Chemistry of the Mind

The brain is one of the most precise organs in the human body, it is like Mozart's fifth symphony or Tchaikovsky's violin concerto, not one note or key can be out of place, not one beat can be skipped or the entire piece goes out of sync, the brain is rather similar to that only infinitely more complicated. The brain much like the music piece is a very delicately balanced structure with the chemicals in perfect balance, and if that balance even shifts slightly then it creates a multitude of problems, and reeks havoc, causing illnesses such as schizophrenia, personality disorders, depression and other illnesses.

In today's world scientists understand these risks and problems therefore are very careful to subject a patient to electro convulsive therapy but in the 50's and sixties they used it indiscriminately and without care, therefore harming their patients in the long run more than helping them. For ECT sends electric shocks through the brain altering the delicate chemical balance within. So therefore I made my piece to be a statement against the misuse of ECT, trying to show what would happen if it is not used correctly.