The worst YGTSS score so far. Today forced an honest confrontation with a question I'd been avoiding: what are the potential side effects of what I'm doing?
YGTSS Score
40
Highest recorded
Balancing a demanding work schedule with daily hour-long sessions is brutal. But I advocate for real-world training conditions — if this only works in a quiet lab, it's not a real treatment.
Practiced HRT (Habit Reversal Training), ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention), and CBIT techniques today. Also researched side effects for the first time.
Documented Neurofeedback Side Effects
- Nausea and headaches
- Irritability and brain fog
- Confusion and sleep disturbances
- Temporary increase in tics
Primary barrier identified: maintaining steady breathing while sustaining flow-state. You can't force both — one has to become automatic. Decision made: standardize all sessions to 10 minutes going forward.
