FunctionalOlfactio
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M.A.P.S. MDMA assisted psychotherapy for veterans:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/healing-trauma-in-veterans-with-mdma-assisted-psychotherapy
When I first discovered psychedelics prohibition and propaganda made me feel at odds with society for finding value in prohibited chemicals. In my mind it was a constant cat and mouse game of me against the police (to me a representation of organized society). Intuitively I knew the chemicals I took were changing my life. In retrospect I now believe they changed my life for the better. At the time this juxtaposition between what my experience told me was beneficial and the law told me was destructive made me distrust the law and government completely. My logic was if the law is wrong about cannabis/psychedelics and the government lies about these things then I could assume all laws were arbitrary. The lack of honest information about the chemicals we put in our bodies everyday as well as prohibited drugs combined with a learned boolean distrust for the law led to some ignorant mistakes as I learned by trial and error. My peers and myself suffered some extreme consequences for innocent behaviour that was never intended to be destructive. Americas "War on Drugs" and Nancy Reagans "Just say no" policy bares much of the responsibility for this. I have been relatively lucky, not all of my cohorts were so fortunate.
One of the most challenging things for me has been finding good role models to help me navigate through the propaganda and lies, to learn how to work towards what I know to be true with society legally and honestly. For some people MDMA can really patch a hole and save their life. Tragically the people most exposed to the radical changes in stress level that cause this type of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are government employees. Soldiers, fireman, and even law enforcement.
I'm always looking for ways I can make positive progress with society on this and resultantly benefit from good role models. I would appreciate any suggestions of role models you all might be able to make and thought some of you all might benefit from one of mine. I have found M.A.P.S. to be exemplary.
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http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/healing-trauma-in-veterans-with-mdma-assisted-psychotherapy
When I first discovered psychedelics prohibition and propaganda made me feel at odds with society for finding value in prohibited chemicals. In my mind it was a constant cat and mouse game of me against the police (to me a representation of organized society). Intuitively I knew the chemicals I took were changing my life. In retrospect I now believe they changed my life for the better. At the time this juxtaposition between what my experience told me was beneficial and the law told me was destructive made me distrust the law and government completely. My logic was if the law is wrong about cannabis/psychedelics and the government lies about these things then I could assume all laws were arbitrary. The lack of honest information about the chemicals we put in our bodies everyday as well as prohibited drugs combined with a learned boolean distrust for the law led to some ignorant mistakes as I learned by trial and error. My peers and myself suffered some extreme consequences for innocent behaviour that was never intended to be destructive. Americas "War on Drugs" and Nancy Reagans "Just say no" policy bares much of the responsibility for this. I have been relatively lucky, not all of my cohorts were so fortunate.
One of the most challenging things for me has been finding good role models to help me navigate through the propaganda and lies, to learn how to work towards what I know to be true with society legally and honestly. For some people MDMA can really patch a hole and save their life. Tragically the people most exposed to the radical changes in stress level that cause this type of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are government employees. Soldiers, fireman, and even law enforcement.
I'm always looking for ways I can make positive progress with society on this and resultantly benefit from good role models. I would appreciate any suggestions of role models you all might be able to make and thought some of you all might benefit from one of mine. I have found M.A.P.S. to be exemplary.
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http://www.shulginresearch.org
http://www.freeleonardpickard.org
http://www.maps.org
http://www.erowid.org
