LSD, Reconsidered for Therapy

Post by sizzle » Fri, Mar 07, 2014, 5:19 AM UTC

sar9 wrote: post #179

sizzle wrote: post #176

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I asked because a friend of mine told me his experience felt like he was "watching his body from up above in the universe" and that it felt like he was stuck in a nightmare for a week. seriously scared me from any desire to try.

One of the greatest risks is integration issues. Trying to square your experience with everyday life. I have experimented with DMT approximately 20 times over many years. It feels like skydiving through time and dimensions. After 20 minutes you feel 90% normal. It's like having the most intense profound dream. You can have a fleeting sensation of wanting to return to the experience. But it is not addictive in my opin…

oh yeah, how reputable is erowid for information, do you recommend it or is there a better repository?

Post by rpearl » Wed, Mar 19, 2014, 11:42 PM UTC

Nursie wrote: post #172

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Here. I will articulate it. Each one of us is an unbroken chain of physical interactions since the beginning. There is no universe without conscious subjective experience; there is no conscious subjective experience without the universe. Life--conscious, experiential, intelligent life--is fundamentally intertwined with existence and you cannot have one without the other. The universe as a fundamental process is one t…

Awesome. Now, how does that change anything?

chop wood, carry water.

it doesn't change how things are; it changes how you look at it, and that makes a difference. it is a personal experience that changes how you let yourself be affected by minor hurts and problems, and lets you immerse yourself in the world and more deeply enjoy the things you take pleasure from.

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