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Re:Veteran's Hospital LSD Testing (1956) [video] by djrtwo on Tuesday December 30, 2014 @06:17PM (#8817307)
That clip left me with so many questions. What was the purpose of the dosing? Did they follow up with her? Was there a lasting change in her life?

Seems like it must have been radically jarring to her 1950s housewife societal role.

Re:Veteran's Hospital LSD Testing (1956) [video] by tomasien on Tuesday December 30, 2014 @06:24PM (#8817337)
I think the truly fascinating thing about acid is that is does have an impact but it's somehow not that jarring, given what it is.
Re:Veteran's Hospital LSD Testing (1956) [video] by djrtwo on Wednesday December 31, 2014 @11:31AM (#8819934)
Jarring might have been the wrong word. I meant instead that the 6-10 hour eye opening experience would have likely caused her to question a lot of things about her life. Sometimes the questions you ask during an acid experience impact how you view yourself and your situation outside of the experience.

Being a 1950s housewife, those questions and realizations might not be coherent with her expected role.

Re:Veteran's Hospital LSD Testing (1956) [video] by razster on Tuesday December 30, 2014 @07:02PM (#8817527)
Same can be said for shrooms, which I believe open up the minds creative side. Nothing jarring though or deeply life changing.
Re:Veteran's Hospital LSD Testing (1956) [video] by kirsebaer on Wednesday December 31, 2014 @08:53AM (#8819331)
She goes to sleep and dreams every night. People, including "housewives", are way less fragile than you might imagine.