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That's interesting. I've had the opposite experience when ending my psychedelic experiences. I find that I get overly critical in my introspection and pick apar
by Neff 10y ago
That's interesting. I've had the opposite experience when ending my psychedelic experiences. I find that I get overly critical in my introspection and pick apart every perceived flaw, leaving me in a raw and negative mental state.
Instead of leaving me feeling refreshed I am drained and dread the idea of going back to being "normal" where I become blind to those obvious flaws and complacent with living a sub-par life.
- rudolf0 10y agoSounds exactly like every time I smoke weed. Including that disappointing expectation of becoming sober and blissfully unaware of my flaws. Have never tried any psychedelics, but some of my bad "trips" with weed (sometimes involving delusions and hallucinations) make me wary.
- joslin01 10y agoWe all been there with weed, but the root of this behavior lies within yourself. Weed just makes you more sensitive, which can be amazing provided you know how to (1) confront your demons honestly & (2) find an activity you enjoy. Without (1), you'll never get (2) and believe me, as someone who smokes everyday, (1) will come up from time to time when things aren't going well with your life. That's when you gotta smoke and mentally sort out what's going on. Weed leaves you in a slightly-crippled state insofar as your self-defenses don't work as well. As a result, thoughts from the subconscious creep upwards to the conscious level. As much as it "hurts", it's good to be fully aware and honest with yourself.
- rudolf0 10y agoGood point. I can't deny any of that. I just tend not to ever be in a good state, really.
- omarchowdhury 10y agoWe have to get through the mud.
- marincounty 10y agoI think weed is fine for normal people. They seem to enjoy the experience. I'll admit, I don't think I'm normal. I've had horrid, debilitating bouts with anxiety. Never been clinically depressed, but dysthymia fits me on most days. That said, I've tried weed at different points in my life. I've tried the weed that's good for pain, low in something? I've tried the uplifting weed. Except for a few times on high school, the experience wasen't that good. I would always need alcohol to counter the negative effects from the weed. That said, weed didn't work for me. I really wanted a safe drug, I could take daily. I will add this for the, "Put it through a double blind study, and then I'll discuss the clinical benefits of these drugs?" I'm all for that, but they need to design these double blind studies better. Until they design them better, legalize these drugs. Better? Don't get me started.
- mosdave 10y agonegative feedback: also useful outside the realm of amplifiers.