[Case reports]: LSD… was better for more puzzle-like creativity – for solo pondering over a question or engaging in a writing task…. …[psilocybin] reminded me of what psychologists call the fundamental attribution error, or the tendency to attribute someone else’s poor performance to inherent defects in their personality but blame our own slip-ups on someone else.…
A big pro of solo tripping concerns accessibility. When shrooming alone, there’s no need to coordinate schedules with fellow trippers, groups, or guides, and you can choose your own best day and time for the journey. If you’re a person who enjoys and seeks solitude… tripping solo might feel like a comfortable and supportive way…
We can think of the ego as three components. Self-Image. The view an individual holds of themselves. Self-Esteem. How much value an individual places on themselves. Self-Identity. The many beliefs, opinions, ideologies, and affiliations that an individual holds… Researchers from Imperial College London have found that the mystical experience drives the efficacy of psychedelic therapy. Patients…
Published reports suggest potential benefits of Salvia divinorum in the treatment of TRD [treatment-resistant depression]. One doctor reported on 7 patients with TRD who described relief from depressive symptoms with triweekly oral consumption of salvia leaves. Several patients reported lasting benefits from their use of salvia, with significantly reduced scores on quantitative measures of depression. Patients…
We suggest that the historical record supports the concept of psychedelics as “politically pluripotent,” non-specific amplifiers of the political set and setting. …we argue that any experience which undermines a person’s fundamental worldview—which we assert includes the psychedelic experience—can precipitate shifts in any direction of political beliefs post-psychedelic session. Original Article (Frontiers):Right-wing psychedelia: case studies…
The upcoming vote on the part of Easthampton, Mass. is expected to decriminalize possession of all drugs, while enabling adult residents to cultivate [entheogens]. Owen Zaret, Easthampton council member and sponsor of the decriminalization resolution. “It’s time that we recognize their different therapeutic uses as well as the lack of harm of recreational use,” he…
…he was pleasantly surprised to find that his physical pain seemed to decrease as well, even on the days he was not taking anything. …feeling anxious and depressed, Kevin (a pseudonym) decided to try… psychedelics, including psilocybin-containing “magic mushrooms.” Twice a week… takes about half a gram of the outlawed fungi. This amounts to too…
For centuries, cannabis has been used to open minds to new perspectives and allow people to see problems from whole other angles. …cannabis can help you to appreciate those around you more than if you hadn’t taken it, it can even help you appreciate your surroundings… aid in your social skills as it can open…
WHEREAS, punitive drug policies disproportionately impact people of color and low-income communities; and state and federal scheduling of entheogens and other substances has served as a pretext for disrupting and criminalizing those communities and destroyed countless lives and torn families apart, this resolution is an effort to begin correcting the irreparable harm caused by the…
From this brain state, a person can safely observe and analyze their circumstances, and begin to observe and resolve harmful neurological patterns. They put their brain into a state which allows them to begin rewriting its system of functioning. I’m not opposed to drug use – though I was raised with the “Just Say No”…
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