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SparkleFritz t1_j71uet9 wrote

Reply to comment by Blue_Pine_Lodge in MDMA, psilocybin approved for psychiatric use in Australia by CouldDoWithaCoffee

Story time about how MDMA helped me.

Years ago we moved into our new house that we had bought from previous smokers. We loved everything about the house. It has the right space, the perfect kitchen, cozy family room, a huge bedroom, two fully furnished bathrooms, and a bonus room. But they smoked in it. We had to replace carpet, professionally clean every every surface, repaint walls, change out windows and mirrors. It still smelled like thick smoke. We smelled like smokers. And I used to smoke way back in the day, and this was worse. On top of this they didn't take the best care of the house so thinks immediately started breaking after we moved in. Our dream home turned into a nightmare. I remember crying on the phone to friends because I couldn't stand being in my house. One of my friends gave me one pill of MDMA. Of course this was higher of a dose than what would be used medically, but it was only one dose. She told me to take it on a Saturday, drink some orange juice throughout the day and just relax. I'd never done it before so I was nervous as hell but I did it.

Fixed. My worldview of my house was completely revamped. Somehow in that day I fell in love with my house the way it was. The smoke smell was still there but I was able to look past it. I can't really explain it but I just felt so in tune with my house. The kicker was that after it ended, for the next few weeks, I still felt the same. The smoke smell didn't bother me as much, I found fun in fixing all the little broken things. I have no idea how any of that works, but it seriously helped me. Haven't done it since, haven't needed to and it's not my thing. But I'm sure a smaller dose provided medically would do the same thing and I'm glad to hear that this is happening.

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GoodTravolta t1_j71z86x wrote

I'm not an expert but basically these types of drugs makes your brain a lot more malleable plus they make you happy. The combo of both effects means that all the good experiences you have while high becomes part of you, just like some old happy memories of your childhood. It also helped me a lot in my life, especially socially. I needed drugs at first to feel comfortable going out but now I have so many happy and relaxed memories of going out with friends under the influence of mdma that I don't need drugs anymore to feel the same way. And I heard the same type of stories from many friends. I'm hopeful for the future of mental healthcare with all these news.

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MaskedRay t1_j72u86c wrote

What the actual feck I NEED MORE HAPPY MEMORIES HWERE DO I SIGN UP.

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yannifromtheblock t1_j71znng wrote

Eventually, surely, you'll come to dislike the lingering presence of former smokers again. But... This is the kind of thing MDMA can do. Controlled, of course, but it can make this kind of difference in someone's life.

I for one wish I belonged to the group of people the decision will allow MD treatment for but alas I'm in the category Psyl applies to. I only put it this way because I have experience in the former not the latter but from what I've read, regular Psyl treatment can make depression manageable so I say "yay" &;I'll have to speak to my psych soon.

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Throwaway6969456 t1_j71yq8p wrote

Hmmm. Why did you have to take a drug though? Were you already comfortable with being friends with drug users?

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Doitlive12345 t1_j71z508 wrote

Despite what the government says, a lot of drugs aren't that bad for you. Relatively speaking that is.

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mjrenburg t1_j746lxt wrote

While that is true, there should be harm prevention in place and better education in place. I do some mushrooms, acid and MDMA once maybe every 6 months which is beneficial and taken with caution and knowledge. If you are them all the time you will lose all the benefits from them. I also smoke a little weed but I find when I have possession of too much I will smoke it for the sake of smoking it and it too loses any benefit. Particularly weed I find holds me back from getting in a better life situation due to the contentment to just sweep problems under the rug it gives me.

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holler_bitch t1_j725lay wrote

When I took shrooms, the hardest drug I took previously was weed. Treatment for my PTSD has plateaued and I had not recovered to my own satisfaction. I had read some research about how shrooms could be used to treat PTSD, and was desperate since meds and therapy were no longer giving me progress. I started growing them, microsodosing with one macrodose, during COVID furlough. The effects were amazing. They helped me push past some of the roadblocks in my PTSD recovery (the big one being unable to relate and form bonds with others). They really can be used as medicine.

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outsideyourbox4once t1_j72amdb wrote

Glad it worked for you! How's the pupils when microdosing?

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holler_bitch t1_j73ebfg wrote

They would get bigger but not saucer-like. Definitely bigger on big dose though. I would microdose at work after furlough and if anyone noticed it, they never said anything. I have naturally large pupils anyway though, at least according to the opthalmologist.

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Houseplant666 t1_j724w60 wrote

> Were you already comfortable with being friends with drug users?

Why wouldn’t someone be? Drug user =/= life ruining addict.

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