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naraburns  nihil supernum  1yr ago (text post)   3075 thread views

Wellness Wednesday for March 29, 2023

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I can attest that I’ve changed my personality significantly. It takes a lot of deep work though, I used psychedelics, meditation, therapy, and lots of studying philosophy and religion. It can be done but it has to come from significant, transformational experiences. It’s not a habit you can practice or force yourself into if you want deep change.

Also, it is worth it from where I’m standing. Good luck and Godspeed.

It’s not a habit you can practice or force yourself into if you want deep change.

I don't think this is true, really - you can just 'change your personality' by acting differently. That people usually don't is because their desires, knowledge, situation leads them to particular modes that they, at least locally, 'want' to stay in. If you're an "introvert" and start spending a lot of time on social stuff ... you're now an extravert. If you're an "extravert" and just decide to spend a lot of time reading, doing work, instead of being social ... now you're an introvert. I've done both for extended periods of time, and there wasn't any meditation or transformational experience necessary.

This depends on what you mean. I’ve found I can certainly act differently over a period of time and the act becomes easier, but without conscious effort/a good mental state I would revert to prior behaviors and modes.

The sort of change I’m talking about is on a deeper level and doesn’t require any mental upkeep so to speak.

How do I find groups that will introduce me to psychedelics safely?

Hmmm... this is pretty tough. You general want to trust people a lot before you do psychedelics with them. My strategy was to read a ton about psychedelics, books like this and reading trip reports on Erowid and other sites. Then I just tripped by myself and over time found others with similar inclinations.

I would also say Meetup is a good app to find curious, interesting people. Look for book clubs with heterodox views or similar groups.

Then I just tripped by myself

Did you need to know someone to get your hands on the stuff?

I did, but you don’t necessarily. You can order them from dark web markets, just Google Gwern’s discussion for a guide.

Alternatively if your risk tolerance is slightly higher, and the risk really is pretty small unless you’re reselling, you could go to a site like https://www.mushmoremushmore.com/

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