Psychology

What does it feel like to take MDMA?

The comedown, however, also offers an excellent opportunity to examine and reaffirm relationships, to discuss and explore feelings that may have come up during the trip, and to reflect on yourself and your joy. One issue that has come up for both myself and friends, though, is a feeling of insecurity. You might suddenly feel…

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Psychology

Canadian study shows psychedelic drugs like ecstasy reduce suicide risks, with meth increases risk

Stanford researchers Drs. Rob Malenka and Boris Heifets believe that MDMA has more potential for teaching neuroscientists about empathy than any other compound. A Canadian study claims that psychedelic drugs like ecstasy may decrease suicidal thoughts and reduce suicide risk. The specific study analyzed data pertaining to 800 female sex workers over the course of…

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Science

MDMA and psilocybin: the future of anxiety medication?

We’d rather stick to antidepressants of minimal therapeutic impact, not because they guard against addiction – they don’t – but because of a puritanical aversion to supplying unearned happiness and, along with it, a deep-seated belief that people who suffer emotionally should just get over it. The idea that people become addicted to what are…

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Biography/Memoir

Two lovers, two doses of MDMA

With MDMA you may go into all the nice places in the world, have a good feeling and think everything is good, and you have solved the problem, which is not true, because the solution of the problem has to be implemented later on. Have you heard MDMA being called the love drug? Yeah, but…

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