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Knot Mii.

I moved to a pretty progressive part of Texas a few years ago from New Jersey. Just because Texas is hella conservative doesn’t mean you can’t find a few progressive parts. Moving here changed my view of Texas. Had I not moved here, my paradigm of Texas as a whole would be hella biased and hateful. I’ve also visited some conservative parts since moving here, and I can tell you that the people are real friendly, and I’m considered a minority!

Faith - when you’re backed into a corner with absolutely no way out; yet somehow, something deep inside you comes out and dispels the darkness. You cannot experience this if you stay in your comfort zone and allow life to run you. You must take back your life, and that’s when faith has an opportunity to shine its light.

The more you care about who is awake and who is not awake, the less awake you’ll be

Lol, are you okay? Your profile pic is blank, and your signature is like me trying to figure out what food to get at a restaurant.

I’ve not read it. What key lessons did you learn?

I thought that as well, but trust me, there’s plenty more to explore. Reminds me of the first Rocky movie, when Apollo told Rocky at the end of their fight, “Ain’t gonna be no rematch”. Rocky said, “Don’t want one.” That was back in 1976… and now look what happened. They made plenty of sequels (Rocky II being the rematch), and they still expand upon the Rocky universe to this day with the Creed movies!

I’m 27, physically look 19, and feel like both a 15 year old and a 50 year old. I’m all over the place!

Glad you’ve found something that works for you. Carve your own path!

You can certainly try ketamine infusions. https://www.greenville-ketamine.com/

Haha, I just realized you can see what each guest is viewing on the forum by clicking on “(See full list)”. Pretty cool! Would be pretty cool if any celebrities are lurking the forum. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if Jim Carrey is an active user on this forum just going by a pseudonym.

I’ve experienced this a few times… all unplanned and definitely while high. Why do you want to experience this?

@Sincerity woah, did you make that artwork?

@Lila9 Thank you. It’s all necessary for my growth, and I wouldn’t be where I am now without going through the experiences. And I continue to grow with you all, in both direct and mysterious ways — I remember being deathly afraid of roller coasters as a kid, so I actively avoided them. Yet, another uncle of mine “forced” me to do it, unplanned when we were at an amusement park. It happened to be one of the most thrill seeking rides in the entire world - El Toro. When we got to the top of the hill, I screamed to him “I love you”, and then we all fell to our death. He still remembers that moment I uttered those words (words I’ve never told him prior). Ever since then, I’ve been able to go on any roller coaster and have a great time. It’s truly amazing what’s possible when we face our fears head on - whether it be in the moment or decades later.

Speaking in a compassionate, loving way is helpful. However, what we tend to lack is a deep understanding of the whole human experience. Most of us learn to treat others lovingly, yet we’re not taught to also love and understand ugly truths. When our perspective and experience is narrow, so is our impact on others. No amount of manipulating words can substitute for deep integration.

I relate to that. I’ve tried a bunch of SSRIs and psychiatric meds when I was a teenager (I’m 27 now). Most would work for a few weeks, but then I’d stop taking them. I intuitively knew they were like bandages to me; not allowing deep exploration of my psychological issues. This trial and error approach eventually came to good use, though. Two years ago I did ketamine infusions at a clinic. Before they accept you, there’s a thorough interview process. They want to make sure you’ve tried several conventional meds first. So, of course, I had a long list of stuff I’ve already tried, and they were very happy to accept me 7 rounds of ketamine later, I was able to uncover psychological traumas far deeper than any conventional meds I’ve tried. 6 sessions were done under the guidance of a therapist (she’s done a shit ton of psychedelics herself); then the final session I did solo with just a nurse monitoring me. Sounds easy? Not at all. This required facing a ton of suffering post infusion. Sometimes even during the trip. My mental health became significantly worse than before I started ketamine, but it slowly got a lot better. It takes courage to undergo such treatment, but it can yield powerful results if you’re willing to put your entire heart into it.

Including bias

And purposely staying in jail puts you at an advantage, depending on the context of the game being played.

Little kid: Enlightened master Principal Skinner: World-class scientist

The idea of human suffering won’t have a a human meaning if you’re no longer human. I know that sounds preposterous, yet many believe that transcending being a human is the way out of suffering, so there’s that. Suffering is not a mistake; the mistake is running away from it and not willing to understand it at deeper levels.

Mystical experiences where you expand beyond your physical body is definitely possible. This is not something to be glossed over. Why do you think religion is still practiced by billions of people? Even if you’ve never had a mystical experiences, you still believe that there’s something beyond your current identity. And for those who’ve had mystical experiences, the mistake is then rejecting the human or physical self completely because you’re thoroughly convinced that the only way to live is through mystical states.

I feel that. I mentioned a traumatic event to my therapist yesterday. It had to do with something my uncle did to me as a child. 20 years later, that same uncle has debilitating cancer and is going to die any second now. Really puts things into perspective, huh?

Depends on what your definition of “bad trip” is. When you lose your sense of identity, you won’t be thinking of vipassana because you’ll be too busy trying to find yourself, lol. In other words, vipassana is practiced while you’re in your human body and identity, but when you experience beyond being a human… well, you get the point.

For me, certain relationships changed meaning significantly, but for the better. For example, one relationship started off like lightning in a bottle, seemingly out of nowhere and completely unplanned. I tried so hard to recapture that moment after the initial high point, but then I slowly began to realize that letting them go and live their own life freely was the best thing for the both of us.

Yep, of course it is. I am prescribed it from a doctor.