ECT – Four Years Later

Four years after ECT, James reflects on the changes to his life.

The Art of Coping

By James Heaton We all know the drill. You see your doctor, in the 15 minutes that you are given to explain all the complexities of your disorder and the changes that have been happening in your mind. And we struggle with a way to explain that our thoughts are bizarre and scary, but at …

Getting up is how we learn…

My favorite line from Chris Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy is when Bruce's father, Thomas Wayne tells him the reason that we fall down is so we can learn to get back up. Its one of those little boosters that I collect for when I feel like I cant keep going. Its been a week or …

We All Fall Down.. Part II

I went from these waves of colorful thoughts, these brilliant moments of creativity to breaking down in my wife’s arms and crying about losing my mind

We all fall down sometimes..

A struggle with medication and the pressures of life send James over the edge, and the one person to save him is his Wife.

The Simulation

The things I forgot to remember...

ECT: The Quiet Place

A first hand account of ECT including three years after...