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Re:The Long History of MDMA by Traubenfuchs on Monday September 25, 2023 @04:05PM (#37649816)
Interesting how experiences can be so different. I have experienced the, technically, happiest moments of my life while on MDMA, but ultimately it changed nothing. Like pretty much any drug, it's temporary, fake, extreme happiness at the cost of your brain permanently melting from using it too much.

I took nothing away from it but increased insight into how unnaturally happy one can be (on drugs) and how incredibly dull, depressing and soul crushing the average work day is.

Would I recommend others trying it? Yes, sure, it's fantastic -you gonna experience happiness on it you CAN NOT get without drugs, that's an interesting experience.

Re:The Long History of MDMA by highstep on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:06PM (#37653002)
i found that it showed me the path to that happy place, and now that i know the route, i can find my way back from time to time. Of course without mdma i can't stay there for long, but when i do visit its sublime and doesn't involve the multi week depression afterwards
Re:The Long History of MDMA by empath-nirvana on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @09:52AM (#37659312)
I think a lot of how "life changing" it is depends on how much unresolved trauma you have to deal with.