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A comment on Alterations in glutamate and the experience of ego dissolution with psilocybin. Parent comment

Re:Alterations in glutamate and the experience of ego dissol... by joncrane on Thursday May 28, 2020 @12:15PM (#23339023)
I don't know if this is the same thing, but in my early teens, I terrified myself during meditation because I got to a point where I felt I could "think myself out of existence" if I had continued along the (mental) path I was on.

Not sure if that's the same thing as ego death but it was terrifying.

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Re:Alterations in glutamate and the experience of ego dissol... by specialist on Thursday May 28, 2020 @12:22PM (#23339099)
Sounds the same. The Void is terrifying. Whenever my distractions stop working -- Hello Hacker News! -- my mind wanders back and everything seems a lot less real.
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