Andy Luff’s Recovery Journey After ECT-Induced Brain Damage

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Andy’s Story

Andy Luff faced significant challenges following the trauma of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and its impact on his memory and identity. Despite this, he began to rebuild his life, discovering new strengths and perspectives. Read My Recovery from a Brain Injury from ECT.

2019 newspaper article titled " I'm not human': A Life Ruined by ECT. A picture and Andy Luff looking dazed and slouching.

silhouette of Andy and a dog on an English shore on a sunny day with blouw sky and clouds. You can see mountains off in the distance.

The Road to Recovery

With the support of his partner, Jill and others, practical steps to restore his health, and rehabilitation from Headway, a UK-based head injury organazation, Andy gradually regained his love for reading, writing, and nature—simple joys he feared were lost.

Andy sitting on a rolling green an yellow hillside with a border collie dog.

This journey strengthened his bond with Jill and helped him rediscover his abilities through determination and teamwork.

Andy and Jill taking a selfie, blue sky and white clouds behind them.

Helping Others

Post-traumatic growth often brings a renewed desire to help others, and Andy now volunteers to support people with brain injuries.

By transforming his difficult experience into service and purpose, he not only furthers his own healing but also inspires hope, demonstrating that growth and fulfillment are possible even after loss and adversity.

Anna

Anna is a childhood psychiatric drug and a teenage electroshock survivor. She founded Life After ECT to ensure people injured by electroconvulsive therapy have easy access to resources that can help them understand their injuries and find a path to recovery.