"That’s in now way comparable to having treated your social anxiety." It is comparable, actually. There is something in psychology called "exposure therapy"[1

"That’s in now way comparable to having treated your social anxiety." It is comparable, actually. There is something in psychology called "exposure therapy"[1] where one is exposed to whatever causes your anxiety or phobia (sometimes with positive reinforcement) and one gradually gets used to it until you're no longer afraid of it. Similarly, I've heard MDMA therapists theorize that using MDMA to treat depression, PTSD, and other mental issues where there might be repressed or uncomfortable experiences that one couldn't face in ordinary waking consciousness allows the patient to be comfortable with them while under the effects of the medicine, and this allows them to not be as reactive to that same stimulus even after the medication wears off. By the way, speaking of social anxiety, here's an interesting video of someone with asperger's and how a single MDMA experience helped him: [2] [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposure_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposure_therapy [2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJgWKl_vss0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJgWKl_vss0