Y.E. Esther: "Intractable depression... I zapped my head with electric shocks 28 times"

Yes, Esther... You look very bright, but I hear you are suffering from treatment-resistant depression.

They say that genetically, no matter what they do, they feel sad and depressed.

This is a natural tendency, and even with medication, 30 to 40% of the treatment is not effective.

It is said that you have undergone 28 sessions of head support therapy.

Electroconvulsive therapy, in fact, depression patients undergo this kind of treatment...

You look really bright, and even though you're a doctor from Seoul National University... it seems like you can't avoid depression.

If your heart hurts, never hide it and be sure to receive proper treatment.

Ms. Yeo received a lot of comfort from the suicide prevention counseling hotline.

 

Suicide prevention counseling hotline ☎109 is available for calls 24 hours a day.

 

Yeo Esther (60), a specialist in family medicine and an entrepreneur, confessed that she is suffering from intractable depression.

On the 9th, KBS 2TV's 'Park Won-sook, Let's Live Together' aired a segment featuring actress Park Won-sook and singer Hye-eun visiting the home of medical doctor Hong Hye-geol (58) and his wife.

Park Won-sook asked Hong Hye-geol and his wife, "Is there any difficulty?" Hong Hye-geol hesitated for a moment and replied, "How should I explain it?"

He said, "Y.E. S. shows a bright and smiling face when filming, but after filming is over, she goes to her room, locks the door, draws the curtains, and just keeps lying down."

Hong Hye-geol shocked everyone by saying, "(Y.E. Star) keeps saying she doesn't want to live anymore." Hong Hye-geol explained that depression is a type of illness. "It's a disease. There is a natural tendency," he said.

Y.E. Esther revealed the precise diagnosis of "treatment-resistant depression." She confessed, "Even with medication, 30 to 40% of cases do not respond to treatment. I also underwent about 28 sessions of head compression therapy for seizure treatment during hospitalization."

Hong Hye-geol stated that regarding Y.E. S. The depression "no matter what medication is used, there is no improvement."

"I feel powerless. I am also a doctor and consider myself knowledgeable, but no matter what I do, it doesn't work," he explained, describing a genetic tendency to feel sad and depressed regardless of the situation.

Hong Hye-geol said, "If you want to undergo electroconvulsive therapy, you have to be completely intoxicated 28 times, and you have to be hospitalized for three months straight. Suddenly, I had impulsive bad thoughts, so I was probably distressed..." and revealed that Ye E-seo received counseling through a suicide prevention hotline.

YeEster confessed that this counseling was helpful. "There are more well-trained counselors than I expected. They gently ask about what I want to say. Because it's anonymous, I was able to say things I could never speak of in my lifetime to that person," she said. Hong Hye-geol expressed gratitude, saying, "I don't know who they are, but I am thankful."

Meanwhile, Hong Hye-geol and Yeo E-seo, a married couple, are alumni of Seoul National University College of Medicine, with a one-year seniority difference. Yeo E-seo (class of '84) was a resident at Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Hong Hye-geol (class of '85) was an intern at the same university, where they first met. The two married in 1994 and have two sons. The couple has also appeared as regular medical expert panelists on various broadcasts.

 

<Source: Newsis>