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I think I've never gotten an Opeth song stuck in my head this much before. And the first time I heard it, I was so surprised: Mikael brought back his death growls on a new album. This is so exciting. The sound also sounds like they integrated the new Opeth with the old Opeth. It's like Spiral Dynamics of Prog Metal lol. And look at all the emotional Taylor Swift fans- I mean metalheads in the comment section crying tears of joy :

Lack of acceptance is simply when you don't want something. A good example is the difference between consensual sex and rape. Why does one elicit such fear and pain and the other the opposite? Why are the actions so similar but the experiences so different? People describe the 5-MeO-DMT experience as a superb sense of lack of separation. Why is it then possible to freak out on 5-MeO-DMT? Let's talk about the brain for a moment. The experience of lack of separation is associated with a reduction of activity in the Default Mode Network (DMN). I'm 99% convinced that if you were to scan OP's brain while he is having these experiences, his DMN activity will be severely reduced. Now, he will probably also have strong activity in the amygdala, because he is experiencing intense fear. And this is perfectly possible, because the DMN works largely independently of the amygdala. And this makes sense, because just because your monkeymind is shut off doesn't mean you're unable to identify threats. If that was the case, enlightened people who are deeply established in a state free of moneymind would drop like flies. The experience of lack of separation is not a black and white thing. Reality, and particularly the human mind, is nuanced. To get deeply established in a state of lack of separation without experiencing any issues requires a deep integration of various parts of your psyche (and your brain). The parts that determine what you accept, what you fear, what you dislike, must cooperate with the parts that determine the experience of lack of separation. And for that to happen, you need to grow up, or burn through the karma that is keeping you from it.

Let's clear something up: When you clearly see that there is no separation and you accept it, that's called Enlightenment. When you clearly see that there is no separation but you don't accept it, that's called a spiritual emergency. It's also perfectly valid to say he is enlightened but he just doesn't accept it. There is no need to deny the crystal clear description of his experiences. What advice you want to give is up to you.

See, what have I been telling you guys? ChatGPT is a liar. It even admits it

You haven't experienced what he has experienced.

The guy is the opposite of depressed.

Pursuing academics.

Why are you sneakily adding two sentences from a ChatGPT answer into your post? 😖

This is what helped for me (in order of significance). Your goal is to reinstate a suitable level of contracted energy in all of your daily behaviors: Perpetually tighten the left side of your abdomen (even when falling asleep). Learn to adopt slightly sub-optimal postures, e.g. walking or sitting hunched-over. Constantly distract yourself, e.g. with your phone or with thinking. When sleeping, sleep on your stomach and switch sides if your mind becomes too quiet. Masturbate regularly, minimum once a week if you're in your 20s or 30s. Eat large meals with nutritious foods (proper ratio of carbs, fats, proteins, fiber); try to overeat. Avoid strong daylight when possible. Challenge yourself, do difficult things, adopt responsibilities, set goals. Go to the gym.

Welp 🥲 I hope MyHeritage won't get hacked for real sometime (allegedly no DNA information was leaked in 2018).

But then I'll ask you too: is there anything in particular you're concerned about related to the privacy of DNA (not just privacy in general)?

I've thought about what bad things could happen if somebody got a hold of my DNA, but short of biochemical weapons targeting Scandinavian people and other science fiction scenarios, my mind turns up blank. Is the idea simply "better safe than sorry" or do you have any specific concerns related to DNA?

I don't know anything about the legal situation you're asking about, but other than that, I think I have some useful information: When I researched for my DNA test, I found out that if you're purely interested in finding your ancestry, MyHeritage is the best for people who live in Europe and expect to have mostly European ancestry. They also don't provide health investigations as far as I remember. By the way, I'm from Norway and I found out I'm 97.3% Scandinavian, 1.8% Finnish and 0.9% Greek/South-Italian, all of which didn't actually come as a surprise. I think ancestry and ethnicity is a fascinating subject 🙂

Non-psychedelic ego death also comes and goes. It's rare that it stays for a long time.

@Sugarcoat I feel like recommending Gabor Maté to you. The things he talks about can help you connect to yourself:

In my unprofessional opinion, you need a good therapist to help dive deeply into yourself.

I mean like talk therapy. Are they giving you that?

Have you tried therapy?

"Possible psychosis prodrome, but not sure due to drug use".

There are other ways than social media. If you want to reliably create highly conscious people, ideally you would target them before they even know what social media is, e.g. in schools. That might seem far off, but it's possible to contribute to steering it in that direction.

Ok, ChatGPT.

No.

The power that some girls have Literally incapacitated. But I feel you. I think this happens to all guys at least once. I think you could get used to it over time and it won't bother you as much. If you stare long enough at the sun, it will burn a hole in your eyes and you'll stop squinting as much (that's a metaphor, don't try it ).

Wrong in virtually all cases.