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You mention curing alcoholism, but my casual observation is that there is almost always a history of psychosocial trauma, likely with residual PTSD, that leads
by xattt 3y ago
You mention curing alcoholism, but my casual observation is that there is almost always a history of psychosocial trauma, likely with residual PTSD, that leads to substance abuse.
The ibogaine treatment very likely allowed individuals to move past their traumatic experience and no longer had a reason to self-medicate.
- travisjungroth 3y agoSomething I’ve read in a few ibogaine trip reports is the experience of something scaring them out of their addiction. “If you ever do heroin again, I will personally rip your soul in half” kinda shit. Certainly a different mechanism than resolving underlying trauma.
- error_logic 3y agoThat might still be more comforting emotionally than whatever painful uncertainty about something they didn't feel control over from the past which led to the self-medicating in the first place. Knowing what you can avoid to stay safe is a lot more tolerable than never knowing when you're going to get pummeled. Just that sense of control is huge.