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Isolate yourself for a period of time and meditate

@crushangel ? keep us posted

@martins name Pleasure keep us posted. You won't regret it. Yoga has changed my life

@AmarSG1 Thanks for your reply. Keep us updated if you do again. Sounds like an awesome experience non the less @Leo Gura I've had many panic attacks at home and being at home with Psychedelics brings a negative energy which doesn't sit right with me. Hence why I'd love to go to different surroundings. @Samra very true sweet. Thanks for your reply @Gabriel Antonio great ?

Would it be a good idea to attend a Ayahuasca retreat if I deal with panic when consuming Psychedelics? I heard the come up on Ayahuasca takes around an hour or so, this would be my biggest challenge. When I'm at my peak I don't think that would be the issue. I'm currently working on why I panic and I hope to get to the bottom of this before attending. Don't fancy leaving myself with PTSD or something if this turns out to not my best idea but I sooooooo want to do it ? (subconsciously I feel I'll be okay, I feel ego is trying to put me off) Any personal experience would be helpful duuuuudes ??

@martins name search Yoga studios near you. If your looking into getting into yoga for the physical aspects like you mentioned I'd search ashtanga Yoga as it's quicker paced, ashtanga don't tend to hold postures like Hatha.

Take your pick, what works for one won't work for other and vise versa ?

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Compassion, how does it serve the ego? In my opinion, on an unconscious level, showing compassion to another could also be self gratification. If you look (I have looked into my own compassionate motives) deeply you could find that the reason you show compassion is to actually serve yourself. E.g. I want to dedicate my life to help animals, one could see this as a selfless act, but if you look deeper and more holistically you'll actually see the reason I want to help them is to make ME feel better. If I help, I know they may I'll suffer less, therefore making myself feel better. Just my two cents ?

Excellent thread ?

@Leo Gura where would you peg eckhart?

@Zweistein Definitely ?❤️

@Etagnwo Thought so. Peace out brother ??

You said... I said... You said... Referring to my fear so I said... I don't understand what's so hard to understand about that ? Can I ask a personal question, baring in mind I could be wrong. From where I'm sat you seem to like picking at people, I don't think I'm the only one to notice this either. Are you here to genuinely help or criticize people? If your offering genuine help without judgement I'm all ears, if your here to just pick at people I'll leave you to it ✌️

@AmarSG1 ah right! Interesting. Thanks for this. May I ask in what country you attended (without giving to much away). Also in what way did the trip help you long term?

Because I'm extremely interested in the movement of thought and the self and how it's incredibly illusory. Like I said "I'm creating the issue" the self! ?

Definitely go into the direction of mindfulness meditation @Ingit

No yeah I agree. It's me creating the issue. What's it done for me? Well it's reduced panic attacks by around 90% but yeah it hasn't got rid of them completely. How would I? I'd like to be chill with everything like I used to.

@Arkandeus Thanks again for your input, I've enjoyed reading ? ❤️

@Etagnwo Don't know if you read but a while back I basically spiked with THC and this triggered a four hour panic attack. My first ever. (I'd not taken weed in years and years so I got majorly stoned but without expecting it because I had put trust in the person that sold me the CBD oil). Since that day I feared it because it was something I'd never experienced before. So fast forward to microdosing, it popped up again unexpectedly, I didn't imagine I'd trigger more. I did feel they were necessary though in order to overcome them. So basically, whenever I microdose I still get small bouts of anxiety. Like I said I've observed the fear and my fear lies in not being able to let go and go into the unknown, losing control. Thought of "am I going to trip" "did I take too much" "my mum had a schizophrenic episode am I going to trigger one" etc etc.

I appreciate your reply but I'm still unsure what you mean ?

Yes, my OCD I thought you were referring to panic attacks/anxiety attacks. I meant I don't suffer with anxiety/panic attacks outside of psychedelic use. It's only when I take psychoactive drugs that this panic occurs.

@Arkandeus Thanks so much for your reply. Very informative thank you. I think you've misunderstood me though, the reason I want to attend a Ayahuasca retreat not because I want it "right away" but because I feel I may be able to take the medicine in a controlled safe environment. I agree fears should be respected and compromised with. I believe I have been taking mushrooms in the way you mention because I do respect myself.

I do apologise, I misunderstood what your definition of potential was. I've observed my fear when it comes to Psychedelics and my problem lies within going to the unknown, losing control. I don't suffer with anxiety outside psychedelic use.

Depends what you by "potential"