Meredith Morckel

What do you do with yourself while you’re receiving transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), sitting in a dentist’s chair with a woodpecker attacking your skull?

My body felt so odd at the 120% dosage of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

I started this advanced treatment for depression in January 2025, and I’m writing this in mid-February 2025.

In part one, I shared how painful my first appointment was.

“I can work full time and get straight A’s in graduate school, but I rarely stand in front of my mirror for even a minute and clean my teeth. Why?”

Here’s the bad news: Major depressive disorder (MDD) can block you from acknowledging what’s going well in your life.