A new study urges trials of MDMA to treat anxiety in autistic adults

Re:A new study urges trials of MDMA to treat anxiety in auti... by blazespin on Sunday May 31, 2015 @12:51AM (#9633139)

Maybe I am overly sensitive to these things but I recall really embarrassing things people have done and have a hard time not associating those actions with the person.

I think the reason people are socially anxious is not because they think people 'give a fuck' but rather because they're confused by social signals / body language / verbal cues and that sort of thing. They don't know how to mesh and mingle properly with a crowd.

From what I read is that MDMA will help the autistic increase their emotional IQ and "fit in" better. Not because it will help them ignore what other people think of them.

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Re:A new study urges trials of MDMA to treat anxiety in auti... by hithar on Sunday May 31, 2015 @10:02AM (#9634201)

From my experience, that is not exactly it. It's not confusion of social signals per say, rather it's the amplification of these signals that causes anxiety. It's the over analyzing and excessive processing the brain does that causes anxiety.

From my experience, MDMA eases the mind, and fills it with empathy, love and connectedness to others (or release the molecules necessary for this). Under this state, it's not hard to see how one could temporarily break free of their 'normal anxious' state.

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Re:A new study urges trials of MDMA to treat anxiety in auti... by jsprogrammer on Sunday May 31, 2015 @01:14AM (#9633180)

There is no 'proper' way to mesh and mingle with a crowd.

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Re:A new study urges trials of MDMA to treat anxiety in auti... by unchocked on Sunday May 31, 2015 @03:25AM (#9633365)

There's a lot of improper ways.

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