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Haha, yep. I felt that way when I was taking strong amounts of cannabis before. Now that I’ve reduced it significantly, I’ve been facing many of the harsh truths of mundane reality. This may sound like a regression. However, you actually begin to appreciate humanity more and are more inspired to integrate the individual and collective experience. The difference is you now go about it in a more introspective and raw sort of way. By raw, I mean unpleasant. You start facing many of the fears you’ve been avoiding your whole life. Of course, you’ll want to downright deny or reject it, as was done countless times before. But eventually you surrender more to it - that’s when the healing can truly take shape. Those painful lessons make you stronger as you become more honest and holistic about your experience. Being human is not a mistake! GOD can be human! Who the Buddha would stop GOD? The mistake is a human thinking it’s not GOD.

The concept of “me” and time is extremely useful if you want to get to work on time and/or start a business.

Very relatable since I have fear of water. Thanks for sharing!

It is indeed

You’d probably be long gone and insanely conscious that the idea of “keep investigating”, self-inquiry, contemplation, etc. won’t even be a possibility. Your entire identity is nowhere to be found at that point.

Definitely my mental health. Being able to handle discomfort without needing it to go away is extremely difficult for me. I want to get better at embracing discomfort, then letting it go gracefully. Baby steps.

Might want to take a COVID test. Take it easy; I hope you’re feeling better.

The ultimate goal of psychedelics isn’t to treat anxiety. It’s to understand Mind itself in any and all expressions! This is why most mental health professionals and scientists are still skeptical about psychedelics to this day. In their eyes, if psychedelics don’t prove to reduce “unwanted” symptoms in a consistent, controlled manner, then surely it isn’t a proven method to work and should be avoided. I also find that these professionals don’t know how to effectively address situations where patients “go insane”. They see it as a problem that needs to be suppressed, rather than it being a key component of healing. This is where specialized, psychedelic therapists come in. They would have a deeper understanding of how to handle cases where a patient gets to a 11/10 distress level (which psychedelics can certainly activate, as you know firsthand.) In short, the traditional mental health professional’s goal is to help patients stay “sane” and a functioning member of society, while also helping them face fears using a surface level, manageable approach. A psychedelic therapist’s goal, on the other hand, is to help guide (and even encourage) the patient to confront their deepest fears head-on without resisting it, which on the surface can look painful, ugly, and wrong. (Certainly not everyone is interested in Truth at a deep level, so traditional mental health support is still useful.)

Ha, I didn’t even know you could do that!

Probably peacocks.

Except when your neighbor’s dog barks as loud as a fire alarm at 2 in the morning. Until you connect deeply with a cat and build a beautiful relationship.

This is the perfect setup for a standup routine

On second thought, he doesn’t seem to be interested..

I suggest not moving to Texas then! https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/ercot-power-grid-texas-asks-texans-to-conserve-energy/287-715768aa-4bdd-4448-82f8-abfa95ad4284

The title of this post has 28 exclamation points…. I’m 27…. I turned 27 one month ago…. This can only mean 1 thing…. GOD is ONE! GOD WON! - In other news, Bob Barker, who was an animal advocate, has died at the age of 99… a single year away from 100 https://apnews.com/article/bob-barker-dead-f47644de8696496b980306f4cd6907f4 He has sadly passed away a day ago.

Heart-wrenching documentary

Wrong. (Read the video description as well) I was also classically trained. It’s true that us dogmatically trained music players have a difficult time improvising.

@Buck Edwards It depends on how much experience and understanding you have of the particular subject. For example, if someone’s worldview of drugs is only the recreational use of opioids, stimulants, and depressants, then of course they’ll see drugs in an extremely negative lens. Yet another person can have an awareness of many types of drugs, as well as different ways that they can be used (i.e. not just on the street or at parties).

That’s like saying a lot of drugs can be lethal.

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hawaii-maui-wildfires-08-12-23/index.html Nature is relentless..

I was. The program is called D.A.R.E. We had a police officer come to “educate” us about the dangers of illicit street drugs, some being psychedelics. @Hello from Russia I’m sorry for what you had to go through. I find that police officers here in the US tend to be more ignorant than cruel based on my few encounters with them. Lucid dreaming comes close

@How to be wise I see that you smuggled in some AI-generated content into this forum discussion How to be AI