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In the New Yorker...
Jeff Wrangler:
Funny I just finished Janet Malcolm's article about the pianist Yuja Wang (Sept. 5), and this morning I learn she's appearing here at the Kimmel Center with the Philadelphia Orchestra next weekend.
Jeff Wrangler:
At lunch today I finished Ariel Levy's article about ayahuasca (Sept. 12). Not something I'd want to experiment with. ...
serious crayons:
Me nether, and I've done all the other things. This one just sounds too brutal and sickening.
However, I recently read the one from a couple of years ago about therapists' experiments with LSD for anxiety and other mental-health issues, especially fear of death for people with terminal diseases. That one I would try, terminally diseased or otherwise. As far as I know, it's not available around here.
Apparently the researchers have had amazing results. Guided by therapists throughout, people take what sound like fairly high doses of psychedelics and emerge with transformed outlooks about life, feeling like they've confronted huge universal truths. They feel better about death or whatever their issue was. The success rates are really high, so to speak. Later, even much later, many rank it among their most profound life experiences. A psychologist is quoted saying something like, with what other drug would you see that kind of results and not immediately rush to get it approved?
My own assumption is that it triggers something in your brain rather than actually taking you to see the universe's secrets or whatever. But if it works, it works.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on September 20, 2016, 09:21:24 am ---However, I recently read the one from a couple of years ago about therapists' experiments with LSD for anxiety and other mental-health issues, especially fear of death for people with terminal diseases. That one I would try, terminally diseased or otherwise. As far as I know, it's not available around here.
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I remember that article. It was fascinating. Was there something in there about using it to treat depression as well, or do I have it confused with another article?
Jeff Wrangler:
I'm really enjoying the article about Yvon Chouinard, one of the founders of the outdoors-gear company Patagonia (Sept. 19). I'd be terrified to meet the man, though. I can only imagine what he'd think of a non-outdoorsperson like me. :-\
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