Today marks the 59th anniversary of renowned American author, Ernest Hemingway's suicide.

Hemingway killed himself following a series of involuntary electroshock (ECT) that wrecked his writing ability, giving one of the most cited quotes on ECT injury in the process:

"What these shock doctors don't know is about writers and such things as remorse and contrition and what they do to them . . . Well, what is the sense of ruining my head and erasing my memory, which is my capital, and putting me out of business? It was a brilliant cure, but we lost the patient."

Ernest Hemingway, Papa Hemingway, A.E. Hotchner

Hemingway's case is still relevant in the year 2020; people are still losing their livelihoods to electroshock. Some patients like Ernest, kill themselves, too.

I recently learned of more tragic circumstances leading up to his death that I feel more people should know about.

I will also share a bit about similar struggles with work and school and I invite other survivors to also for a follow-up episode.

It's easy!

Your Story: What work/education problems did you have after ECT?

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2. Briefly describe any work/school issues you had
   
   


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RESOURCES

Hemingway Hounded by the Feds

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/opinion/02hotchner.htm

 Ernest Hemingway: macho man of letters

http://www.cnn.com/fyi/school.tools/profiles/hemingway/index.story.html Latest analysis of ECT efficacy

The latest analysis of ECT dismal efficacy

https://www.madinamerica.com/2020/06/john-read-irving-kirsch-electroconvulsive-therapy-ect-evidence-clinical-trials-justify-continued-use/

http://cepuk.org/2020/06/04/guest-blog-by-richard-bentall-ect-is-a-classic-failure-of-evidence-based-medicine/

Did you know shock therapy has never been standardized? Learn why this matters and how you can help

https://www.change.org/p/standardize-regulate-audit-shock-treatments-electroconvulsive-therapy-or-ect

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