Alterations in glutamate and the experience of ego dissolution with psilocybin

Re:Alterations in glutamate and the experience of ego dissol... by Kalium on Thursday May 28, 2020 @01:56PM (#23340288)

> I believe the sentiment most people are expressing when they say you cannot separate the "trip" from the beneficial effects is that they both have the same origin or causative agent.

Perhaps I've swallowed too much propaganda, but this seems like a testable belief. What if it's not true? What if psychadelic-assisted therapy is just one of multiple viable psychadelic-assisted treatment approaches? What if people want to be able to use store-bought neurotransmitters to regulate their minds without going through the trip-induced emotional or spiritual experience that they may not want?

Would achieving a deeper understanding of the relevant neurochemistry and allowing people to make their own choices be so bad? Would more treatment options be a negative?

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Re:Alterations in glutamate and the experience of ego dissol... by pharke on Thursday May 28, 2020 @04:28PM (#23342157)

I don't oppose the research or having more treatment options, I'm sure they would be necessary in many cases. My perception of it is a bit negative though at least when imagined to be an easy to access option for everyone, it's the same sort of opposition I feel towards the idea of taking steroids to promote muscle growth.

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