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Ketamine.

Part of my personal experience fighting lifelong treatment resistant depression, anxiety, and suicide ideation. My Ketamine treatment experiences.

Posted byJohn PurvisMarch 30, 2025April 11, 2025Posted inMental Health, Preachers KidTags:anxiety, blogging, church, depression, drugs, family, health, high, ketamine, life, Mental Health, methodist, Preachers Kid, psychiatry, spravato, suicide11 Comments on Ketamine.

ECT

I would try anything. Over a dozen times I ended up trying anything. Trying for a chance to feel better. For me, though, it stole part of my soul. My very being. I lost so much of my soul. My very being “ I went in willingly, but paid a steep price for the chance.Continue reading “ECT”

Posted byJohn PurvisFebruary 16, 2025February 16, 2025Posted inPreachers KidTags:blogging, depression, ECT, fear, Preachers Kid, psychiatrist, secret, suicide, therapy7 Comments on ECT

A Name to Be Proud of..

I was ashamed by my first name until I found out the wonderful story of my namesake. Now just call me Lou.

Posted byJohn PurvisMarch 1, 2020May 8, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:blogging, church, depression, elwood, family, grandpa, history, kansas, methodist, minister, missouri river, name, names, parents1 Comment on A Name to Be Proud of..

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