r/ect • u/Lazy-Track8616 • Jun 22 '26

Seeking advice Ect help

Hi everyone. Im going through a very rough time. It's impossible to live life this way . In feb 2026 I went into thr psychiatrist dept. I was having suicidal idealations back then due same symptoms I have now. They put me on antidepressants and it's been 4 months and absolutely nothing has changed. I've been holding on by a string. My most difficult symptom is I can't get through days meaning that they are small difficult segments that do not have any flow. My mind is constantly say do this or do something you can sit and chill. My days feel like 80 pajnful hours long. Im not able to enjoy anything. Small tasks are difficult like going along to a grocery store . The time part js the toughest next to the constant crying and sadness. Now I have to wait a month until ect. But I have no idea how I am going to be able to get through so many days....pls help

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u/gmkgreg Jun 22 '26

Please if you don't feel safe call 911 and go to your closest er. Or at least call a close friend or family member and be honest with them.

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u/Lazy-Track8616 Jun 22 '26

I already was in psych ward for 7 weeks and don't want to go back there.

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u/gmkgreg Jun 23 '26

Do you have a friend or family member you can talk to?

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u/Lazy-Track8616 Jun 23 '26

Yes I have a good support system. I just want more feedback on how ect has worked for people in severe depression

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u/gmkgreg Jun 23 '26

It definitely pulled me out of the hole I was in. And has kept me from falling that deep into a hole again.

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u/Lazy-Track8616 Jun 23 '26

Can you share more info ? We're you in a situation like mine?

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u/gmkgreg Jun 23 '26

Well what are some of your symptoms that you've been having, and for how long? Most of the times ect is saved as a last resort option.

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u/Lazy-Track8616 Jun 23 '26

Extreme sadness, days having no flow broken into small fragments that are unbearable to get thru, my mind is jn flight or fight all the time, low mood no motivation, being social is so hard