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Interesting that OCD is the winning disorder, with zero negative responders. Recalling my mushroom days.... Okay, I think I get it. Psychedelic experience is,
by exodust 2y ago
Interesting that OCD is the winning disorder, with zero negative responders.
Recalling my mushroom days.... Okay, I think I get it. Psychedelic experience is, in part, about embracing the beautiful chaos of the universe. Surrendering to the charms of free-flowing wild information at scale so huge there's no chance of imposing your own orderly corrections - as you might in normal every day life via OCD. That's my armchair take anyway.
Psychiatric history | Negative responders (%) | Non-responders (%) | Positive responders (%)
OCD | 0.0 | 25.0 | 75.0
- otherme123 2y agoThe n=16 is ridiculously low, though. Psychotic disorder, with 25%/25%/50%... n=4. The only number from Table 2 that makes sense is the aggregate. Even "history" vs "no-history" the differences are not that big, and slightly suggest that having a history of psychiatric illness has better outcome.
- exodust 2y agoYes true, I left out n=16 for my casual observation. It's a murky subject due to the traditional way being far removed from clinical environments. Anything artificial like therapy props would stand out under the influence of psychedelics, but I guess they've thought of that. Good luck to them.
- int_19h 2y agoMy subjective take is the opposite - psychedelics make you see order (patterns) emerge out of seeming chaos pretty much everywhere you look.
- exodust 2y agoYeh the infinite latticework does reveal a kind of order, I know what you mean. Perhaps it calms the OCD person seeing all those patterns. Although while under the influence of psychedelics you're unlikely to arrange your sock drawer with compulsive order. You're more likely to free the socks from captivity.