Re:Ketamine's effect on depression may hinge on hope
by cnity on Friday October 20, 2023 @07:36AM
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My original post left too much to the imagination and I realise re-reading it that it appears as an attack on professionalism within science, and possibly even an attack specifically on the parent commenter's friend, and I regret that angle.
What I broadly mean is that modern society has done a relatively poor job at helping to produce integrated humans that have the capacity, tools, and know-how to navigate their inner journey. I know this sounds woo to a lot of people here. That the new wave of psychedelic interest is reified as purely medical treatment is a continuation of this trend. That is what I'm trying to articulate.
I have a deep suspicion that you can't simply sterilise the transformation at the heart of these experiences.
The customer is not always right. Just because the customer wants something or believes something doesn’t make it true.
This really isn’t about being a lawful authority trying to buzz-kill society as much as it is about having principles as a doctor.
If I had someone coming into my IT department saying they heard that dipping their laptop in maple syrup would speed up their processor, and to please proceed to dip their computer in maple syrup, my noncompliance doesn’t make me a gatekeeper like the medieval catholic priests.