Modern Psychedelics

094 | When Psychedelics Make Things Worse: Navigating Integration Challenges & "Ego Whiplash"

Episode Summary

Psychedelics don’t always make things better. Jesse’s psychedelic ego death experience cracked Jesse open to feel deeply for the first time in her life. After the love and bliss from the experience, she was left to process a lifetime worth of repressed pain. Jesse went through challenges such as ego whiplash, suicidal ideation, social isolation, and depression for months after her psychedelic experience. She is sharing the depth of her experience with us, and how she managed to come out on the other side.

Episode Notes

Psychedelics don’t always make things better. Jesse’s psychedelic ego death experience cracked Jesse open to feel deeply, which was a new experience for her. After the love and bliss from the experience faded, she was left to process a lifetime worth of repressed pain.

Jesse went through challenges such as ego whiplash, suicidal ideation, social isolation, and depression for months after her psychedelic experience. But it's not all bad: she was able to harness this challenging time as a point of transformation. In this episode, she is sharing the depth of her experience with us, and how she managed to come out on the other side.

Topics Covered:

Jesse’s mindset and intentions before her challenging 5-MeO-DMT experience
The core “unlovable” wound Jesse healed during her experience
Slipping into a depression and panic during integration
Opening the floodgates and processing a lifetime of repressed pain
Coping when coping mechanisms no longer works
Ego whiplash after an ego death
Holding space for yourself during a challenging integration period
Enlisting support + resources and tools to help
Open-heartedness on the other side
Addressing habits and lifestyle changes during challenging integration
Encouragement to keep going if you’re having a challenging integration period

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