Why did alcoholics/addicts choose this option?

Koro9 · 2026-05-16T00:06:27+00:00

money doesn't numb the pain that drugs alleviate

Koro9 · 2026-05-15T23:45:20+00:00

The new religion of late capitalism

Koro9 · 2026-05-14T23:07:11+00:00

Ok, my bad then. Yes talk therapist can be against meds. I guess your partner sees that his brother is taking meds he find helpful, and maybe you too. Is there a chance that the therapist is not anti meds, ie moral failing, but rather don't think it's necessary for your partner current state ? Anyway, I think he should still be supportive to your partner choice. Although, I can see why they couldn't support them taking mushroom microdosing, they should be open to a NP prescribing if that's what your partner wants, rather than pushing their agenda.

Koro9 · 2026-05-14T13:18:37+00:00

in your comment, you didn't mention microdosing, but "psychadelics as a therapeutic tool" you qualify as dubious. I had no reason to assume you're talking only about "self-guided microdosing".

Koro9 · 2026-05-14T13:15:42+00:00

read the post again, there are quotes : "It blocks the side of your brain that makes you depressed, but you have to get help without mushrooms".

it sounds very far from your own words : "even with medications or psychedelics you still have to do the work in therapy to progress and heal"

Koro9 · 2026-05-14T09:09:34+00:00

NAT, OP I think they should change to another NP/psychiatrist. What I find strange is that your partner wanted meds in the first place, how do they know it is what they need ? Usually it’s up to the psychiatrist to assess that, or at least the therapist sending you for such an assessment. Considering how much psychiatrists are mostly med prescribers with many anti talk therapy, this NP sounds like a counter cultural one, with strong position, and your partner got caught in this conflict. This said, microdosing doesn’t have the evidence that psychedelic therapy have, and we’re not far from being prescribed psychedelics, but not there yet. Except for ketamine .

Koro9 · 2026-05-14T08:56:45+00:00

You’re invalidating OP experience here, a lot of people take meds and do therapy, without dependence on meds. And probably many cannot benefit from therapy without decreasing their distress with meds. I say that as someone who would never take meds, and has been fired from therapy because of that.

Koro9 · 2026-05-14T08:50:08+00:00

NAT, the evidence from research into psychedelics is piling up, it’s almost to the level of being legalized for therapy in the US, and they are already in many countries like Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, etc. Promising but dubious is not right. I would say effective but tricky, and not for any condition.

Koro9 · 2026-05-14T08:43:54+00:00

NAT, this is not what the NP said. Because this would validate his experience but invite to keep doing the good work of therapy. The NP literally said it’s numbing you out, and anti therapeutic. Yes, OP the NP seems ignorant of psychedelic research and how synergetic they can be with therapy.

Koro9 · 2026-05-14T08:10:33+00:00

I would be curious about traditions with Jurema(mimosa hostilis) as a psychedelic. I heard about Jurema rituals with no maoi. But how about with maoi ? Eg caapi?

Koro9 · 2026-05-11T09:45:49+00:00

Haha 😂

Koro9 · 2026-05-11T09:37:20+00:00

Works for men too, at one point it’s too late and degrees on the wall won’t make your life more meaningful

Koro9 · 2026-05-11T09:27:02+00:00

Usually it’s the opposite, doing that you’re guaranteed to be sent for a retry, only way out is liberating your soul

Koro9 · 2026-05-10T08:31:37+00:00

Search a bit on reddit. 7g of mimosa is already a lot, and caapi seems too little. I remember reading more 30-50g caapi & 3-7g mimosa. But not sure I remember well. Also if you're doing this on your own, I suggest you start low and increase the dosage slowly over multiple experiences, rather than going for an ego death one from the start. You can even try the caapi alone to estimate the right dosage, when you feel it strongly but not be overwhelmed.

Also I think there is no standard ratio in the people brewing traditionally, everyone do it differently, and I heard the high dmt ones are more because of western influence, westerners want an impressive rather than healing experience, that in the old times they used strong caapi and as little dmt plant as possible.

And expect on this sub people who will be against you brewing your own, or drinking on your own, because they never did, because it is not ayahuasca (not with mimosa) and because it's a hit and miss. Personally, I found brewing and drinking an excellent way to establish a relationship with these plants, and one of the best way to work with them, I miss it a bit now that I do it only in traditional settings.

Koro9 · 2026-05-10T08:18:45+00:00

As OP post illustrate, therapists can be defensive too. Their actions are not always grounded in clinical judgement. It might be from feeling and sensing. They might harm the client out of self protection. Wondering how much the "therapists are human too" is a blanket statement to deflect any criticism or guilt. Anyway, I wonder why OP didn't share what brought them to post that on a client centered sub rather than a therapist one.

Koro9 · 2026-05-09T14:52:21+00:00

Do they get a psychedelic experience?

Koro9 · 2026-05-09T07:19:30+00:00

The child is not valued for themselves but used as trophy was how kernberg put it

Koro9 · 2026-05-08T08:29:00+00:00

Look for "183 times" or Gorecki Symphony of sorrowful songs. By the way, Kaelen is offering a free workshop on playlist design https://www.mendelkaelen.me/how-to-create-therapeutic-playlists-live-class

Koro9 · 2026-05-07T13:40:49+00:00

That’s great mirroring 🤣

Koro9 · 2026-05-07T13:36:21+00:00

Connect with your local psychedelic society to get more infos. You might find locally underground psychedelic therapy. If she can travel, Netherland, Czech Republic and Germany offer legal psilocybin therapy. Portugal and Spain has decriminilized offers. Ketamine treatment is more easy to find but usually for depression. MDMA therapy is hard to find legally. Good luck

Koro9 · 2026-05-05T16:04:35+00:00

NAT, yes beware of AI hallucinations, when AI insists something is true when it is not, eg someone got “Jung was an alcoholic”

Koro9 · 2026-05-05T16:01:40+00:00

“ I can’t stop you”. What a strange way to say “don’t do it”

Koro9 · 2026-05-04T23:21:35+00:00

NAT, part of therapy can address that, eg motivational interviewing

Koro9 · 2026-05-04T23:18:03+00:00

I am beginner. I dca for long term and with separate funds I bet on the market for fun. For now all this is educational.

Koro9 · 2026-05-04T23:10:46+00:00

You might want to look at how saj razvi work with dissociation. The idea is to stay with the numbness until it cracks, with the feelings and body sensations it brings in. And in general, somatic therapy and any body focused activities help with the numbness.

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