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Uhhh, why would you do this? You can learn so much during a trip to solve some of the fundamental issues/trauma behind your depression.

by acchow 4y ago

fsloth 4y ago
Perhaps a depression drug that does not induce a psychedelic experience is psychiatrically safer than one that would? One would need some background in psychiatry and/or pharmacology to answer this I think. I'm guessing such talent is present on this site :)
comboy 4y ago
It may be that somebody depressed does not feeling like exploring unknowns, or brave enough to lose himself and experience something completely different. Also, I don't think it's necessary wise to suggest somebody depressed go on such trip. It can take you different places. Sure, it may be fine 9 out of 10 times, but if somebody gets stuck in some negative positive feedback loop (heh) he may end up with a trauma.
bananamerica 4y ago
I don't do recreational drugs, but don't LSD trips make you pretty useless for a while? If my morning psych medication required me to be non-productive for 4 hours, it would be hard to find a place for it in my daily routine.
- yieldcrv 4y ago
  4, thats cute
- tsukurimashou 4y ago
  LSD isn't for daily routine unless you microdose (and even then you don't take it everyday) a trip is more like 8-12h
  - bananamerica 4y ago
    I understand. Maybe a "no trip" LSD can be useful for people who require larger doses of the substance for therapeutic effect.
int_19h 4y ago
It's not an either-or. You can't be tripping all the time, either.
yieldcrv 4y ago
Not everyone has 14 hours of trip time and another half a day of shock With the risk of lifelong HPPD
scaramanga 4y ago
As someone who has enjoyed tripping, and is generally positive about the benefits of the experience, there are a number of reasons that spring to mind. You may not have the luxury of time for that. Or even a save place to do it. What if you are in a vulnerable and insecure housing situation? Living on the streets? etc. You may not feel ready for that. For example if you feel anxious and avoidant about having a raw and truthful "conversation" with your self because of what you might find there, then it probably means that it isn't a great idea. Perhaps you don't have the access to talk therapy, supportive friends and family, and the like, to trip-sit you, or to discuss and process your experiences with after the trip. I don't think it would be fair to take options off the table because you (we) think one is better. I mean, why drink a can of PBR, when fine whiskey exists? Why masturbate when you can have sex, which is clearly superior? The fact that one proposition exists does not take the other one away. That said, with the way the laws are, one proposition IS taken away by prohibition so really it's a question of why put one of them through FDA approval to enter widespread usage while the other one sits in a weird limbo where the vast majority of those seeking it are forced in to an illicit drug trade which endangers them. But that question has a lot more to do with the moral and political failings of our society.
jasonhansel 4y ago
Not everybody wants to hallucinate.
InfiniteRand 4y ago
As someone with a chronic mental illness, I am personally reluctant to try psychedelics because I am often struggling to control my mind and it seems like a psychedelic experience would feel like a loss of control of my mind. Not sure if my impression is misinformed

Uhhh, why would you do this? You can learn so much during a trip to solve some of the fundamental issues/trauma behind your depression.

by acchow 4y ago

Uhhh, why would you do this? You can learn so much during a trip to solve some of the fundamental issues/trauma behind your depression.

fsloth 4y ago

Perhaps a depression drug that does not induce a psychedelic experience is psychiatrically safer than one that would? One would need some background in psychiatry and/or pharmacology to answer this I think. I'm guessing such talent is present on this site :)

comboy 4y ago

It may be that somebody depressed does not feeling like exploring unknowns, or brave enough to lose himself and experience something completely different. Also, I don't think it's necessary wise to suggest somebody depressed go on such trip. It can take you different places. Sure, it may be fine 9 out of 10 times, but if somebody gets stuck in some negative positive feedback loop (heh) he may end up with a trauma.

bananamerica 4y ago

I don't do recreational drugs, but don't LSD trips make you pretty useless for a while? If my morning psych medication required me to be non-productive for 4 hours, it would be hard to find a place for it in my daily routine.

yieldcrv 4y ago
4, thats cute
tsukurimashou 4y ago
LSD isn't for daily routine unless you microdose (and even then you don't take it everyday) a trip is more like 8-12h
- bananamerica 4y ago
  I understand. Maybe a "no trip" LSD can be useful for people who require larger doses of the substance for therapeutic effect.

int_19h 4y ago

It's not an either-or. You can't be tripping all the time, either.

yieldcrv 4y ago

Not everyone has 14 hours of trip time and another half a day of shock With the risk of lifelong HPPD

scaramanga 4y ago

As someone who has enjoyed tripping, and is generally positive about the benefits of the experience, there are a number of reasons that spring to mind. You may not have the luxury of time for that. Or even a save place to do it. What if you are in a vulnerable and insecure housing situation? Living on the streets? etc. You may not feel ready for that. For example if you feel anxious and avoidant about having a raw and truthful "conversation" with your self because of what you might find there, then it probably means that it isn't a great idea. Perhaps you don't have the access to talk therapy, supportive friends and family, and the like, to trip-sit you, or to discuss and process your experiences with after the trip. I don't think it would be fair to take options off the table because you (we) think one is better. I mean, why drink a can of PBR, when fine whiskey exists? Why masturbate when you can have sex, which is clearly superior? The fact that one proposition exists does not take the other one away. That said, with the way the laws are, one proposition IS taken away by prohibition so really it's a question of why put one of them through FDA approval to enter widespread usage while the other one sits in a weird limbo where the vast majority of those seeking it are forced in to an illicit drug trade which endangers them. But that question has a lot more to do with the moral and political failings of our society.

jasonhansel 4y ago

Not everybody wants to hallucinate.

InfiniteRand 4y ago

As someone with a chronic mental illness, I am personally reluctant to try psychedelics because I am often struggling to control my mind and it seems like a psychedelic experience would feel like a loss of control of my mind. Not sure if my impression is misinformed