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There’s definitely some benefit for some people but this headline is straight sensationalized. People need to be careful with psychedelics. The afterglow wears

by rank0 5y ago

There’s definitely some benefit for some people but this headline is straight sensationalized. People need to be careful with psychedelics. The afterglow wears off pretty quick. I’ve met many people for which psychedelics actually reinforced “negative” aspects of their person…except now they believe to be enlightened from their trips. After dozens of trips myself, one of the things I’ve learned is that these drugs induce the feeling of profundity. The experience of a trip FEELS profound, regardless of the actual content of your thoughts. Sometimes it’s great! — When your new idea or outlook is truly beneficial for yourself and others. Not everybody gets that. My cynicism has been magnified.

pmoriarty 5y ago
"People need to be careful with psychedelics." Absolutely. Psychedelics are incredibly powerful substances and they need to be treated with respect. Everyone considering doing them should educate themselves thoroughly beforehand and use them in maximally safe, constructive ways. James Fadiman's Psychedelic Explorer's Guide[1] has lots of great advice on how to do this. "The afterglow wears off pretty quick." It really depends on the substance and how it's used. Ketamine, for example, commonly needs to be readministered relatively frequently (though some people have lasting effects), while many people get very long lasting effects from between one to three therapeutic MDMA or psilocybin sessions (sometimes lasting for years). It's people who tend to use psychedelics outside of a therapeutic context, to "party" and/or without constructive intention or post-trip integration that tend to lack lasting effects.. but even then it's not at all uncommon for the experiences to be life-changing. [1] - https://www.amazon.com/Psychedelic-Explorers-Guide-Therapeutic-Journeys/dp/1594774021 https://www.amazon.com/Psychedelic-Explorers-Guide-Therapeut...
droopyEyelids 5y ago
It's not cynicism imo- psychedelics can help people with depression, but they add fuel to the fire for people with 'dark triad' personality traits.

by rank0 5y ago

pmoriarty 5y ago

"People need to be careful with psychedelics." Absolutely. Psychedelics are incredibly powerful substances and they need to be treated with respect. Everyone considering doing them should educate themselves thoroughly beforehand and use them in maximally safe, constructive ways. James Fadiman's Psychedelic Explorer's Guide[1] has lots of great advice on how to do this. "The afterglow wears off pretty quick." It really depends on the substance and how it's used. Ketamine, for example, commonly needs to be readministered relatively frequently (though some people have lasting effects), while many people get very long lasting effects from between one to three therapeutic MDMA or psilocybin sessions (sometimes lasting for years). It's people who tend to use psychedelics outside of a therapeutic context, to "party" and/or without constructive intention or post-trip integration that tend to lack lasting effects.. but even then it's not at all uncommon for the experiences to be life-changing. [1] - https://www.amazon.com/Psychedelic-Explorers-Guide-Therapeutic-Journeys/dp/1594774021 https://www.amazon.com/Psychedelic-Explorers-Guide-Therapeut...

droopyEyelids 5y ago

It's not cynicism imo- psychedelics can help people with depression, but they add fuel to the fire for people with 'dark triad' personality traits.