for others.
@@starchannel123 In life there are only 2 problems--mind and the body. . To feel better reduce negative thoughts. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives good relief from stress-anxiety. To relax sit on a chair or lie down, neck straight, eyes closed and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight your thoughts. With daily practice the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Do the practice without any expectations. When taking a walk, at work, when reading, before sleep etc observe your breath sensations. Like me, make this a lifetime daily habit to have a better life. Reduce negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Best wishes--Counsellor.
@@le_th_Great point!!! You are exactly 💯 correct.
Yes, to me it was crazy how ignorant they were about even doing their jobs.
The psychologist ain’t “psychologing.”😅
(Glad I can laugh about it now. )
I would give anything for a chance to receive this treatment. Thirty years of suffering has beaten me down to a hollow shell. Any fragments of hope seem to disintegrate before my eyes because there is no energy to take action. Therapy and meds barely keep me afloat. The only reason I don't check myself in for help is lack of proper insurance and funds... and because I've heard it all before. Current options are not solutions. I want to feel hope, but I know I can't wait 5-10 years for it to become mainstream. Thus the reason for this post...a prayer for emergency authorization!
There is a clinic in my state (VA) that uses magnetic therapy. I can relate to what you’re going through. Days of lost hope, crying and not answering calls etc. The panic and anxiety attacks.
@@absatwell8163 thank you! I didn't know this was available outside of the study at Stanford. Have you given magnetic therapy a try?
@@roscothestowaway No, but I’d like to. I’m sure it’s very expensive. Apparently they are not the same, but similar concept.
Are you able to get the mushrooms,I heard they were amazing all natural xx
@@jintyc9133 they were just decriminalized near me, so that is something I'll check into. Looks like there is some science to back up the anecdotal reports.
This is HUGE! So wonderful.
My heart ❤️ goes out to these women and their mental health struggles😩 They are so lucky 🍀 to have husbands that are devoted to them and taken the part of the marriage vows “in sickness and in health” seriously. Much respect to them.🙏😘👍
I agree I’m alone and a caregiver to my disabled daughter 🥲
@@eileendoherty2836 Best wishes to you😇🙏👍
@@romstar 🤗❤️🙏
Amen 💯.
YOU ARE FREAKIN, PRECIOUS AND UNIQUE!
Wish u accept Jesus Christ as your Savior so u can go to heaven after this life. God doesn't expect you to be perfect nor sinless. He just wants u to believe in Him as your Savior for your sins so u can go to heaven after this life.
@@eileendoherty2836 much respect to you. Much sympathy for u and her. Hope God and others help you plentiful
YOU ARE FREAKIN, PRECIOUS AND UNIQUE!
Wish u accept Jesus Christ as your Savior so u can go to heaven after this life. God doesn't expect you to be perfect nor sinless. He just wants u to believe in Him as your Savior for your sins so u can go to heaven after this life.
Depression isn’t just mental. It’s physical . It drains the life out of me. I would have no energy to even get up to shower. I can’t look at anyone, talk to anyone. I would just want tp hide under the cover in my bed for days. And for those days, the chatter would convince me I’m worthless and I’m a failure and this world is better without me. It’s a horrible horrible condition to have. I don’t wish it on my worst enemies. The last thing you want to hear is “ cheer up, just don’t think about it”. Or “ there’s tons of ppl worse than you “. If I have a penny for every time I’ve heard that, I’d be rich by now. But it truly doesn’t make someone with depression feel any better.
I understand . Remember people don’t understand . My mother never accepted it .
I'm struggling with depression, also grieving the death of my Mom on 5/1/22, I'm lost
@@carolmusselman8859 Dear Carol , I get you .. first advice , as boring as it sound , give yourself time , and work on acceptance of both your positive and negative feelings .. we are not expect , as human are complete with emotions , to work always efficiently and be always positive .
Several new studies give evidence on how much negative feelings are necessary for our development and progression of our life .
Nonetheless .. 🙏🏻from your mum from a “ stranger “ .
@@camillac.s.279 thank you very much, how are you doing?
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I can't believe these women had saints for husbands. Usually this disease gets so overwhelming that the effects of it can drive a husband or wife away. They are good patient men.
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@@Chad_Max And that’s after you vowed to stay together in sickness and in health eh? Stay single, knucklehead
@@Chad_Max Clinicall depression is a medical condition, it can literally be seen on scans (as shown in this video as well). You have a right to decide not to be with someone who has it, but please don’t lump all people with depression together. Some can be helped by changing their lifestyles, values etc., but clinical depression needs actual medical brain treatment, whether through medication or procedures such as these. Also it’s rude to call people with mental health issues “whackjobs”, because it can easily happen to all of us. For instance, severe depression can be a result of traumatic brain injury, which you can get by slipping and falling on the street, being in a car accident, etc. So be mindful that you could be a “whackjob” needing this treatment one day
@@Chad_Max How funny that you think you can "allow" someone to be depressed. lol How delusional! You have no power to stop it or change it, and judging by your overt toxicity, I think anyone would be better off to be rid of you, regardless of their state of health.
It always so funny how narcissists just blurt out their psychopathology so willingly on the internet. Man, you guys are so broken...
@@Chad_Max intrinsic values?in what medical site says it is a symptom?are you going to suggest fixing chakras or using rocks?
@@Chad_Max sounds like intrinsic/extrinsic motivation.... depression takes out motivation and depending on the severity it can cause anhedonia (apathy)... many other effects anxiety, stress..
Did anyone else blink when he said he said 83? Wow that lady looks great and youthful. Wishing her many more and happy years.
Thought I miss heard
Omg same
Jane Pauley is a testament to successfully overcoming the psychological affliction of bipolar disorder. She is an inspiration to everyone who has suffered through that. // The woman featured in this story, Merle Becker, is also someone who merits a thumbs up for her perseverance in treating her recurrent depression. We all wish her the best.
Yep. Awakened at 4am everyday for decades to co-host the Today Show.
Thanks for the love, support and understanding Merle
Beautifully said. 👏👏👏
I wish that I could try this treatment and get of my medication. This gives me hope! Thank you 🙏🏻
Me too 🙏🤗❤️
Hi Sabine: I wish this for you too. I suggest keeping a picture of yourself being eligible for and receiving this treatment right before you fall asleep at night and then again when you wake up in the morning. And reflect on how it will feel to have that part of you under control.
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
Get well soon. Stay up
@@eileendoherty2836 may u be blessed 🙌.
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
Wow. She even went back to school to finish her degree! Awesome!! ❤️❤️
Do you want to know about its treatment properly....very easy and effective way....can I help you...
This does raise the question as to how the electromagnetic fields we live with everyday, from appliances, phones, etc, effect our health.
The pulses in TMS are far stronger than anything your phone or other electronics can generate. TMS pulses are calibrated by seeing the level that causes the patient’s thumb to twitch. Most of our devices can’t emit enough power to do that. If sending a text doesn’t make your thumb twitch, you’re not getting enough electromagnetic energy from its transmissions to seriously affect your neurons.
@@catc8927 Thankyou for clarifying this.
@@catc8927 There are many studies (paying $1,000's) looking for people that have their c.p.'s in constant use, even sleeping with them. Please join one of these studies, earn some big $$$ and report back to us and start a u-tube channel. Thanks for your contributions.
I pray their remission lasts a very,very long time. This is wonderful. I hope it will be affordable for all who needs the help.
I am stressed out from all the mental and pain that my parents have given me, living with depression, I have came to know the difference between sadness and depression, depression doesn't only last for a couple of days, it's like a feeling that is very different from sadness, in depression, you don't want to die, but you just want to like "unexist" you want yourself to be erased from everyone memories and the existence itself, you think "what is the purpose of me, what am I supposed to do with this life", I am still trying to not "suicide" due to religious reasons although I get many suicidal thoughts. To all of my brothers and sisters suffering from depression, stay strong don't ever, I said don't ever think of suicide, you have to overcome it, you are a warrior. You are not just a "regular human" you are a warrior suffering from this disease that doesn't exist but you suffer from it. Stay strong.
This is truly what the world needs now. Great work.
I'm 22 and have severe chronic back pain , would happily volunteer for this.
This is absolutely incredible! I hope it becomes available across the country! I could really use this!!
Do you want to know about its treatment properly ....very easy and effective way....can I tell you something about its treatment....my personnel experience...
What I love here is how her husband cares for her mental health and whole she’s such a great person with a loving family😊 happy for her recovery
Yes, I agree. Great dude
YOU ARE FREAKIN, PRECIOUS AND UNIQUE!
Wish u accept Jesus Christ as your Savior so u can go to heaven after this life. God doesn't expect you to be perfect nor sinless. He just wants u to believe in Him as your Savior for your sins so u can go to heaven after this life.
This is a wonderful breakthrough and I'm so happy for these people. I have never been diagnosed with depression, but rather OCD, and it has been at times quite debilitating. I think I'd give almost anything to be free of it, but then I also fear I'd lose something; creativity, ability to remember things...stuff like that. For me, a treatment is almost "be careful what you wish for," but at least I'm lucky enough to not have it so bad where I can actually consider these things. My heart goes out to everyone suffering from any kind of brain disorder. It SUCKS, and I hope we all get better someday soon.
Maybe it is approved and considered for ocd too by now, or at least also in studies. Is ocd being located in certain brain structural locations according to brain activity by now? Though they are also putting hoarding disorder into a separate category and maybe more than one discrete type of ocd.
NYStatePsychiatricHospital was doing trials with the transcranial magnetic treatment some years ago and recruiting patients with OCD spectrum diagnoses under anxiety disorder clinic there. I read the material for informed consent, but decided not to participate because of taking CAT scan for baseline readings. I thought of cost benefit ratio with unknown benefit. Think if in extremis of imminent life threatening suicidality it would have been more clear with "what have you got to lose?"
I too have OCD, along with depression/anxiety i manage basically on my own… I’ve found NAC (N-acetyl cysteine) to be very helpful for my form of OCD (dermatillomania). I take a high dose, 2-3000mg/day and i try to be consistent but i miss days sometimes & do feel a difference. Ive also found Inositol in higher doses than the label recommends, to be helpful for anxiety… which is just so exhausting to live with i think it can trigger/exacerbate depression, it can also cause insomnia & sleep disturbance or deprivation is veeeeeery similar feeling to depression so its also not helpful! I rely on a LOT of herbs really, cannabis too, i think i used to rely on that too much but diversifying with other herbs & supplements helps me manage & keep things more in balance these days. Valerian is fantastic for sleep. Knocks me out! Lol.
EFT (emotional freedom technique) aka tapping therapy has also really helped me for acute anxiety or stress in the moment.
I also just invested in some Loop earplugs, to help me with noise sensitivity/anxiety/sleep. The “experience” ones are great for the car to cut down on the tiring road noise but still be able to hear important louder sounds like horns.
They’ve also discovered there is a definite link between the microbiome/our gut bacteria, and our mood & mental health. Its important to get both Pre* & Pro- biotic foods/drinks in your diet. My personal favorite is Kombucha, Aqua Kefir, or Jun Kombucha, they’re like natural anti-depressants, and they’re fun to drink so it helps give me an alternative to wine 😉which I do love, but you reeeeeally have to be careful & alcohol is NOT recommended for depression, a hangover is like giving yourself a mild case of depression lol. There is also hard kombucha with a slightly higher alcohol content I find such a nice in-between, its relaxing, but not so strong it gives me a hangover or exacerbates depression, it’s really nice for summertime.
I also randomly wish Bars would make it just normal to have Kombucha and/or hard kombucha on tap- for the non-alcoholic friends & to just give people a healthier alternative that doesn’t harm mental or physical health while still allowing people to be social.
Anyway, i hope maybe some of these tips help, i believe it was a youtube comment section on some mental health/OCD related vid where I originally learned about NAC & the Yale study on people with trichtotillomania (basically the sister OCD to what I have, dermatillomania). You can look up ‘Yale/NAC/trichtotillomania’ study & surely find it, it should pop up 👍 good luck! 💜
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Agree 👍
YOU ARE FREAKIN, PRECIOUS AND UNIQUE!
Wish u accept Jesus Christ as your Savior so u can go to heaven after this life. God doesn't expect you to be perfect nor sinless. He just wants u to believe in Him as your Savior for your sins so u can go to heaven after this life.
Considering the suicide rate is up by 30% something has to change in the form of treatment. It also makes a person feel that it’s not just a made up thing, that there really is something wrong with their brain that they have no control over. Hopefully this is on the right path. Now we just have to hope it gets approval and that insurance will cover it.
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
I NEED this! I'm 56, just finished TMS, on 3 meds, and still dont want to leave the house.
I’m sorry to hear that you’re still suffering. Please give the psych department @Stanford a call to see if the trial for SAINT is still open.
What a great husband she has. She is very blessed.
I truly hope this becomes an affordable treatment for those of us who do suffer from depression. I
The ‘chatter’ is the best explanation of it that I have heard. Thank you. Stay Safe.
Thank you so much for pushing this forward. The treatment of depression has been totally stale over past 20-30 years. Not sure if money is the issue or it is just that hard. If this indeed works that well, we have to make sure all patients can access it, not only the "chosen ones"
I'm currently doing a second round of TMS. It brought me to remission more than a year ago and I'm already feeling better again after 11 treatments this time around. I'm thrilled about this new protocol of TMS.
Good 4 u!
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
Had this treatment changed my life. Couldn't take meds. TMS rocks.. I'm so greatful for the science.
I hope I can try this someday soon. I've already lost almost 3 decades to this weighted emptiness, exhausting fatigue and beliefs of worthlessness, shame and guilt with 0% family support or love.
🙏❤ "Sadness is from happenstance; whatever happened or did not happen for you, grief. Depression is the body saying "F-- you, I don't want to be this character anymore. I don't want to hold up this avatar that you've created in the world. It's too much for me." Deep rest. Your body needs to be depressed. It needs deep rest from the character that you've been trying to play... My father just lighting up the room or wrapping everyone in a story and going, oh, that's the thing I want to do.. My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn't believe that that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative choice. He got a safe job. When I was 12 years old, he was let go from that safe job. And we had do everything we could to survive.. I saw his love and humor and how it altered the world around me, and I thought - that's something to do, that's something worth my time.. Now fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much. You can spend your life imagining ghosts. And the decisions we make in this moment, are based in either love or fear." -Jim Carrey
@@audreyheart2180Stop spreading that. It’s simply not true.
This is a very insightful report. I hope all people suffering from depression seek this out.
I tried to and could not submit so I called they did reply with a text
@@eileendoherty2836 I hope you get the help you need.
@@mililaniman ❤️
@@eileendoherty2836 Exercise and working every day prevents me from getting depressed. I hope find what works for you.
Wonderful! Great to see how it affects the patient.
This is wonderful! The problem with these treatments is affordability. I have seen TMS work wonders for clients of mine so this sounds like an even better way to treat.
Thank you. We needed that news.
Treat it as a physical problem because it is! 👏👏👏
This needs to be made available to everyone worldwide irrespective of what class of society you belong to 💗💗💗💗
I agree. Imagine if prisoners received this treatment. The world would be a much better place to live
I have been wondering why scientists are not working harder on new treatments for mental illness, particularly depression. I hope that this treatment will become available to everyone needing it. Not just people with money.
I fell 400 ft
Depression is a given when you ruin your life. Then the doctors negligence comes along and piles more depression on top 💯
Yes, once someone loses their physical health, you can expect depression on top of that loss of health. People have no idea how important their physical health is until they lose it.
I'm sorry for what you've had to go through. I hope you can persevere until things get better.
This is absolutely amazing! This gives people a whole new life! Can you imagine this kind of treatment for drug addicts and alcoholics if it could done this way too?
need that RIGHT NOW.
Wow! That’s amazing and I am so happy for these people.
This made me cry so much. Im recently in therapy and i've basically been almost always if nit always sad all mh life. Mh therapist Said that i probably been deling with chronic depression and just knowing finally that theres nothing wrong with me as a person. Trauma and life circunstances change and alter the brain and body is such a relieff to know that there is nothing wrong with u, your brain unfortunally was developed differently and it is not your fault, there is hope. There is always hope and i believe and i will continue to get better ♥️ i wish u all the best from the bottom of my heart, i really do. We got this ♥️🌸
🙏❤ "Sadness is from happenstance; whatever happened or did not happen for you, grief. Depression is the body saying "F-- you, I don't want to be this character anymore. I don't want to hold up this avatar that you've created in the world. It's too much for me." Deep rest. Your body needs to be depressed. It needs deep rest from the character that you've been trying to play... My father just lighting up the room or wrapping everyone in a story and going, oh, that's the thing I want to do.. My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn't believe that that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative choice. He got a safe job. When I was 12 years old, he was let go from that safe job. And we had do everything we could to survive.. I saw his love and humor and how it altered the world around me, and I thought - that's something to do, that's something worth my time.. Now fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much. You can spend your life imagining ghosts. And the decisions we make in this moment, are based in either love or fear." -Jim Carrey
I've heard a lot about magic mushrooms, DMT, ketamine but can't find a place to get them, I've got terrible depression and anxiety
I'm so interested in the experience but am terrified of having a bad trip
I did two grams last time, it was a thrilling experience and I enjoyed it
( dream.spores)
Got psych's*
This whole thing is pretty new to me, can I try 3grams?
@@odentenzin3129 where to search? Is it IG ??
I will take it. Have had depression all my life.
I have been following this research and treatment for a long time! I really sincerely hope that this treatment will be cheap and accessible, and will replace the terrible drugs that exist today.
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
Thank you for all the required information.
I am bipolar and I am hopeful for the 1st time in my life. I've had two hospitalizations and the worst was surviving an attempt in 2010. I called Dr. Williams clinic and hopefully I'll get an appointment. I am ready to fly to Palo Alto at a moment's notice. I broke down crying because these two women's experiences were like looking in a mirror for what I've dealt with my whole life. I am hopeful we can end to suicide in my lifetime. If you are in crisis, get help!!! Call someone, go to the ER....you are loved and you are here for a reason!!! ❤🙏
🙏❤ "Sadness is from happenstance; whatever happened or did not happen for you, grief. Depression is the body saying "F-- you, I don't want to be this character anymore. I don't want to hold up this avatar that you've created in the world. It's too much for me." Deep rest. Your body needs to be depressed. It needs deep rest from the character that you've been trying to play... My father just lighting up the room or wrapping everyone in a story and going, oh, that's the thing I want to do.. My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn't believe that that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative choice. He got a safe job. When I was 12 years old, he was let go from that safe job. And we had do everything we could to survive.. I saw his love and humor and how it altered the world around me, and I thought - that's something to do, that's something worth my time.. Now fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much. You can spend your life imagining ghosts. And the decisions we make in this moment, are based in either love or fear." -Jim Carrey
I really hope that treatment will become available I'm nearly 60 and watching this gave me hope, many thanks x
This is so amazing!
Thank you, Doctor Williams.
Wow! I am so happy to see this. I predicted its invention in 1983 and wrote about it as science fiction.
Wish I could have this.
My depression warped my entire life and still is...I'm 66...
They had to put Stanford in the acronym because otherwise it would be called AINT, and AINT ain't a word.
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"Ain't ain't a word and I ain't gonna say it!" ~
An old saying from my childhood. 😄
I work in a TMS clinic. The results are remarkable!
Word. My depression is like a terminal illness.
🙏❤ "Sadness is from happenstance; whatever happened or did not happen for you, grief. Depression is the body saying "F-- you, I don't want to be this character anymore. I don't want to hold up this avatar that you've created in the world. It's too much for me." Deep rest. Your body needs to be depressed. It needs deep rest from the character that you've been trying to play... My father just lighting up the room or wrapping everyone in a story and going, oh, that's the thing I want to do.. My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn't believe that that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative choice. He got a safe job. When I was 12 years old, he was let go from that safe job. And we had do everything we could to survive.. I saw his love and humor and how it altered the world around me, and I thought - that's something to do, that's something worth my time.. Now fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much. You can spend your life imagining ghosts. And the decisions we make in this moment, are based in either love or fear." -Jim Carrey
If you have ever been depressed , this is like a Miracle !!! and a million miles away from the barbaric ECT.
ECT isn’t a barbaric procedure anymore. Straight from Mayo Clinic:
“Much of the stigma attached to ECT is based on early treatments in which high doses of electricity were administered without anesthesia, leading to memory loss, fractured bones and other serious side effects.”
Today the procedure is much safer and isn’t like the stuff you see in movies.
ECT is a completely different treatment than what it was in its early years. It is no longer a barbaric treatment. Check on the Internet, and you will see how much it has changed.
Yes I had given up as tms here would not accept me I’m in tempe arizona
Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation uses only 1/400th of the amount of electricity that used to be used during the old Electro-Shock Therapy.
With all due respect it doesn’t seem remotely responsible that any healthcare practitioner would recommend someone going through any treatment protocol 80 times?
Wow. As a former nurse in psychiatric units where electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was routinely done in cases of suicidal depression, this new new treatment is amazing. I'm wondering if it has any side effects like memory loss that is associated with ECT?
Dose ECT actually work?
I just was talking to a depressed friend who just came out of a hospital.. glad to know something is in the pipeline help those that need it .
This is an amazing opportunity to to deal with those who suffer from depression, it gives me hope!
Do you want to know about its treatment properly .....very easy and effective way...can I help you
This would be a dream come true for me! All I want in my life is to be depression free as I have lived with it all my life. Please bring one to New Zealand.
It is here
one of the worst parts of being bipolar is that you never know when you are going to fall into the bipole hole [of depression] again. you know that you can easily fall into that depression hole again at anytime. even when you’re having “good” moments, you don’t know how long it’s going to last. you also don’t know how long or short your depression episode or those types of thoughts are going to last. it can be anywhere from seconds or minutes to months, years, or decades.
People don’t talk enough about the physical side of depression, the pain, the sleeping, the overeating or underrating.
This is wonderful news. My fear is that insurance may not cover this treatment and it will only be available to those who can afford it. So many people’s lives could be transformed by this treatment. We need universal healthcare in this country!
This is very much needed
when this treatment is aproved it will be great for people with a lot of money
Me w/o money only have to meditate
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@@patscorner7183 Lucky You!
I meditate and it doesn't always work for depression. Please research!
What's good for the goose is not always good for the gander.
Right ? Those with good insurance who don’t have to meet their deductible first.
@Roxanne Mitchell
According to published studies in scientific journals, transcendental meditation seems to have the same mechanism of action as this device (PFC and ACC stimulation). Transcendental meditation is sitting down with eyes closed and repeating a mantra for 20 minutes twice a day. One of the common mantras I believe is "Raam", which in traditional Indian cultures is used as the name of God. I mention that in case you want to use a more culturally appropriate mantra for your culture. I believe with practice you can use the mantra for all your waking period, what is referred to in Indian text as "every breath and bite". Both TM and this seem to have the same mechanism of action, the difference is this SAINT therapy has a bigger carbon footprint, requires no effort on the part of the patient, is relatively instantaneous, and is price prohibitive for poorer regions of non first world countries. In the tm when you notice a thought, over time you start to recognize it as just a thought and not a reality, and drift back to repetition of your mantra, your tool against depression. The mantra is designed to eventually replace your thoughts during meditation. The paper on tm is Mahone (2018) "fMRI during transcendental meditation practice." The paper on SAINT therapy in this video is Cole (2021) "Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy: a Double-Blind Trial" I don't wantbto sound like I'm trying to diminish their great work, because it does seem like a really great, lifesaving invention!
@@roxannemitchell6112 I am with you, I'm going to see my cardiologist today. I've been having strong palpitation lately & nausea due to the anxiety. Perhaps he'd recommend another prof for my mental situation. I know, there were occasions when I couldn't visualise what I expected to see 😅
Oh my goodness I wish they had that down close around where I lived and I could get help to get a treatment like that that is awesome that would be a blessing
Been on medication for 40 years. I am living my best life since menopause and the end of endometriosis. I'm 59 there is always hope even at the darkest moment. I know anyone who knows me I've should be dead.
I am convinced that hormone roller coasters contribute to mood disorders.
Everyone's body chemistry is different. In my situation, it was after menopause that my severe depression and anxiety began. I was at the top of my game of life until my final last day of my last menstruation stopped that was August of 2010. I'm now age 67. My depression hasn't ceased. No matter what I've tried to change it.
You are fortunate. Not many people are. Genetic's also plays a role. #peace
@@marys3127 Absolutely! When severe depression hits unexpectedly, most men don't understand that about women.
Glad you are here.
Hi Suzanne sending hugs you can reach out to me anytime 🍀❤️🙏🤗
I'll be seeing my doctor soon and I'll ask about TMS. We live in a small town so who knows. After a lifetime of never feeling happy it is something to hold on to. I wish they would have taken the piece a step further and given information about where to start finding it.
This sounds like a promising game changer. And the end of the medication merry go round. Hopefully it will be covered by most patients insurance plan. 🤞
Don't be so quick to think the pharmaceutical industry, one of the most psychopathic industries out there, is just going to let all their profits walk over to the MRI clinic. I can't tell you how much I hope I'm wrong about this. I want to be very, very wrong.
I cried watching this. I need it NOW. I'm literally watching my life crumble before me with the wall to come soon.
As someone who has struggled with depression for my entire adult life, I was brought to tears at the very thought that relief might be on the horizon. If not for me, then for those young adults who suffer. It has been a long road and I often think that the only relief is death. I would travel to the ends of the earth to be cured. This treatment gives me hope.
I deal with Depression & anxiety for many year's, I would love to try this. I live in the Bay Area.
I am at around 25 treatments and only feel a little better. I hope it works for me.
I've recieved deep TMS for 29 times for OCD too. I feel better but it's still a work in progress, after 6 months I'll go again.
God bless this guy. So many need this
I so get this. Been there. I’m the last person anyone who knows me would think I’d b depressed let alone suicidal. Thank you for doing this piece.
I’m starting TMS on Monday. I’m grateful that Medicare finally approves us as a valid treatment for medicine resistant patients. I don’t expect a magic bullet but after a lifetime of living like these people are describing I’m wiling to try anything.
Good luck at the treatment
How did it go?
This is so awesome! I'm so happy to see something like this that can help so many people! Definitely a game changer!❤🙏
The fact that it requires an MRI prior to treatment, means a couple of things. First it won't be cheap. Even with good insurance an MRI can cost you. Second unless you are suicidal and getting this treatment in a hospital setting, means that it will require a specialist with a ton of consults before its considered, which also means it won't be cheap and so if treatment is successful then you will be happier but now ridiculously in debt. This will get incredible pushback from big pharma that rely on medication to treat depression and other mental health disorders, so you won't see this in your lifetime as a option for less wealthy people. Lastly based on the way people and government view mental health, this treatment will be far down the road, and the likelihood that the average person who needs it will get it is unlikely, unless you are affluent like the women of the study were or knows someone who can get you into the study. Lastly most insurance plans for average folk don't cover mental health needs sufficiently anyways, and with the cost of this kind of equipment, there's no way the average insurance is going to cover this. Lastly at least for one woman of the study required follow up treatment? Even more cost. While there's no hope for me or any of you watching this in our lifetimes, I do hope at some point in the future this can help to catch depression early and save people's lives.
Pharma will do everything to discredit it
Yep. Good ole Big Pharma. Trying to keep patients sick, and broke, for life.
This is not an argument against what your reply but here is my experience: I am a Vet with Depression+PTSD. First I have Medicare and have had several MRIs the co-pay has been between $60-80. I have participated in several studies a couple of which are FDA approved treatment. I am currently in another clinical trial. The only way I could get Medicare to pay for the treatment was to enroll in the clinical trial. If I had sought out and paid out of pocket for the treatment it would have been 15K-20K excluding monthly adjustments. I say all this to get across to people who feel like they want to try a treatment or feel like the treatment they are currently on isn’t effective. When you have the energy (seek help) there are many people out there who will help get you where you want to go. Don’t let anyone discourage you, even your doctors. I found all those clinical trials by myself, my Psychiatrist did not suggest but neither did he discourage me from enrolling. Please stay alive your cure is either out there to it’s on the way.
@@Dharmarenee I understand what you are saying and agree. For some (Vets) and people who manage to get a good job with good insurance, then it might be manageable. In my 30 years in the workforce I have never had insurance that covered or reduced the cost sufficiently that I was able to afford it. Only when I have been unemployed and was able to get on state coverage was I able to get the treatment I needed (not specialists but basic therapy and some limited access to meds.), but the moment I get a job I am unable to keep state insurance and its a giant seesaw. I'm glad you are able to get the care you feel you need. I cannot and its killing me.
I maybe left out a vital part even though I am a disabled Veteran I do not seek care in the VA system. I can no longer work so that makes me eligible for Medicare. The VA is helpful if you are in a crisis but long term follow-up and management is sorely lacking. I promise you I am no way wealthy and all the studies were free and most provided an stipend. There are a lot of things happening in mental illness treatment right now, there are treatments in clinical trials(I won’t discuss them in this forum)that are literally mind blowing. The concern with big pharma may be valid but “everything old is new again” and what was once outlawed is now being used again. You seem like a very savvy and determined fellow I bet you could help in the struggle for people to find and afford the treatment they need. I will cling to hope for my part and share my experiences with others and never accept that something is off limits to me because I am “too” this or that. Like I said I have tons of experience in a lot of treatments, I don’t dwell on hearsay and conspiracy theories.
I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and spoken word performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my RUclips channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates.
I'm depressed since 2005 it's *EXHAUSTING* 😥
Wtf ill refer you to this doc who helped me with some meds..
Hes on telegram as,
Mycodree
I would love to have this treatment.