Psychedelic drugs take on depression

Re:Psychedelic drugs take on depression by FollowingTheDao on Friday August 26, 2022 @07:45PM (#32614064)

most of what you said is fair, but as a Taoist, I do not see a semi euphoric state as being a normal condition, or even a condition that can be a sustained for a long period of time. There’s a saying, that a strong wind does not blow all day.

With these rushes of neurotransmitters, the receptor density on our neurons changes to adapt to them. This is a truth that we all need to understand. This is how the strong wind ends.

I’m afraid that people will be obsessed with trying to sustain this type of bliss when a more healthy approach would be to look for a neutral state. Absent of the constant highs and lows.

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Re:Psychedelic drugs take on depression by swatcoder on Friday August 26, 2022 @07:57PM (#32614138)

I admire your concern for people, but you might be getting a little bit ahead of the data when you start imagining others getting obsessed and develop your own fears for their sake.

But I’d also mention, as a fellow student of balance, that it can be found amidst great highs and lows and not just in the absence of them. Acrobats exhibit tremendous balance. :)

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Re:Psychedelic drugs take on depression by FollowingTheDao on Friday August 26, 2022 @10:33PM (#32615052)

Whatever I’m just a homeless schizaffective bipolar fuck who actually thinking about killing himself right now so who cares.

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Re:Psychedelic drugs take on depression by bookofjoe on Saturday August 27, 2022 @09:47AM (#32618959)

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Re:Psychedelic drugs take on depression by FollowingTheDao on Saturday August 27, 2022 @06:22PM (#32623832)

Thanks. Better now. Took a bunch of klonopin, managed to talk to a friend who is a therapist.

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Re:Psychedelic drugs take on depression by mathgladiator on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:53PM (#32614464)

Ketamine has a nice rate limiter of $500 per session and at most once a month. I just had a booster, but I can't imagine myself doing it again for a while.

I do believe a neutral state is ideal, but that requires highs and lows to define. For a variety of reasons, it's very easy to get stuck in a down position for a variety of reasons.

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Re:Psychedelic drugs take on depression by thelittleone on Friday August 26, 2022 @10:01PM (#32614867)

Having some ups is also a lot better than always being down.

Congrats ok your success.

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