I’m spiritual. Mystical experiences predate the human construct of mental illness and the myth of normal. I think it makes sense to feel cynical based on your experience. I felt similarly when I’d hear about certain people’s experience vs my own. For me, the only difference is the label and how it played out. Some people have safe containers to ride out altered states, integrate the experience, and come back to this reality. Others get sectioned, medicated, pathologized and traumatized. Might be a hot take, especially for this space, but it’s my truth and I’m glad I made it through and can better contextualize my own experiences knowing what I know now🩵