We can no longer ignore the potential of psychedelic drugs to treat depression

Re:We can no longer ignore the potential of psychedelic drug... by Trasmatta on Monday June 08, 2020 @02:38PM (#23459364)

My experience with psychedelics was unpleasant and gave me anxiety for months. I don't think "everyone trying them" is a good idea. They can be great for certain people in certain situations, but are not without dangers.

Especially for ones as strong as salvia or DMT.

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Re:We can no longer ignore the potential of psychedelic drug... by kevmo314 on Monday June 08, 2020 @02:39PM (#23459380)

Yeah I would be in support of everyone trying them in a supportive setting with some professional oversight. Definitely would not recommend going it alone.

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Re:We can no longer ignore the potential of psychedelic drug... by Trasmatta on Monday June 08, 2020 @02:44PM (#23459443)

Agreed, more access to psychedelics in a safe and professional setting would be really good. I wish I had had been able to do that for my experiences -- as it stands, I think they're ruined for me forever. (I'm okay with that though, one lesson I learned was that I could learn anything psychedelics could teach me using other methods.)

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Re:We can no longer ignore the potential of psychedelic drug... by palimpsests on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @02:52AM (#23464354)

> I could learn anything psychedelics could teach me using other methods

how do you know what they would have taught you?

I'm sorry to hear that you had such a negative experience with these substances.

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Re:We can no longer ignore the potential of psychedelic drug... by tayo42 on Monday June 08, 2020 @05:22PM (#23460971)

If you don't mind I'd be interested in hearing more details. I'm personally really curious about stories like this, mostly because I have the opinion the world would be better off if more people tried lsd or something once.

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