Dissociation and Psychedelics

[dollyvee]

An interesting article about psychedelics and dissociation and why psychedelics don't appear to work for some. However, there could be underlying dissociation present.

https://www.psychedelicsomatic.org/post/why-mdma-psychedelic-therapy-may-not-work-for-you

https://www.psychedelicsomatic.org/post/psilocybin-mushroom-therapy-part-2

"The other possibility is that dissociation doesn't present itself because most people who have traumatic events residing in dissociation also have many other more surface events that are appropriately available to be worked. Events that were not so overwhelming that they generate an opioid response but instead these events were milder and thus create  disturbing anxiety and fear responses that your system is allowing you to see and feel. Your MDMA and psychedelic sessions will be very effective at clearing out these more available-to-consciousness surface experiences. Your PTSD scores will go down, you'll feel a lot better for some significant period of months or years. However, the work and unfortunately the  symptoms are typically not done yet. You might be better off for the short term but the material that was hanging out in dissociation will begin to bubble to the surface because there is room for it, or rather, there is a trust for it to emerge and not destroy you."

[NarcKiddo]

That was very interesting. Thank you.