TMS gives me the creeps. I mean ultimately you are inducing current in the brain with magnetic fields.

It boils down to the same mechanism of action as electro-shock therapy. Presumably with a lot less destruction of neurons of course.

Now electro-shock is one of the most effective at treating depression, and I guess that might be why TMS might be effective too.

But I think the reason I ultimately wouldn’t do it is just that it feels like physically altering my brain and it’s a hard pill to swallow. Just like I would be hard pressed to accept a treatment like someone surgically excising a chunk of my brain matter even if a doctor told me it was 100% effective as a cure.

Perhaps this is irrational but I just can’t shake it.