[Vibecrewangel]

Helm -

Do you feel the same way about meditation?
Or fasting?
Or practicing martial arts blindfolded?
Hypnosis?
Talking with a therapist?
Dreaming?

All of these "alter your perceptions" in much the same way as drugs.

Try to think of them as filters.
MDMA can be a filter to help block the emotional stress attached to a traumatic event making it easier to think or talk about. Without the emotional stress blocking rational thought it can be easier to work through the event as opposed to having emotions cloud you.
(I can also argue the other side, but for the sake of this one I'll stay "pro-drug")

In the case of shrooms, (for most people) you tend to be filtered in such a way that you are able to look at your actions as if they were the actions of others and judge them in that way.
In my case for example I was able to notice that the things I REALLY disliked in other people were things I disliked in myself even if I often felt justified in my actions. (Or was remarkably unaware of them.....) On shrooms that feeling of entitlement or justification wasn't there and I was able to look at each set of circumstances without "myself" getting in the way.
It gave me the chance to change my own behaviors that were inappropriate or that I found offensive in others. And it also gave me the ability to look at other people and judge their actions more clearly on the circumstances and less on the fact that I disliked the behavior.
This is what I took away from the trip. After being very upset and not liking myself very much for the duration of it.

What makes these any different then using caffeine or ritalin(sp) to help you focus?


I am so not a "party" drug user.......