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   CJ Bellwether (siege@octodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Sep-2023 01:41:52 JST CJ Bellwether

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   • Chris Simpson

   @chris_e_simpson i think one of the most promising parts of it for usage is that it doesnt create a disconnect. Like alcohol you act one way while drunk, but when it wears off you see yourself divorced from what you did or said while drunk and therefore shameful etc. Same somewhat with other drugs, the memory of the time on the drug is as if you were in an altered state. But memories of time on mdma remain the same as what you expressed and felt at that time.

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     Chris Simpson (chris_e_simpson@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 17-Sep-2023 01:41:53 JST Chris Simpson

     "[MDMA] helps people to recall traumatizing events and talk to their therapists without experiencing shame or horror"

     The "placebo concerns" section is interesting. I'd imagine that, not only would it be quite easy for the participant to know which group they are in, it would also be easy for the therapist to see whose pupils area dilated.

     https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02886-x

     #therapy #neuroscience