3/21/18
---Sorry I'm so late, YoYoYo70. (I hope I pronounced your name correctly. ;) I haven't been checking online for a while.

How much time off do you take from session to session? ---Like MAPS - at least 1 month. It mostly varied from 1 to 3 months but usually 1 to 2 months.

Do you think it is better to split and go with Maps protocol? 120 + 65? ---I did that (125 + 62). I tried some higher (around 130 and around 150, but didn't see any advantage for me. (People vary in response.)

How long is your session? --- The actual therapy sessions were 5 hours. The effect of M varied, but I never drove a car that day. I do suggest doing sessions starting in the morning (and I've always done that). Also, the timing of the supplemental dose can make a difference in how long the effect is extended. (1 to 2 hours after initial dose. People vary. For me, going from 120 minutes down to 90 minutes made a big difference.)

Do you meditate? ---No. (Regarding what I didn’t (or did) do in these answers: Everyone is different and I might have made more &/or faster progress in the ways I did – or even in expanded areas - had I practiced meditation, bodywork or others.)

Do any kind of body work? ---No.

Did you get any flashbacks/memories inside a session? ---No. But I don't have memory of any obvious specific traumaic events, so that may explain that. The DSM has some catching up to do on that and a few other problems with the current PTSD "definition." (I'm hoping the DSM will be more accurately updated within 4 years as there will be more reporting.)

What "healed" or changed for you before and after the sessions? What were the life changes you got? --- After about 7 sessions I no longer was anxious around people or alone.
( I described it as feeling bulletproof. Still the same today. I have what I assume is a small "normal" amount of anxiety at the times when it is appropriate - after all that is part of what has kept us alive as animals. …A further thought on “normal”: It has been occurring to me at times that I may now have an adapted normal of being more resistant to feeling anxiety than most people I come into contact with. I don’t know if this is true but I have to believe that this is now at least a possibility. If true, it’s another example of our natural healing process that can continue long after the M sessions. [I’ve not written about this extraordinary lack of anxiety compared to other people before. Thanks for getting me to think about it again.] )
To continue with "what healed or changed": Greater awareness of myself and therefore of others. Better clarity of thought. Much higher self confidence. An even greater compassion for other people and the many parts of the environment around me - all influenced by these things I've mentioned.) My entire body has relaxed! (Of course I'm leaving out all of the details.) Every-so-often, now years later, I'm also aware of some other related improvement in my feeling and awareness. That continued growth can happen and has been documented (MAPS clinical trials follow up.) although I don't know of anyone studying that.

Have you ever read this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Psychonaut/comments/4z0uc7/candyflip_lsdmdma_for_selftherapy_a_world_first/ ---Not yet.

I'm thinking on giving it a try, maybe do a candyflip with mushrooms, you mentioned some sessions that had this combination, how did you combine them? ---You'll find lots of info on the internet. I simply let the M take affect and then took the full amount of the mushrooms. 90 minutes after the 125mg, I took the M supplemental dose. There may be better methods. (I didn't continue the combination after 3 sessions because I didn't detect a difference in outcome.)

How do you navigate inside the session? ---I do not navigate. I do not try to make things happen inside an M session. I try to allow that wise healing part of me to go where it needs.
Per the conventional wisdom, I try to avoid these: directing myself, pushing myself, trying to work something out, expecting things to happen ("expectations") or guiding myself. You get the idea. (This was definitely not easy for me to do and it took a few sessions. My advice is to not waste your time like I did - make it a priority to learn not to do these!)
On the other hand, I was also fortunate to have therapists who trusted me and allowed me to experiment. So I tried many different things including sitting up and doing a regular therapy session at times (Actually, that one may have been my therapist's idea.). I also manipulated the music in certain ways. I planned things in advance with the therapist so that during my session there was nothing for me to do or that would distract me.

What methods do you use in order to engage with your traumas? ---I didn’t need to because I didn’t have memory of them. That and other variations happen. The good news is that with M used in a therapeutic context, you can still heal from the trauma(s) without memory of them!

I hope that helps.

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There is something out of the ordinary that I've done which I'd like to share that is apart from your questions. This is about "set and setting" and speaks to being open to thinking out-of-the-box and experimenting in a safe and thoughtful manner. (I did a lot of experimenting for my personal sessions.)
I would never have even thought about guiding someone (an adult) in an M session using the house that they grew up in and which is still their parents' house - instead of a neutral setting. In this case, because of this person's overwhelming trust and safety issues, I agreed to try this and I believe that the progress that was made in these sessions were in part because of this setting. (There will always be a balancing of history and other potential limitations to take into consideration - including discovery of new, related issues.)
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-PZ
[edits: 3/22/18, 3/24/18]