24 Days in and...

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The beautiful brilliant cognitive enhancement I experienced the first 1-7 days is gone but oh so not forgotten. My focus, however continues to be oddly adolescent. I accidentally chopped off most of my hair last week, because I meant to trim a few strands and could not stop. My solution was to gather all scissors in the house and bring them to work to prevent any more damage. It worked, I stopped cutting, but dealt with a great deal of regret all week. Last night I was able to spend over two hours working on a paper and the main difference now after TMS, is two hours is more like four hours, because if I am able to get myself to start a project, I am able to stay 'in the project' and focus. My depression, Fred, is still actively kicking my ass, as I sit here on a Saturday, not starting my next paper but instead bemoaning my lot in life. Does TMS work? I have no idea, but something has happened to me, and I will continue to go and have my head painfully pulsed for the duration.

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