Psychedelics and Brain
Rick and Neil discuss how psychedelics like MDMA affect the brain, reducing fear processing and enhancing logical thinking. They explain how PTSD alters brain activity and how MDMA can help move traumatic memories from foreground to background, allowing individuals to process their past trauma.In this clip
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Tell me about MDMA therapy for PTSD in the context of the episode Dr. David Rabin On Psychedelics, Stress, Mental Illness, Calming The Nervous System, Dreaming, The Science of Sleep & Healing Yourself and the clip Apollo Neuro Origins
Is it fair to say that the brain can build on traumatic memories, preventing a person from taking actions that could allow them to heal themselves, based on the examples from the episodes #453 My MDMA and Psilocybin Journey Unpacked - With Mike Zeller and Emotional Healing Journey, as well as the episode 172: Spotting a narcissist, healing from trauma, anxiety, and the gut-brain connection with psychotherapist Megan Bruneau, M.A. and the Healing Through Relationships segment? For instance, I produced a huge activation that was the largest success of my career, which opened on my mother's birthday. Two weeks later, she died in her sleep. Now, when I attempt to work on large, challenging projects like this one, I can start the process creatively but have great trouble following through on distributing it to people who could help me execute it. Is that a fair analysis of how my mind is perceiving my actions as leading to a similar tragic outcome?
Tell me about MDMA therapy for PTSD in the context of the episode Dr. David Rabin On Psychedelics, Stress, Mental Illness, Calming The Nervous System, Dreaming, The Science of Sleep & Healing Yourself and the clip Apollo Neuro Origins from episode 288: Breakthrough Solutions for Anxiety, Depression and PTSD With Apollo Founder Dr. David Rabin and the clip Psychedelics for Healing.