RESET - Booklet - Manual / Resource - Page 26
Put Your Improve Function to Work - NOW!
If you respond to ketamine, you will be able to function better than before. Put that ability to
use! Don’t wait, even for a minute. If you’re able to socialize, go do it right now, instead of
just patting yourself on the back for feeling able. If you’re able to clean your house or organize your finances, do it right now, instead of feeling satisfied that you could do it. The more
you exercise your improved function, the more your mood will lift. Imagine you had a muscle-wasting disease instead of depression, but there’s a treatment that can quickly repair the
damage. If you don’t put those newly-repaired muscles to use, your treatment was wasted.
But if you lift weights and focus on building new muscle mass, you’ll be much more able to
deal with the condition if it returns, literally from a position of strength. Successful ketamine
therapy gives you the ability to build new “muscle” in the form of better function, improved
habits, etc. – and the improved mood that comes with those things. This combination can
give you an entirely new power: resilience. If your depressive symptoms return, your new
strength and resilience can help you withstand those symptoms better than ever before.
Most responders do not sink all the way back to their old baseline. In our experience, the
likelihood of permanent baseline improvement is directly related to how much you exercise
your improved function while the relief holds, regardless of whether it lasts one week or six
months.
