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Nothing like a good mental colonic with a brutal dissolution of ego to increase that amygdala response, right?

tasty_freeze 9y ago
This is a reddit quality comment. On what basis do you justify classifying the treatment as brutal? Or that the dose was high enough that the test subjects underwent ego death? Were you just exaggerating for comic effect and didn't really have anything to add?
- the_cat_kittles 9y ago
  have you done them? i would say its a pretty accurate description of my experience. every time ive done them, ive found aspects extremely uncomfortable, but by the end i almost feel a sense of accomplishment. i know people read comments like this and imagine an idiot who is easily swayed by bullshit, so ill offer what i thought of as the most tangible interesting things that comes from taking mushrooms: many things that happen automatically in your brain seem to stop when you take mushrooms. for instance, it was no longer obvious to me what time of day it was, or what day of the week. it was very interesting to experience this, because it had never been something id been without, and it had never even occurred to me as a thing that could not be obvious. so seeing that it was a process like anything else is very eye opening.
  - scottmf 9y ago
    That stripping-away of context is a common effect. I find it fascinating. It allows you to view things with fewer of your own biases and default thought patterns coloring your perception.
    - the_cat_kittles 9y ago
      yes. it made me see myself and emotions and existence in a much more carefree, simpler light. sounds bad, or sad maybe, but its great.
- notadoc 9y ago
  You sound very agitated and sensitive about this topic. Have you considered eating several grams of psilocybin mushrooms and involuntarily thinking about how your behavior is or isn't serving you for a few hours? I hear it increases amygdala response!
- anigbrowl 9y ago
  Quality and humor are not mutually exclusive. I'm experienced enough in this area to be both excited by this study and amused by this tongue-in-cheek characterization of the psychedelic experience. Not only is it worth pointing out that psychedelic experiences can be disorienting or scary as well as benign and thrilling, it may be that much or all of the therapeutic value comes from getting through those negative experiences.

This is a reddit quality comment. On what basis do you justify classifying the treatment as brutal? Or that the dose was high enough that the test subjects underwent ego death? Were you just exaggerating for comic effect and didn't really have anything to add?

the_cat_kittles 9y ago
have you done them? i would say its a pretty accurate description of my experience. every time ive done them, ive found aspects extremely uncomfortable, but by the end i almost feel a sense of accomplishment. i know people read comments like this and imagine an idiot who is easily swayed by bullshit, so ill offer what i thought of as the most tangible interesting things that comes from taking mushrooms: many things that happen automatically in your brain seem to stop when you take mushrooms. for instance, it was no longer obvious to me what time of day it was, or what day of the week. it was very interesting to experience this, because it had never been something id been without, and it had never even occurred to me as a thing that could not be obvious. so seeing that it was a process like anything else is very eye opening.
- scottmf 9y ago
  That stripping-away of context is a common effect. I find it fascinating. It allows you to view things with fewer of your own biases and default thought patterns coloring your perception.
  - the_cat_kittles 9y ago
    yes. it made me see myself and emotions and existence in a much more carefree, simpler light. sounds bad, or sad maybe, but its great.
notadoc 9y ago
You sound very agitated and sensitive about this topic. Have you considered eating several grams of psilocybin mushrooms and involuntarily thinking about how your behavior is or isn't serving you for a few hours? I hear it increases amygdala response!
anigbrowl 9y ago
Quality and humor are not mutually exclusive. I'm experienced enough in this area to be both excited by this study and amused by this tongue-in-cheek characterization of the psychedelic experience. Not only is it worth pointing out that psychedelic experiences can be disorienting or scary as well as benign and thrilling, it may be that much or all of the therapeutic value comes from getting through those negative experiences.