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Best advice I was ever given is that if the trip is going badly you should move your body to a different setting. It provides a nice reset should you have plac
by andy_ppp 11y ago
Best advice I was ever given is that if the trip is going badly you should move your body to a different setting. It provides a nice reset should you have placed your mind somewhere that "you" do not feel comfortable with.
I can't say I think that people should be recommending psychedelics because the experience is so extreme and so personal, it can be life altering. As with anything this "far out", the outcome could be extraordinarily positive or also extraordinarily damaging. I don't believe it's merely about setting; it's the person doing the trips' responsibility to look after themselves. And don't be tired because you aren't sleeping for the next 14 hours.
If you want a new perspective on the world sure, go try LSD but if you want a better perspective I'd recommend Magnesium [1], Vitamin D [2] and some meditation first.
[1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16542786 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16542786
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D#Health_effects_of_supplementation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D#Health_effects_of_su...
- shiven 11y agoCaveat emptor, for [1] the journal does not look legit.
- andy_ppp 11y agoInteresting, but also what about this? https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201106/magnesium-and-the-brain-the-original-chill-pill https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry...
- SirensOfTitan 11y agoA methylated B-complex vitamin would be prudent in most individuals as well to complement magnesium. Up to 50% of the population has a partially broken methylation cycle (in a form of C677T mutation). I had back pain sleeping for a long time, fatigue, and tons of muscle twitching (even in supplementing magnesium and vitamin d), and a methylated b-complex effectively eliminated my symptoms. The test to check for an MTHFR mutation is expensive, but supplementing a methylated high-quality b-complex isn't.
- andy_ppp 11y agoYour name is one of my favourite books. Every day I feel like my brain has been wiped though.
- easygenes 11y agoIt's not expensive if you do 23andMe then import your data into geneticgenie.org
- Benjamin_Dobell 11y agoExcept if you do 23andMe you then have a legal obligation to provide any learnings to health insurance companies. Yeah, that's right, we live in a world that actively hinders being proactive about healthcare.
- pc86 11y ago> you then have a legal obligation to provide any learnings to health insurance companies Since when?
- stephenitis 11y agosource?
- gcb0 11y agohttp://www.ancestralizeme.com/is-your-b-complex-vitamin-doing-more-harm-than-good/ http://www.ancestralizeme.com/is-your-b-complex-vitamin-doin...
- cauterized 11y agoThe B complex changed my life too -- relieved the fatigue I was feeling daily despite plenty of sleep, and gave me the energy to start better habits that pulled me out of a depressive episode.
- zamalek 11y agoMy brother found that he had this mutation via 23andme. Supplementing with 5-MTHF has changed both our lives, as well as my mother's (who was previously suffering from debilitating depression and anxiety).
- smcnally 11y ago> I can't say I think that people should be recommending psychedelics because the experience is so extreme and so personal, it can be life altering. Any thoughts on microdosing as it related to your vitamin and meditation suggestions? https://hn.algolia.com/?query=microdosing&sort=byPopularity&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=microdosing&sort=byPopularity&... Doesn't look like it stresses the psychedelic experience, but it should be less extreme.