(also referred to as psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy or PAP)…
(also referred to as psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy or PAP) is a type of psychiatric practice that involves ingesting a psychedelic substance during a therapy session as part of a psychotherapeutic process.
The use of psychedelics is typically combined with talk therapy and any…
The use of psychedelics is typically combined with talk therapy and any therapeutic modality the therapist is trained in, such as Internal Family Systems, Compassionate Inquiry, Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, Brain Spotting, Depth Therapy, Hypnotherapy and many others.
A range of consciousness-altering psychedelic medicines are currently…
A range of consciousness-altering psychedelic medicines are currently being used or researched for therapeutic purposes in both clinical and nonclinical settings, including prestigious organizations such as John’s Hopkins, NYU, MD Anderson, Imperial College, through MAPS,The Hefner Institute, Usana and many others.
14.8 million U.S. adults aged 18+ had at least one major depressive episode with severe impairment in the last year.
About 8 million adults have PTSD during a given year in the U.S..
30% is the increase in the rate of death by suicide in the U.S. between 2000 and 2016 and the rates keep going up.
Nearly 75% of drug overdose deaths in 2020 involved an opioid.
These medicines work in a variety of ways in the brain, but generally speaking, they dampen the default mode network, (DMN); the chitter-chatter of the brain, the critical voice, the ego, the defense mechanisms and sets them in the background.
They quiet the amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for fight, flight, freeze, faint and emotions such as anger and fear, which are more surface-available in people with trauma and PTSD.
These medicines stop the ruminating tendencies of the looping of negative thoughts which is more active in depressed individuals. It allows the individual to create new routes in the brain with healthier thoughts and beliefs.
These actions result in a person feeling safe to explore traumas, feelings, emotions and beliefs that were too scary or taboo to explore, which left them unprocessed and undigested. Processing these feelings in a new way allows the individual to integrate them in a healthy manner.
These medicines allow the pre-frontal cortex to light up, allowing for many more connections within the brain, and coupled with integrative psychotherapy, the process allows the individual to see events or people from different angles and understandings, resulting in new insights that promote healing.
Specific psychedelic medicines known as entheogens or entactogens promote self-love and compassion that contribute to a person’s healing along with psychedelic integration psychotherapy.
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