Mary Phillips-SandyBike LadyNote: I wrote this a long time ago, forgot about it, then found it last week when I was going through some folders on my computer. It…Nov 29, 2018Nov 29, 2018
Mary Phillips-SandyinMagnetic FeelsDay 36: TimeIt’s been two weeks since my last regularly scheduled TMS session. On Monday, Dr. Levine’s office began the process of petitioning Aetna…May 25, 2017May 25, 2017
Mary Phillips-SandyinMagnetic FeelsDay 35: EatEvery week, I sit in Dr. Levine’s office and complete a depression rating scale that includes the following section:May 11, 20171May 11, 20171
Mary Phillips-SandyinMagnetic FeelsDays 33–34: CareThe fact that I have opinions and am capable of telling you about them should tell you something else, namely, that the TMS fucking works…May 8, 2017May 8, 2017
Mary Phillips-SandyinMagnetic FeelsDays 29–32: ScienceOr, some things to know about the technology and economics of TMS. Remember, I’m still not a doctor.May 2, 2017May 2, 2017
Mary Phillips-SandyinMagnetic FeelsDay 28: InternetOr, a depressed person’s catalog of the connected worldApr 25, 2017Apr 25, 2017
Mary Phillips-SandyinMagnetic FeelsDays 25–27: CleanThe medical community has a term for when you don’t get around to showering and brushing your teeth because you’re too damn depressed…Apr 24, 2017Apr 24, 2017
Mary Phillips-SandyinMagnetic FeelsDays 21–24: OrbitStrange things are happening. Very strange. Bizarre. Let me explain.Apr 19, 20171Apr 19, 20171
Mary Phillips-SandyinMagnetic FeelsDay 20: SelfishWhat is going on out there? (Gestures toward the world outside my apartment.) Who knows? Not me. For the first time in my adult life, I’ve…Apr 13, 2017Apr 13, 2017
Mary Phillips-SandyinMagnetic FeelsDays 18 & 19: LandscapeUnlike pharmaceutical treatments for depression, TMS has not (yet) made much of a mark on popular culture, in any medium. Eli Lilly first…Apr 12, 2017Apr 12, 2017