Re:I was in the MAPS MDMA for PTSD study
by n4r9 on Friday October 06, 2017 @02:50PM
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I've experienced a trauma-induced anxiety disorder and mdma experiences. You seem to reach a certain level of insight but then suddenly turn strangely dismissive.
> the high you get is a distraction from the pain you are feeling
Sort of. The feeling is of an assurance, a joyful security that releases you to be able to confront the pain without (as much) fear. There's also a shift in perspective that let's you know that a different way of feeling is possible. That's surprisingly powerful.
> are you just finally looking at what you didn't want to all these years?
Yes, exactly this.
> Do you need to take psychedelics to look?
Perhaps not, but anecdotal evidence and a growing amount of research suggests it helps tremendously, especially in cases where it is very hard for people to look at themselves whilst sober.
> I wouldn't be surprised if we find out that psychedelics was just a fad.
I don't see how this follows from anything you've said.
> the high you get is a distraction from the pain you are feeling
Sort of. The feeling is of an assurance, a joyful security that releases you to be able to confront the pain without (as much) fear. There's also a shift in perspective that let's you know that a different way of feeling is possible. That's surprisingly powerful.
> are you just finally looking at what you didn't want to all these years?
Yes, exactly this.
> Do you need to take psychedelics to look?
Perhaps not, but anecdotal evidence and a growing amount of research suggests it helps tremendously, especially in cases where it is very hard for people to look at themselves whilst sober.
> I wouldn't be surprised if we find out that psychedelics was just a fad.
I don't see how this follows from anything you've said.