How Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Saved My Life

[@cataclysmicproductions]

I was heavily depressed at the age of 20 without really knowing about it. I only realized this after my first MDMA experience. I woke up the next day and literally saw the world with other eyes, felt like another human, felt like I was healed of something I didn't know I had. Huge.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

That's a perfect description. Thank you for watching!

[@sheldonhinds4923]

@@cataclysmicproductions how do you feel now?

[@djjoeray]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. This therapy needs to be more widespread.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

I agree 💯

[@2niceunicorns562]

The classic serotonergic Psychedelics must be legalized if our society ever wants to get a grip on itself. Good on you for sharing your experience, and I hope things begin looking up. Stay strong my friend, I’ve been there too.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Thank you!

[@KnowThyself-b3e]

Jeff, brother thank you so much for this. Thank you for your vulnerability, for your openness & honesty & for being so raw. I really respect men who can be so real & authentic, take heaps of courage. You have given me hope that life can be different. Thank you. I wish you the very best on your journey. This was so beautiful & inspiring to watch. Take care

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Thank you for watching

[@mikelobao]

Well said Sir

[@themanwhoknewtoomuch6667]

Well there are softwares that can edit and make it more sanitized. LMFAO j.k fam

[@johnnydamaged7117]

I felt you bro. I'm happy for you. I seriously can relate to you. Keep trudging my friend.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Thank you!

[@logeyful]

Thanks for sharing your experience Jeff, I think it's important that more people share their experiences with psychedelics, especially when they are using them for therapeutic purposes. The more we talk about, the more normal it becomes and we can help inform people who would not be informed about them otherwise.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

@@logeyful thanks for watching! That's exactly what I want to do. I want to normalize the discussion and provide information for people who want help. 🙏🙏🙏

[@chrisn6926]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I relate to this a lot and saw myself in this talk as well. Hope you're doing okay I really enjoy what you're putting out there.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Doing better than I ever have in my life. Thanks for watching!

[@velisma]

JEFF! It makes my heart smile to see others have been going through the same journey as myself. I suffered from alcoholism for about the same amount of time you were hitting energy drinks and soft drinks hard. I quit at the beginning of this years. The first few weeks happened through sheer will power and then withdrawal symptoms subside for a bit. THEN came the post acute withdrawal symptoms and anhedonia and panic attacks. They don't tell you about that usually when you try to quit. Needless to say, I was white-knuckling it at that point. I found psychedelics in a search to replace my addiction w/ something more beneficial (mushrooms) not realizing that it had the potential to eradicate addiction all together amongst fixing all the things you mentioned in your vid. I actually had a scary, bad trip that finally broke my destructive cycle and ultimately led to a good outcome. I later learned that those are potentially the most beneficial if you can integrate the experience properly. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't experienced it myself. I'm now going on my 5th month alcohol free and haven't had any desire for alcohol where most would still be battling and counting the days since their last drink w/o psychedelics. It's weird to think about because in retrospect it almost seems like I "accidentally" broke the chains of my addiction in my search to find something to replace the alcohol craving not knowing how powerful this medicine is.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Congrats! I'm happy for you! I hope more people can find peace through plant medicine.

[@boboyt5]

Thanks for sharing Jeff! Ive been wanting to do psychedelic assisted therapy for a while but im scared and its not easily accessible. I have such high hopes for these drugs in healthcare. I work in hospitals and deal with many people who are terminal. The potential benefits for these people facing such an existential crisis is enormous!

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

@@boboyt5 I agree! Thanks for watching!

[@amp9672]

This was such a moving video you got me so emotional.. the whole time I was thinking “this is such a wonderful human being, such a beautiful heart soul mind everything”. With an athlete’s heart wow, congrats on your physical state. Thank you so much 🙏💪

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

@@amp9672 wow, thank you so much. Your comment means a lot to me

[@markmiller3200]

Jeff, Thanks for sharing your experience and really opening up about the issues you went through. I'd certainly like to know how to find a guide in my area, Tucson AZ.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Thanks Mark. We'll be in touch.

[@2012Bougie]

Great to here. Very open to this and I wish and hope you wife will become more open to it.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Thank you!

[@PedroDVC]

Congrats man! I did the same and it's really life changing!!!

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

@@PedroDVC awesome! Glad you were able to try it. Thanks for watching!

[@businesscentraltv6454]

Good for you, Jeff! Seriously, I'm very happy for you. But the thought of giving up other pleasurable things (for me at least) in life such as a few drinks with friends/family, a nice barbecue or dessert, and miss out on those things and become strict makes me not want to do it. Other than that, I'd definitely do it. All the best to you in life! You deserve it and thanks for your testimony! 👍

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

@@businesscentraltv6454 the vegan thing and the drinking thing is not typical from my experience. I know a lot of people in the community and most of them drink and eat meat. It was just what my body needed is all.

[@businesscentraltv6454]

@@JeffBennionPhotography thanks for the reply, Jeff. I've been studying about psychedelics, including MDMA, and I have a lot of appreciation and respect for them. Again, it made me very happy to hear your testimony. Many blessings along your way!

[@canadianRadio]

Hey Jeff. While watching this video, I reached out to a couple of resources to explore psychedelic-assisted therapy. Thank you.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Awesome. Let me know if you have any questions

[@theusbadenhorst]

You are so brave You speak truth

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

@@theusbadenhorst thank you!

[@robert_costello]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I suffer from episodic cluster headaches. About two months ago, another cycle started. It had been 2 and a half years since my last. This is my 4th cycle, and they’ve been separated by the exact amount of years. A couple months ago, after I experienced the first one, I told myself that I would not endure this pain for another eight weeks. I picked a spot, in my head, and made sure I left everything in order. I was going to take my own life. There was no way around this. Cluster headaches are the worst pain known to medicine. There was no way I was going to go through about 5 per day… lasting an average of 90 minutes. That may not sound like it’s very bad, but I promise you, it is torture on a level that seems demonic. Like you said, I thought to myself… let me try mushrooms, because I have nothing to lose at this point. I took a strong dose at first, and micro dosed every other day for six weeks. The severity of my cluster headaches dropped from a 10 to about a 2. I was only getting it once per day. I am here writing this comment. Without exaggerating, I had planned this beautiful pasture, I know, to put a bullet into the left side of my head… the source of the excruciating pain. Psilocybin drastically reduced the effects of this cycle and, without a doubt, I would recommend it for anyone suffering from anything.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Mushrooms are a great thing. Thanks for sharing that. I'm glad you found something that helped

[@Fluff-gl6yr]

This sounds pretty amazing, I’m very glad you had such a positive experience. Unfortunately I have no idea where I’d even start to look for something like this for myself (especially since I live in the UK, which is one of the strictest counties in the world when it comes to drugs). Still, I’m holding out hope that one day I’ll be able to get treated 🤞

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

@@Fluff-gl6yr thank you for watching! I hope the restrictions ease up over there so you can experience this treatment!

[@jedi1099]

Thanks for talking about this subject! How did you find therapists that offer these type of therapies?

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

@@jedi1099 my friend is one

[@officialmelodyjunior6095]

very interesting thanks for sharing ! watching from Paris !

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Thanks for watching!

[@sandralynchstudiosdallas-zg8zn]

Thank you for sharing and I'm glad you had such great benefits from it. How do I find someone in Dallas?

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

I'm not sure. I think if you reach out to MAPS, they might be able to point you in the right direction

[@luisserrano8551]

Stay strong. GB

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Thank you

[@steventucker2415]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. I can relate to you so well. I would like to contact you if that’s okay.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Please do. My email is Jeff.bennion at gmail

[@officialmelodyjunior6095]

And also how often do you do mushroom trips in order to keep the positive effects?

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Not often. I've done maybe 2 this year.

[@kingtriton7202]

Interesting. I used alcohol to get through my problems for years then went to rehab and now I’m off alcohol and on 5 prescriptions. Personally I’m better with pills. if I get off of them everything pisses me off and Start to not care about anything or any consequences. I’ll try anything to get off pills.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

I would definitely look into studies about how this could help. Thanks for watching.

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

Yes, agree with all of that

[@mgonzalez8880]

@sweezle squee wasnt it just proven that 'chemical imbalances are all just bullsh!t?' Im not trolling i really had learned of that within the last 6 months.

[@velisma]

I would very seriously look into psychedelic therapy if I were you if you haven't already. I suffered from the same vice as yourself and this helped me tremendously. Before doing psychedelics I was white-knuckling my way through the days, experienced a ton of anhedonia came close to have panic attacks out of nowhere from withdrawals. There is a compelling body of evidence that shows that psychedelics (specifically psilocybin) can help eradicate addiction, anxiety and depression along the way with the right guidance and it helps w/ neuroplasticity as well.

[@Andy101-tm3hz]

How do you feel about the FDA rejection of MDMA??

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

I hate it. It was a chicken move. I don't know how they approve opiates, but not MDMA.

[@Andy101-tm3hz]

@@JeffBennionPhotography hopefully psilocybin doesn't get rejected next.

[@officialmelodyjunior6095]

do you know the dosage you had for your first sessions ? Some studies says bellow 15g is not useful what do you think ?

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

3g. 15g is an insanely huge dose. I would not recommend 15g.

[@officialmelodyjunior6095]

@@JeffBennionPhotography interesting ! thank you

[@cr-nd8qh]

Man im scared to take mushrooms again after my last time. Terrified actually

[@velisma]

They're powerful tool and need to be approached in the right way w/ respect towards them. Set & setting are SUPER important if/when you decide to use them again. Believe if or not, bad trips actually have the most benefits of you can effectively integrate the experience into your life. Most of that comes w/ a lot of introspection and solitude while you process the experience. I've personally had a bad experience as well but got the most benefit from it too. It's all worth it in the end. I would suggest finding a clinical setting to help alleviate and minimize any factors that could lead to a bad experience if possible if you feel it's necessary. Everybody is different.

[@sheldonhinds4923]

How many sessions of MDMA did you have?

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

@@sheldonhinds4923 3 total

[@sheldonhinds4923]

@@JeffBennionPhotography what was the difference after your first and second experience?

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

@@sheldonhinds4923 The second time just feels like a much deeper clean of your brain, like the difference between taking your car to a car wash and having it vacuumed versus having it detailed.

[@sheldonhinds4923]

@@JeffBennionPhotography ok I see... it seemed like that was the breakthrough... so continue with another and do you plan to do more MDMA?

[@JeffBennionPhotography]

@@sheldonhinds4923 I will do another journey if I am called to it, but I don't just do it just because. I've done multiple mushroom journeys after I did MDMA. But I haven't done one in a long time.