Psychedelics and Sobriety
Zahn shares his transformative journey with psychedelics, revealing how peyote helped him overcome heroin addiction and achieve sobriety. He discusses the importance of having a trained guide during psychedelic experiences, particularly when addressing deep-seated fears and anxieties. The conversation delves into the therapeutic potential of psilocybin, especially in confronting the fear of death and managing panic.In this clip
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Episode 1373 - Zahn McClarnon
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The whole point of that is to diminish the physiological response, right? If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if the person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time also diminish the physiological response and therefore break the conditioning? Am I right?
For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider and every time they see the spider or get activated through some trigger, and immediately after use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?
For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, but every time the person sees the spider or gets activated through some trigger, and immediately after uses breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?