{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6957b5b76446068fdc2000f9/69ad6f0258d3d61b49682262?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Could Electrifying Your Brain Fix Your Mood?","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>I’m trying the&nbsp;<strong>Flow Neuroscience headset</strong>&nbsp;— a non-invasive medical device that uses&nbsp;<strong>tDCS (transcranial Direct Current Stimulation)</strong>&nbsp;to stimulate the part of the brain linked to depression.</p><p><br></p><p>In simpler terms:</p><p>I am, apparently, going to start&nbsp;<strong>plugging my forehead into a charger</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>And honestly? At this point I’m open to it.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode I talk about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>My long history of low mood, dread, anxiety, and general internal gloom</li><li>Everything I’ve already tried:</li><li>CBT</li><li>EMDR</li><li>Acceptance and Commitment Therapy</li><li>medication</li><li>exercise</li><li>water</li><li>sleep</li><li>trying really hard not to lose the plot</li><li>What the&nbsp;<strong>Flow headset</strong>&nbsp;actually is</li><li>How it’s meant to work</li><li>Why the NHS uses it</li><li>The statistics that made me willing to strap an electrical device to my head</li><li>Whether this is cutting-edge science or a sign that modern life has gone badly wrong</li><li>Why our ancestors may have had lives that were more naturally protective of mental health than ours are now</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Also in this episode:</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>A new&nbsp;<strong>Ask Guru &amp; Granny</strong>&nbsp;segment on beauty, Botox, fillers, lipstick, tailored clothing, and why my mother believes a teaspoon of botulism could kill the human race.</p><p><br></p><p>So, as usual, it’s a mixed bag.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>What happens next?</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>I’m starting the headset experiment now.</p><p><br></p><p>On Friday I’ll report back on:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>what it feels like</li><li>whether it hurts</li><li>what the app is like</li><li>and whether I feel even slightly less like I’m permanently treading emotional water</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The bigger results, apparently, take a few weeks — so this is just the beginning</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Send in your dilemmas for Ask Guru &amp; Granny</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>If you want me and Old Ma to attempt to solve your problems, send them over.</p><p><br></p><p>DM me on Instagram:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>@rosehoneymorgan</strong></li><li><strong>@field.notes.pod</strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p>And if I ignored your last one by accident, just bump it and send it again.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Join the book club</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>We’ve just started&nbsp;<strong>Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway</strong>&nbsp;inside the Actually Trying book club.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://rosehoneymorgan.substack.com/freetrial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://rosehoneymorgan.substack.com/freetrial</strong></a></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>If you enjoyed this episode</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Please follow the show, leave a review, or share it with a friend who:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>is hanging on by a thread</li><li>has tried everything</li><li>or would absolutely try electrically charging their forehead if it meant feeling a bit more perky</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Rose Honey Morgan"}