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@Psych2Awak3n Yes I used to have a similar problem with blushing. I'd go on the London tube, sit down, and randomly start blushing even if I didn't look or talk to anyone. I'd blush when family members came over to visit. I'd even blush in front of friends. It was not a fun experience so I empathise with your challenges. Over a few years I gradually just grew out of it. I don't blush at all now. I think it largely stemmed from a lack of social confidence and general social anxiety. The older i've got, i've become more mature, confident and self assured and this kinda cured the blushing. I feel more comfortable being in social situations. But, in the short term, definitely try to change your perspective on the blushing in the moment it arises. Really try to be more equanimous and not let it bother you. Don't ignore it, recognise it in a calm grounded way and allow it be without adding or reacting to the feelings/sensations. Have a sort of relaxed attitude of "oh i'm blushing again, interesting". Hope this helps.

@Javfly33 Been listening to this over the past few days. Jon gets it

It's not just about sex. Actually very little. It's more about the significant personal transformation that occurs when a man does a lot of serious cold approach and socialising. A part of that man dies and a newer, stronger more masculine individual is created. It's almost like a right of passage into manhood if taken seriously. The sex is a small by-product of the process. Most guys are just happy to get a bit of attention and validation from a female.

What are your thoughts on the process of actually improving/getting better. Is it largely just a matter of doing the reps and learning through trial and error? Do you reflect on/evaluate your interactions the next day/same day? Do you/have you ever worked on very specific things for a whole night? Do you ever get feedback from other guys?

I thought it was a great episode. Very grounded, practical and covered a lot of the important fundamentals. This kind of information is absolutely essential for guys to understand and put into practise. There really aren't many men telling other young men to go out and talk to shit tons of women and be more social. The only other guys saying this are the RSD guys (who don't even talk about it anymore) and then the small number of pickup related youtube channels. There does seem to be a real lack of quality education for men on how to properly socialise. Most men on social media are just bitching and complaining about women. The trouble is that there is still a big taboo against talking about this kind of stuff. Most people don't make the distinction between weird pickup tactics and then talking/approaching girls in a socially calibrated way. Even my close male friends don't really get it.

Yea i've seen a lot of people on the FB group getting their children to chelate so its perfectly fine for a 23 year old to do it. There isn't really a recommended age to start. Although the earlier the better. My advice is, if you have mercury amalgams in your mouth, get them removed by a registered SMART dentist. Then its up to you whether you start chelation. You might want to get a toxicity test done after that and get it reviewed by the members on the FB group.

@Breakingthewall Your welcome. Sounds like you're doing a load of research which is great

DMSA doesn't cross the brain barrier but it could still cause side effects if you take too much. And people react differently to DMSA so the default recommendation is to go slow and steady and start with low doses. ALA must be taken every 3 hours if you're consuming ALA. Has something to do with the half life of the substance. More info in the links in my original post. The chelator cannot extract mercury from a tooth filling. Can cause symptoms to worsen if you still have even a speck of amalgam in the tooth. Taking ALA daily can have significant negative impact on your liver and other organs, as far as I understand. And it won't work as a chelator if you take it every 8 hours. DMSA is also a chelator but it can also help to dampen the potential side effects of taking ALA.

Take a look for yourself. Thats for you to become conscious of, not for someone else to tell you. No answer given here will be what a thing is.

Well yes, anything you are not directly perceiving is being imagined. Thyroid, eyes and ears are imagined. Reminds me of the 'On Having No Head' image.

Theres kinda no way around just forcing yourself to do it. I started out really indirectly and just built up from there. But ultimately there comes a point where you just need to approach a girl in a direct way and start a conversation. Just be willing to feel awkward and nervous. Every guy feels the same way. It's totally normal and ok. You'll find the barrier of approach anxiety is actually extremely thin. I'm always shocked at how quickly I get over approach anxiety. Turns out the approach is the easiest part. The real challenge comes with having a quality conversation.

@Gabith The gaze of a conscious woman is hypnotising.

Yea its very hard to quantify my results to be honest. But I like doing these kind of self-experiments and I don't feel it has negatively impacted my health in any way. Only thing it impacted was my bank balance. Worth the money to get the amalgams removed by a private specialist dentist as well. If you're interested in reading more reports and getting a good feel for the protocol theres a great Facebook group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/153239041441176/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=4289616477803391

I haven't done any psychedelics since starting the detox. I am already quite sensitive to psychedelics after my 5-MeO awakenings last year but it will be interesting to see if anything is different. Interesting. What was the highest dosage you ended up doing? Yes, exactly. As you say it's hard to remember how you felt a year ago. Same thing for spiritual work. Hard to comprehend where I was 4,5 years ago.

I've actually heard a lot of great things about Barcelona, both for day game purposes and just generally. So i'll definitely be going, just unlikely to move there right now. I've been on a bunch of dates with Spanish girls. I feel like they're much more forward and know exactly what they want. Two of them asked me out! Love Spanish girls! In all fairness i've never been so I don't know. But definitely sounds like theres potential. Yes I know exactly what you mean about doing day-game in the rain. Theres still a shit ton of guys doing day-game/night game in London.

Whats the best strategy for being more serious about day-game if you don't live in a big city? I moved out of London a few months ago because I couldn't afford to live there. I attended a day-game bootcamp around this time last year whilst I was there. Literally one of the best things I ever did. But didn't keep it up so now i'm out of practise and out of London. I've got a nice foundation though so I know I can pick it up again. The town I live in now is dead (but cheap), there are literally no girls (late twenties) here. I've just got to get this shit sorted. Something has to change. So whats the best solution here? Some possible options: 1) Move back to London for 6-12 months. Would either have to solo rent a place on the outskirts (£800-£1000 p/month rent) or rent a room in a house share (£600-£800 p/month). 2) Rent a fairly central London Airbnb for a few months (£1000 p/month) and go as hard as I can in that time. 3) Get the train (70 minute journey) down to London (£40/$55 return ticket) either every weekend or every other weekend. Spend Saturday/Sunday doing day-game. Downside is that I can't then go on mid-week dates. Girls obviously aren't going to travel out of London. 4) Do day-game in a closer city called Nottingham. Can drive there in 35 minutes. Great city but quality and quantity of girls doesn't compete with London. 5) Move abroad to a different European city where rent is cheaper. I work from home so this is a possibility but definitely a last resort. 6) A different strategy I haven't thought of. I'd appreciate your advice @Leo Gura and @aurum, and anyone else ofc.

@Leo Gura @aurum Yea all makes sense, thanks for the feedback. It's just not going to be feasible whilst living in this small town away from the city. Looks like i'm heading back to London! @Flint Weird you say that because i'm actually planning a trip to Lisbon early next year and considered moving there for a few months in the summer. But I doubt it compares to London for day-game.

Locking this for low quality and time wasting.

I've only done 2 mushroom trips so I don't have too much to say. But mushrooms feel more stable and 'smoother' than LSD. I go through a 'insane period' on LSD every time. Starts around an hour in and lasts for 3-4 hours. Then suddenly within a second or two everything sort of reverts back to normal. Don't get this on mushrooms.

Going to be different for each person. But speaking from experience they don't really compare. My LSD trips were long descends into complete madness and insanity mixed in with a near total ego death. Theres a distinct lack of clarity and generally unproductive sessions. I have strange, weird distracting thoughts and images and easily get lost in thought loops. And the trips are just so fucking long as well. Compare to high dose 5-MeO, which I don't consider to be a conventional psychedelic because it simply doesn't compare to a casual mushroom trip. Its a whole completely different thing. Its not psychedelic. The idea of a psychedelic 'causing' this 'experience' is ridiculous. There is near perfect clarity, like perfect crystal clear water with a subtle multicoloured shimmer of fractal light around the edges fading of into infinity. There is no muddiness to the experience, except for some nausea in the come up. No extra 'stuff'. No visual hallucinations or thought loops or strange thinking patterns. Its just completely 100% pure Enlightenment. No bullshit. You're just THERE. BANG! Actual Infinity looking at itself. Actual Eternity existing forever. Actual God and nothing but that. And 5-MeO has a very profound embodiment component/capability that I don't see any other psychedelic having. The substance is equally 'body' as it is 'cerebral', at least for me. It can definitely have a permanent affect on ones consciousness and has the ability to release deep contractions and tensions in the body. Its deeply healing. Its like the perfect package. And it lasts for an hour and then you're back to a normal state of consciousness and you can go about your day.

Potentially, but it didn't feel like sleep deprivation. I've never felt tired because of needing to wake up in the night.

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Seems like such a different experience when vaped vs plugged. One of the main differences i've noticed in these types of videos is the lack of bi-lateral symmetrical movements, which I get every time with plugging. It's a clear indication of a complete lack of ego. Not saying that this is essential or necessary for god-realisation or anything, just noticing interesting differences. @Thought Art Very interesting! Was that first dose though? Or after a series of larger doses?

@Jordan Start with a very small dose, probably 5-10mg. You shouldn't really feel too much with this level of dose but it's important to take it slowly and methodically. Slowly add a bit more each time you trip. This way you can gauge your level of sensitivity and get used to the feel of the substance.

He's one of those guys which are hard to assign to the spiral. He's in Orange, Green and a bit of yellow too. I've actually been watching quite a bit of his videos recently. He's such an incredibly powerful speaker. I don't know many other people that can speak like he does. He tends to waffle and talk a lot but there's definitely a lot of wisdom and solid life experience behind what he talks about. Imagine if he had a deeper understanding/realisation of awakening, instead of going on and on about Tolle.