Re:5-MeO-DMT Associated with Improvements in Depression, Anx...
by lgvln on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @12:03PM
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They are not chemically addictive but my suspicion is that they can be psychologically addictive. I once knew someone who would argue for a Brave New World-esque world because of his (positive) experiences of psychedelics.
I don’t think his friend is mentally ill but he reminds me of someone like Eckhart Tolle.
Re:5-MeO-DMT Associated with Improvements in Depression, Anx...
by Moodles on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @12:30PM
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I don't think Eckhart Tolle is mentally ill at all. There's nothing wrong with being like Echkart. But I just admitted to taking psychedelics, so maybe people think I'm mentally ill now :-) To clarify, I'm not much like Echkart: those same people would think I am doing "well": i work in SF in tech, I make 200k+, pretty normal. That's "good", while Echkart is "bad". it's a bit silly to me.
Anyways, I had a good experience, you know some people who, from your perspective, have not. That's why we need studies.
I meant lethal overdose, like heroin. I certainly I know some people who take too many drugs. Personally I don’t feel like I have to do any psychedelics ever again, but maybe I will, I don’t know. They are not chemically addictive anyway.
And your high school friend taking them at such a young age?! Maybe that’s why, I don’t know. Maybe he’s mentally ill anyway? Maybe it was the drugs? Maybe it was other drugs? That’s why I would like to see more controlled studies from reputable places like John Hopkins. The data looks relatively promising so far, but more needs to be done I think.