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WoolyLawnsChi t1_jef9ifb wrote

Going to politely say that my experience was very different

my travel machine, hose, (admittedly) nose mask, and cord take up the same amount of space as a decent travel hairdryer

Easily fit inside either of my two carry on’s

but my home machine has a humidifier so maybe that’s the big size difference

EDIT: LPT a damp wash cloth next to the air intake is decent emergency “humidifier”.

similarly a damp towel in front of the HVAC unit can help humidify your hotel room

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psiloSlimeBin t1_jef8m66 wrote

You can make it, and it isn’t bad, but the tannins aren’t particularly pleasant. I love tannins in tea and wine, but not so much in a milky form. You can leech some of the tannins out soaking in water, just depends on how much work you want to make it.

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RunForrestRun t1_jef7c2k wrote

LSD is wonderful as well, but I personally don't think I open myself up on it to the level that I do with psilocybin. Routine-wise, it's pretty straightforward. We get our close knit group together somewhere safe and secure, set the mood with some music/lighting, get our doses straight, then we all just chill pretty quietly and comfortably until they kick in past any of the uneasiness that can occur during the come up. After that, it kind of all just organically comes together! Post-peak, we'll go for long walks and explore after the world has gone to sleep.

I usually have a passive plan going into it about things I'd like to talk about or work through - both good and bad. Feeling secure/safe wherever it is that you're doing it is pretty important IMO, as is being with people you trust and are comfortable with. Ironically, a couple hard seltzers help with come-up anxiety and it's one of the rare times where I'll have some drinks now. The fruity drink vibes well w/ the shrooms, too ;)

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A-Ham-Sandwich t1_jef6373 wrote

I've heard a lot of data about ibogaine being used in therapy because of its ability to allow self-reflection. Compounds like LSD DMT and psilocybin only actually give dissociative effects at very high levels. Where ibogaine gives dissociative effects at any point. So not only does it allow you to heavily disassociate but then the psychedelic properties allow you to interact with that dissociated personality and self-reflect.

Inconsidering a leading theory is that PTSD is from traumatic memories getting stored improperly into the brain having an experience with ibogaine would probably give the subject they brought opportunity to reexorb the data in a proper way.

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