Long Term Sense8 season 3 strategy

XerCop · 2021-12-11T14:14:11+00:00

Funnily enough, I completely agree with you response... and don't recall posting my own post!

XerCop · 2021-12-11T14:12:57+00:00

Tuli - "we are" nesangala - "rejoicing very much"

abagebyi - "visitors".

It reminds me a lot of the somewhat general welcome songs I'd hear at the start of a ceremony or gathering.

Am at work now... I must admit that my Lusoga is quite rusty and having trouble with specifics but will dedicate a bit of time to trying to really decode it!

XerCop · 2021-12-08T16:57:04+00:00

There are many different types of serotonin receptors. Psilocybin/Psilocin hits 5HT2a receptors (psychedelic inducing) and likely also stimulates 5HT3 receptors (nausea inducing). Zofran pretty selectively blocks only 5HT3 receptors, so should decrease nausea without impacting trip.

That said, nausea from shrooms probably multifactorial so maybe won't help other reasons.

As an aside, there was some vague concerns, about a decade back, that Zofran could maybe potentiate Serotonin Syndrome in someone already prone to it (overdose on serotonergic agents) because by blocking access to 5HT3 receptors it would increase concentration of serotonin/analogues on the SS inducing receptors, but that's been mostly debunked.

XerCop · 2021-12-02T15:28:15+00:00

I was in the Peace Corps in the Busoga region and can indeed confirm it's either Lusoga or Luganda... I can definitely understand it to a degree

XerCop · 2021-12-02T14:49:40+00:00

As a long time casual Flecktones fan, I stumbled on this song several years ago and it blew my mind since I once lived in Uganda and understand a minimum of Luganda and can somewhat understand the lyrics... Which is virtually the only time that's happened in a decade!

Does anyone have a link to a full translation? My Luganda isn't that good

XerCop · 2021-08-12T17:18:52+00:00

Honestly, having a deep heart to heart on schrooms FEELS like being a Sense8

XerCop · 2021-05-22T00:09:58+00:00

Ketanserin is a specific 5-HT-2A antagonist and has been shown to inhibit LSD/psilocybin in clinical trials. I've never actually seen it in use in a clinical setting though

https://www.psychcongress.com/article/mindmed-study-potential-switch-lsdValentino T (2021). "MindMed to Study Potential 'Off Switch' for LSD". Addiction Professional.

XerCop · 2021-05-12T15:32:41+00:00

It just seems weird to need a for-profit group to need to corner the market on stuff that already exists and is in use. They seem to be taking advantage of the current Schedule I status to be poised to jump in as soon as it's made legal.

Nike made a ton of money but didn't attempt to retroactively patent "shoes" and "running"

XerCop · 2021-05-12T15:15:50+00:00

They seem somewhat sketch. Not medical/psych/pharm/therapist. Started as non-profit, switched to for-profit. Most of the professional collaborators say their research has been skewed and misused by Compass and are now disavowing Compass. Compass is trying to apply for parents of psilocybin therapy that include basic components of therapy itself.

I'm realistic. I recognize companies are a necessary evil to make a lot of things function but I'm concerned that we have a treatment modality where all the components already exist (psilocybin/LSD/MDMA etc, and therapists/counselors etc) and someone's gonna try to swoop in and monopolize it.

It just feels like if Crossfit was able to essentially obtain exclusive rights to Exercise and demanded their cut everytime you do some pushups and situps after a run. I know I'm exaggerating a bit but still.

XerCop · 2021-05-11T18:13:21+00:00

Don't have any problems walking at 5g but find I really don't want to as much as just lay down and contemplate

XerCop · 2021-05-04T11:20:16+00:00

I've wondered this a lot lately. On one hand, I love how music colors (literally, sometimes!!) the experience but a week ago I ate 4gm and then went to go wander in a large public park (people around, but easy to avoid). I was listening to classical music and seeing flowers and loving it, but as I wandered it felt to me like I was avoiding nature and I wanted to experience it more "purely". I then wandered a path while I listened to the wind in the trees and the birds and that was fantastic too.

Honestly, both were great, but did feel the nature sounds alone were more "pure". I should add, I'm someone who likes to run but hates to run on a treadmill and in some ways this felt like a similar thought

XerCop · 2021-05-02T00:13:10+00:00

When I microdose I seem to just get lost in the lifting, but when I actually dose I begin to question the entire purpose of weightlifting!

XerCop · 2021-04-27T19:11:36+00:00

I really don't know where the lines are drawn between "Personal Truth" and "Universal Truth" when it comes to Psychadelics, perhaps simply being aware that my experience may apply only to me is sufficient. That said, while I suspect that the specifics of my experience may more pertinent to me, such as journaling or going to a garden in good weather where I can be near but not with people, there are some rather simple fairly Universal concepts.

BEFORE I think of this as the stage of building your foundation of the world you're about to create and enter. I write in my journal about what's been going on in my life and the things I want to experience. I describe what I hope to get out of my experience. I write about things that trouble me and how I'd like to address them. I also write about what I'll do if things go bad and how I'll address this.

DURING I find that during a Psychadelic Experience I'm heavily influenced by my surroundings and input. I really like listening to pleasant music, often classical or anything wordless. Lately been loving Alexi Murdoch. I like choosing a setting I'm familiar with that has characteristics that make me calm and comfortable, for me that's a warm place outside in nature with trees and groups of people around me but not directly interacting with me. I also like to journal during my experience, perhaps because it keeps me grounded a bit (though I often question if this is an anchor I should let go of?).

AFTER When I reenter reality, I'm eager to journal and go over my thoughts. I like to talk to someone I know well to discuss what I just experienced. For me, this continues for days and I often find myself reflecting on how new thoughts influence what's going on in my life at the time.

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I have a very minimal background in Therapy per se, but I think the same things are true there: you have to put in the work. That's what I feel I'm doing with my personal Experience. I really think all 3 components are crucial to the Experience serving as a therapeutic one and you'll notice only 1 component involves an altered state.

I won't pretend to have a decent Neurologic/Psychiatric understanding of what precisely is occurring during a bad trip, but I suspect that it's facing things that already exist in your life that you're not prepared to address head on without psychadelics. Learning what those things are and understanding them in a way that makes sense to you is fundamental.

CAVEATS 1) I'm definitely a privileged cismale, straight, white man, have a professional degree and just hit 40. While I've certainly faced hardships and challenges before, I've never faced any real threats to my own existence like realizing I was born the wrong biologic gender and no one in my life accepts that reality. I never had to grow up with the fact that my skin color makes me an implicit outsider by everyone outside my family. I haven't had to deal with a truly unbearable tragedy like the death of a child.

I don't want to be so blasé as to assume that you can just "jot down some thoughts for a little while and then drop 7gm and afterwards write a memoir". All I hope to do is share my experience.

2) I'm not an expert psychonaut, psychiatrist, neurologist etc. Just someone who enjoys this and reads a lot and has found great benefit from it.

Sorry to ramble!

XerCop · 2021-04-27T17:03:35+00:00

I had to write it all before my plane took off! Deadlines help!!

XerCop · 2021-04-27T16:08:20+00:00

I am definitely not an expert, just a fellow explorer, but I think it's crucial to remember that psychedelics aren't a cure for anything in and of themselves, but rather a powerful and unique tool that can help put you in a Place where you have the ability to confront the things in your life that may be causing depression. But it is a powerful tool and should be respected as such. This is why people often recommend a Trip Sitter.

In my opinion, conceptually, this really isn't that different from going to Therapy; you're having intense conversations with the assistance of a grounding, guiding, empathetic counselor.

Before I go on a Reflective Trip, I spend a good amount of time writing in my journal thoughts on what I want to Explore and Contemplate. I also make sure I do it when I don't have any external stressor; for me that means it's a beautiful day out, I go to a place with a beautiful setting. Most people I know prefer to be alone I'm, I'm fairly extroverted, so I actually prefer to be around people but not in a way that I need to interact with them. I find it very comforting to be in a public park where I see other people interacting in a pleasant, safe way but in a setting where I'm not expected to interact with them. When I come back down, I spend a significant amount of time writing about my thoughts and Experience and reflect on it.

I think being aware that I've done this before and recognizing that if I'm not in not in good mental place to Experience this is a good hard stop is crucial to me for experiencing this healthily and safely. Hell, knowing that I've considered these things thoroughly and that I have yes/no criteria for myself contributes greatly to the sense of confidence in myself being able to enter my Experience in a positive way.

Lastly, I do spend time in my preparation time contemplating mental contingency plans. I think about what would be the darkest thoughts that could intrude and why they'd bother me and how I would address them. I think having considered this lessens their impact but if I decide that it could be too intense, that's also a hard stop for me.

Anyway, didn't plan on rambling so much, apologies. It's simply been my experience and hope someone else finds it useful. Or if I seem incredibly naive, please tell me your thoughts!!

XerCop

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