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It's interesting that both PTSD-suffering veterans described the benefit of MDMA with the same words: "I was able to forgive myself." Whether you call it consc
by helloworld 8y ago
It's interesting that both PTSD-suffering veterans described the benefit of MDMA with the same words: "I was able to forgive myself."
Whether you call it conscience or superego, how we judge ourselves seems to be important for mental health.
- unfunco 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_(psychology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_(psychology) Interestingly, in the documentary _Dirty Pictures_[0], and in the books PiHKAL and TiHKAL, Ann Shulgin (widow of Alexander Shulgin, the chemist that re-synthesised MDMA and re-introduced it to the world) talks a lot about the shadow and her work as a therapist whilst working with MDMA shortly after it's effects became known. MDMA was initially trialled by psychiatrists working with the shadow. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SxjCE0f9_4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SxjCE0f9_4
- senorjazz 8y agoI've seen the documentary, but never realised her reference to the shadow was more than just explaining why we can get into dark thought loops whilst on psychedlics often times going over and over something (sometimes inconsequential things) that raises our paranoia to terror levels. Seems like I have some reading material to put off working until this afternoon now :)