Diary Of A Mad Anxiety Patient

23silence:

Guy Rose (1867-1925) - By the Fireside, 1910

Pretty much what I look like naked

psydoctor8:

Timing and Treating Mood Disorders: Syncing up neural rhythmic frequencies.

Jtotheizzoe mentioned the DBS (deep brain stimulation) study - one particular boasted 4 out of 6 people in the experiment showed “marked improvement” for those with treatment resistant severe depression. This tx was originally designed for Parkinson’s pts, and it looks like it could benefit those with OCD as well (from my experience pitching to Wall St. hedge fund guys, we will hear the buzz words “Alzheimer’s” or “schizophrenia” next). Aside from the cost (50 grand), a complete roster of side effects are unknown, as well as long term benefits. But here’s how it works:

DBS requires brain surgery. The head is shaved and then attached with screws to a sturdy frame that prevents the head from moving during the surgery. (do they mean a halo brace?) Scans of the head and brain using MRI are taken. The surgeon uses these images as guides during the surgery. Patients are awake during the procedure to provide the surgeon with feedback (…).

The electrodes are then attached to wires that are run inside the body from the head down to the chest, where a pair of battery-operated generators are implanted. From here, electrical pulses are continuously delivered over the wires to the electrodes in the brain. Although it is unclear exactly how the device works to reduce depression or OCD, scientists believe that the pulses help to “reset” the area of the brain that is malfunctioning so that it works normally again.

Read about how it’s done and other brain stimulation techniques here. 

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merrrycrissmas:

Season One:

Pilot | Showmance | Acafellas | Preggers | The Rhodes not Taken | Vitamin D | Throwdown | Mash up | Wheels | Ballad | Hairography | Mattress | Sectionals | Hell-O | The Power of Madonna | Home | Bad Reputation | Laryngitis | Dream On | Theatricality | Funk | Journey

Season Two:

Audition | Britney/Brittany | Grilled Cheesus | Duets | The Rocky Horror Glee Show | Never Been Kissed | The Substitude | Furt | Special Education |  A Very Glee Christmas | The Sue Sylvester Shuffle |  Silly love Songs | Comeback | Blame it on the alcohol | Sexy | Original Song | A Night of Neglect |  Born This Way | Rumours | Prom Queen | Funeral |  New York

Season Three:

Purple Piano Project | I Am Unicorn | Asian F | Pot O’ Gold | The First Time | Mash-Off | I Kissed A Girl | Hold On To Sixteen | Extraordinary Merry Christmas

Music | Album Covers {If you’re OCD about album covers like I am.}

*These links probably won’t last forever so if you’re going to download, I suggest now—I checked, these all work :)

(Source: anderstinson-moved)