Today’s episode is about mental health, low mood, chronic anxiety, executive dysfunction, and a slightly alarming-looking headset that may or may not be about to change my life.
I’m trying the Flow Neuroscience headset — a non-invasive medical device that uses tDCS (transcranial Direct Current Stimulation) to stimulate the part of the brain linked to depression.
In simpler terms:
I am, apparently, going to start plugging my forehead into a charger.
And honestly? At this point I’m open to it.
In this episode I talk about:
- My long history of low mood, dread, anxiety, and general internal gloom
- Everything I’ve already tried:
- CBT
- EMDR
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- medication
- exercise
- water
- sleep
- trying really hard not to lose the plot
- What the Flow headset actually is
- How it’s meant to work
- Why the NHS uses it
- The statistics that made me willing to strap an electrical device to my head
- Whether this is cutting-edge science or a sign that modern life has gone badly wrong
- Why our ancestors may have had lives that were more naturally protective of mental health than ours are now
Also in this episode:
A new Ask Guru & Granny segment on beauty, Botox, fillers, lipstick, tailored clothing, and why my mother believes a teaspoon of botulism could kill the human race.
So, as usual, it’s a mixed bag.
What happens next?
I’m starting the headset experiment now.
On Friday I’ll report back on:
- what it feels like
- whether it hurts
- what the app is like
- and whether I feel even slightly less like I’m permanently treading emotional water
The bigger results, apparently, take a few weeks — so this is just the beginning
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