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Re: Magic mushrooms are changing the lives of terminal cancer patients

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Post by Rillen » Sat, Nov 28, 2020, 8:51 AM UTC

kortex wrote: post #197

andai wrote: post #193

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I have to say, I think you underestimate the suffering brought by insanity. Thankfully the odds are much better than that.

Actually I've struggled with bipolar disorder for two decades so I'm rather well acquainted with suffering caused by distorted perceptions of reality. Maybe that's why it's less daunting of a proposition to me :) But yes you're completely right, the actual odds of an adverse psychologic reaction are much lower. My point was moreso that dealing with terminal illness can lead to its own kind of detachment from reality…

I like that thought of yours 'dealing with terminal illness can lead to its own kind of detachment from reality and all sorts of stress.'

Re: Magic mushrooms are changing the lives of terminal cancer patients

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Post by luftbb » Sat, Nov 28, 2020, 10:22 AM UTC

antihero wrote: post #16

luftbb wrote: post #5

This story is at least a decade old at this point - psychedelics are good when used topically

Psychedelics are good generally

Yes I'd agree with that - although I've seen people take a turn on them but a rare occurrence and these people had underlying mental issues.

What I mean by my comment is media keeps repeating the same research about the benefis of psychedelics - it's beyond old news at this stage and I'm being generous with my ten year timespan it's closer to 15.

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Post by tsukurimashou » Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 11:50 AM UTC

agumonkey wrote: post #115

tsukurimashou wrote: post #10

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I think psychedelics in general are great if you have anxiety / depression. I experienced the same thing with LSD as you, it really helps to change perspective and refocus on important things in your life

Was the new onsight strong and long term ? I'm often curious how a rewiring can last over time.

Well I think for some people it can last forever, if the trip was meaningful enough. The biggest thing for me was ego dissolution, and I think I'll keep that in mind for the rest of my life.

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Post by blkknightarms » Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 1:33 AM UTC

3np wrote: post #19

blkknightarms wrote: post #3

Which psychedelics (shrooms, acid, peyote, salvia, ketamine, ayahuasca) would be best for endogenous, treatment-resistant depression? If there are any with a proven effect, do they have to be taken periodically?

Ketamine is not generally considered a psychedelic. It's a disassociative. I don't think I've ever seen a study comparing this in the way you describe, but from piecing together other papers I recall seeing I would say probably psiloc(yb)in, possibly DMT ("ayahuasca"), with LSD and mescaline (peyote/san pedro) being qualitatively similar. All of these are primarily serotonergic. I'd be surprised if Salvia does jack s…

True. I should've called it a list of psychoactives.