Theo Von Explains What Ketamine Therapy Was Like

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[@MW-ic7lr]

Theo, ever try active imagination, shamanic journeying, or parts work? Those can be helpful and interesting experiences as well.

[@mikespoor3507]

just finished my 3rd infusion.....i was just a particle in a maze of space. happily dying. a matrix of kolidescopes and transformations viwed as an atom or particle of the maze. shifting, rotating, drifting, falling with no care. 15 years of fighting addiction from opiates to H to Alcohol to Kratom...I think clearer and understand my body as a precious vessel. Dont beat up on your car because the breaks are bad and drive you to be angry at your stupid breaks that you dont replace....replace your brakes and feel the comfort and enjoyment and security you get from putting forth the time and effort to get your brakes fixed. high 5...now apply that concept to your life.

[@leejganderson7827]

Im going to try this is .🤞😉🍀🤞😉🍀. Soon.. Scared but excited at the same time .

[@leejganderson7827]

@@mikespoor3507 Were You at all scared when you took your 1st dose?!? Thanks..

[@audhumbla6927]

being on antidepressant for 20 YEARS IS INSANE !!!!!!! wtf!?!?!?!?!

[@JohnGeorge-pw2xo]

Ketamine, lsd, dmt and psilocybin containing mushroom are amazing. I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with BPD, spent my whole life fighting BPD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

[@Harris_jones]

I'm so very happy for you, Psilocybin is absolutely amazing, the way it shows you things, the way it teaches you things. I can not believe our world and our people shows less interest about it's helpfulness to humanity. It's love. The mushrooms heals people by showing the truth, it would be so beneficial for so many people, especially politicians and the rich who have lost their way and every other persons out there.

[@ErnestoHorner88]

Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Germany don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏

[@DonnDenisse]

Hey! Yes Mr.medmushies

[@NetaZjdb]

Mushrooms are very medicinal. This is why anybody familiar with psilocybin and any other kind of fungi will tell you, "They are alive." They have a very ancient wisdom. To my experience, all mushrooms have always said, "Pay attention to your life. How you think, how you feel, and what will you do with the information that you always knew, but now are seeing in this point of view." This is why mushrooms are so respected in tribal cultures. This mental health treatment works for me too. Half micro doses do the trick for me. At least a few days at a time with lengthy time in between. Never addictive. Thank you for sharing this point!

[@AndrewLiam-lp5cj]

How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta

[@XenoTravis]

"I am always 30 percent sad" ... Man I love Theo so much.

[@nickgabriel1985]

"Life has been fine, i'm not complaining for any pity, i'm just explaining where i'm at."

[@patrailriders6284]

It takes guts to talk about any of this with anyone, but to put it out there for the world is on another level. Respect, Theo.

[@jimmyrade7815]

It takes guts to treat depression? It’s kind of a non-negotiable.

[@gingerleamcwow435]

​​@@jimmyrade7815how did that go so far over your head?? He basically said it takes courage to TALK about & put it on the internet his struggle with depression and the different treatments he's tried 🙄

[@cvc2907]

@@gingerleamcwow435 its easy to talk about. Most people love the pity and attention

[@ManiacMageetheG]

I had something like the experience Theo had about his dad once when I did shrooms by myself. The whole trip was a rollercoaster, but there were moments when I felt the same happiness I did when I was a kid, and before then I didn't realize how dead I was inside. Like, I felt the same feeling of being five years old on your birthday, when birthdays really meant something. It was a very primal happiness that I never thought I would feel again as an adult.

[@mikaylalawrence1941]

Yes!! I’ve been there! I didn’t know how to explain it but that’s the exact feeling

[@skundini4999]

This definitely happens when you do mushrooms

[@rachels1957]

Wow, that’s really interesting and probably the most persuasive experience that makes me want to try it myself.

[@skundini4999]

@@rachels1957 Microdose for the first time

[@mikaylalawrence1941]

@@skundini4999 ^^ cannot stress that enough. Most bad experiences happen bc you do too much right out the gate

[@CindaMurphyRealEstate]

It’s so depressing to me that upon finishing my 4 ketamine treatments on Friday, I’m now in a TERRIBLE mood on Sunday. I was so hoping for relief and it seems I’m even worse. Feeling very tired and somewhat foggy and very irritated. I put all my chips on this treatment working. I’m feeling so disappointed. So much despair ***UPDATE!!! ***** The ketamine DID end up working for me! 🥰 I did have a lul for a couple of weeks. This may also be due to the fact that I had tapered off of Lexapro for one month prior to my ketamine treatments. The improvements began in very subtle ways and it took me a couple of weeks to realize that I wasn’t freaking out anymore. I still get the anxiety and the feelings that rise up but they don’t explode. It’s like I get a little 2 second gap to think about how I want to react. It’s been very helpful! It is not an earth shattering, night and day difference but I am no longer on Lexapro and I’m doing pretty good so to me, that’s huge!

[@climbhigh27]

A good friend of mine came out of a Ketamine Therapy series worse than going in. Unfortunately it seems that there is no single solution for all of us.

[@CindaMurphyRealEstate]

@@climbhigh27 I was worse for a week. So so for another week. But now, I’m good with no Lexapro. Lots of weird improvements. I’m no longer late everywhere I go. Didn’t expect that at all. I’m glad I did it.

[@climbhigh27]

@@CindaMurphyRealEstate that’s awesome. Glad to hear!

[@beikdw5762]

@@CindaMurphyRealEstate awesome!

[@llll2071]

University studies that research the effect of psilocybin (magic mushrooms) on depression show that a combination of daily meditation, a daily journaling habit with the mystical experience produced by the mushroom provide the longest lasting, most effective healing from the experience. It makes sense to me personally that the same probably applies with Ketamine therapy too. So that's something to consider. Spontaneous healing definitely occurs from these deep profound experiences produced by psychedelics that alter our state, but there's still our responsibility to process the experience and attempt to integrate any insights we learned into our daliy life. That's where the meditation and journaling come into helping facilitate the therapeutic healing process.

[@elizabethwilliams6651]

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

[@APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU]

Does anyone know any good source to get them? I put so much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels, would love to give shrooms a try.

[@steceymorgan814]

Yes, dr.sporesss

[@twinfred3160]

Is he on instagram?

[@steceymorgan814]

Yes he is. dr.sporesss

[@patriaciasmith3499]

DMT was definitely the best trip I ever had. It was amazing!

[@colleenshea2293]

I turned my back on pharmaceuticals a very long time ago. Movement is the secret for me. Long walks, jogging, working out in the morning, meditation, prayer. I am able to sit with sadness and accept it, even understand it has a purpose and value it.

[@noveltynation8759]

Well said. Breaking through myself but still on AD's - just started about 9 months ago.

[@Anne_Onymous]

I'm so jealous when I hear people say this

[@nurselisafoy]

What if you’re already doing that and STILL depressed? Ugh

[@pozzarefds]

seriously, if you dealt with depression by going for a jog, walk mediation etc, you likely only had mild depression in the first place. I have done all those, but as someone with major depression it was like trying to put out a fire with teaspoons of water.

[@trappajayhtx]

All a mental thing... up to u if you wanna prosper or not.​@@pozzarefds

[@davidross8233]

Peak Theo mullet. It’s glorious.

[@thecryptohistorian1347]

i looked up how to grow a mullet after watching this video.

[@joefaulkner22]

"A conduit for joy to pass through." Very insightful and touching, brother.

[@HeyLetsTalkAboutIt]

I just finished my 6th ketamine infusion. It’s amazing how much it’s helped my PTSD.

[@St0ryBr0]

Theo actually changed my mind about ketamine, like a year or two ago he touched on it a little bit. And so my fear dwindled. And I tried it at a festival no pro setting because life you know. But I never knew I was holding so much tension. For the first time in my life. I felt everything un tense. My jaw itself loosened on the skeletal level. So intensely I cried like Theo. I just felt all of the weight leave. For the first time in my entire life I went to the bathroom. And didn’t think. About anything. Just about how nice the days been. No looking at myself in disgust. It helped me so much with believing I’m okay. My heart has returned to my throne. It was pure relief and return.

[@bebeaggad3302]

Theo man… so much respect, your choice of words, how you take responsibility for your own life, and the way you reframe your life experience is very admirable

[@gesundheit602]

Had a series of six ketamine infusions about two years ago for decades of chronic depression. It wasn’t a cure all but it did significantly raise my baseline of depression so that the bouts weren’t nearly as severe for a long time. I wish it wasn’t so damn expensive though. (@2400 dollars for 6 treatments)I couldn’t afford to have more treatments at the time so now I’m kind of where I started again. Someone has blessed me with another series though which I start tomorrow though, so I’m hopeful it will be as beneficial as it was before, or even more. Prayers to all that are suffering from anxiety, depression, or anything else.

[@garion333]

Glad someone was kind enough to help you out. Definitely look into teleheath ketamine. It's out there.

[@propbraker]

How you doing with your second round of treatments? Hope you're doing well.

[@gesundheit602]

@@propbraker Thank you for the well wishes. Actually I had a really bad reaction a couple of hours after my first treatment. I don’t known if it was the anti-nausea medication or the Taurine they added to it but I was very sick throwing up for several days. This was at a different place than where I had my earlier treatments and I think at the previous place they only gave me the ketamine by itself which went fine. I’ve read that taurine can cause a reaction in some people. My sister developed some major medical issues in the meantime so I’ve had to delay going back for the rest of my treatments for the time being. I’ll let you know.

[@bungle3912]

$2400 for six treatments? Why on earth wouldn’t you just buy six bottles of liquid ketamine and do it yourself? You could get six vials of liquid for abou $100.

[@gesundheit602]

@@bungle3912 I don’t think I’d ever trust anything from the streets these days. People are dropping like flies from fentanyl with absolutely no sign of slowing down. Thankfully, I had my wild days decades ago. In a clinical setting there are many benefits. It’s legal, the doses are precise and accurate, your blood pressure, oxygen level, etc are all monitored the entire time, and you get the ketamine through an automatic I.V. which dispenses it slowly over the session which leads to a better experience.

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

I’m always at least 90% sad. Being always 30% sad sounds wonderful

[@justinbrown7048]

What an amazing guy . On 1 hand hes the funniest guy in the planet...then to hear him talk about real shit hes so god damn smart n relatable

[@BlackOwl136]

Ketamine therapy seriously works. Just finished my 3 infusion and it’s ground breaking in the field of mental health.

[@nolan1907]

No doubt, it saved my life.

[@jacknottingham9492]

How does the infusion work?

[@Christian-us1mj]

How much do they dose you with?

[@Yasen1791]

@@nolan1907 How many treatment you should take

[@hokiepokie333_CicadaMykHyn]

​@@Yasen1791...---... Everyone is different, but I would say that the bare minimum for someone with bad depression and/or PTSD, you should go through at least 12 sessions... The problem is that it's not cheap...---... SFMF's 🦅🌎⚓

[@joshcash4386]

I’m getting ketamine treatments for depression right now too, on my 8th appointment and it helpings me a lot. Theo described it perfectly!

[@mini_mozzer]

how much is it bro

[@tdb4763]

I'm just taking microdoses of it cos i can't afford infusions

[@Dizzle_90]

@joshcash4386 are you going thro a doctor or a online course? Sossss

[@joshcash4386]

@@Dizzle_90 I go to a therapists office and take it there. It’s been a couple years now and it has changed my life for real. I only go as needed now!

[@DQWinSAT]

The saddest thing is that therapies like this, including having an actual therapist, is inaccessible and/or too expensive for the high majority of people… THAT is why we get stuck on useless pills… after 30+ years on useless pills for PTSD, depression, anxiety and panic attacks, I’m like, “what is the point? All you’re doing is prescribing pills, yet you don’t have one iota of a clue ABOUT me; my life”… but when you’re poor, that’s all you get and all the meds you take, you find have no impact, you become med resistant, and the meds screw you up more than they help… and then it’s 20, 30 years later and you’re just DONE - with life because it has never changed, never improved, you’re always in a funk from the meds - because the meds haven’t any clue what they’re supposed to address, ie childhood atrocities; abuse; abandonment; and any number of issues that REQUIRE talk therapy… If talk therapy was actually affordable and frequent enough, pills might not be necessary… but that’s how the US works. I’ve moved to Texas recently and can already tell getting health care is difficult, and mental health doctors want to take away the ONE med that works, for me and my panic attacks, which is xanax. After 16 months, I’m finally now getting access to a psychiatrist here, and I’m going to advise what “I” want… not what new pill they want. I’m sure I won’t get it, but I want the Ketamine therapy as I want to try what I’ve researched to be a breakthrough for PTSD and trauma, and if refused, then I’ll ask, “and after 30+ years being a Guinea pig for your unhelpful pills, what’s the point of yet another one?” If I’m med resistant; have suicidal ideation, why TF would I want to continue such a useless cycle? If they’re not willing to listen to what I’m telling them for decades and that it’s time to try it my way, then what IS the point of continuing to “exist” this way; I can assure you that it’s NOT living! I’ll just suggest that if they don’t want to LISTEN, then let’s just stop everything, because I truly am done at this point. I can’t function, work, no income, no insurance - nothing, thus always public services that are obviously as basic as they can make it, so I highly doubt they will provide ketamine therapy when shitty useless pills are cheaper and easier to fuck you up worse; and at 59, I just can’t do that anymore… not too many years left, yet whatever I have left, I actually want to know what all the fuss is about what a “precious gift” life is, because I’ve never experienced it… I’ve just existed… Your comment about being 30% sad all the time I totally get… mine is about 99.9% living in fear - afraid of what, I’m not sure, but almost 60 years of it - yep, I’m done and over it. Something’s definitely gonna give soon, because I definitely have no desire to look forward to several more years of the same. I feel ketamine therapy is my last option, yet unaffordable, thus watching you, and Joe Rogan and innumerable wealthy guests discuss all their experiences with psychedelics and other therapies is interesting, yet also depressing as the majority of us simply can’t afford the basics, let alone the actual expense of something like psilocybin, ketamine, or ayahuasca and other psychedelic treatments… I’m happy for those that have the means to access them and wish them well; but the older one gets, the more one realizes just how little this country cares for its citizens well being… yet they ensure they receive the best free health care for themselves, for life… no other job provides one with lifetime benefits after they leave their jobs, and that’s the only reason most of our government officials even bother getting elected as it’s certainly not to help the country… 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@attheranch4876]

OK, I know something that should help. You said you experienced fear most of the time but you don’t know why. There’s something called EFT, emotional freedom technique’s. It doesn’t sound like it could possibly work, but it does work very well on some things. look up gold standard EFT, some people call it tapping, but gold standard EFT is the original and it’s the real thing. You can learn to do it on your self online. It’s free, if someone’s charging for it you’re in the wrong place. Use it on your fear, all your fears. I’m not saying this will cure everything that ails you, but it should definitely take the edge off your fear and give you some relief. If you have access to the Internet you can do this yourself. I wish you the best of luck🌷

[@C_Hart]

Just wondering. You can't get insurance through the state of Texas? Like I get insurance thru Minnesotas medical assistance program. I get that food stamps, they found me a group home to live which sucked but was better than where I was. Now I'm independent living on my own still getting insurance and food stamps thru the state whilst working a shyte job but MY POINT is I just called ucare my Healthcare provider and they said they cover the treatment and I have free insurance thru the state. Texas doesn't do any of that ?? 😮 If you aren't sure it's definitely worth looking into.

[@DQWinSAT]

@@C_Hart I had to move Texas due to apartment fire in Florida… everything takes forever to get done here. No Medicaid for men, ie, Texas didn’t accept the expanded Medicaid, like Florida, due to politics. SAT has a few programs for healthcare, but it’s very basic, and any specialists are referrals, ie - full pay.. I then had to start all over with the hospital’s “discount” program, which obviously isn’t very discounted considering my bill over $1K, for having to establish a new PCP, etc to get the specialists I needed due to my age, etc… and it’s based off them knowing I had $0… no income, no job, can’t apply for unemployment as hadn’t worked in Texas before… thus, $0 - and the “discounts” have my bill that high? Just had cancer biopsies, so I can imagine the new balance will be outrageous! Receive food stamps, but that’s about all men, certain people qualify for in Texas. I’m a carer for my roommate, and my mother was moved here a year before I “had” to, thus carer for her at times… she lives in independent living, although very dependent. All very stressful as it hasn’t stopped being “something” since the fire… one medical situation gets somewhat resolved, and then another one pops up, thus constantly adding doctor appointments to the calendar as I have to transport both to wherever they need to go. Plus, “trying” to get my own healthcare; yet barely anything I want has been addressed, it’s other things the doctors want biopsy, ct scan, x rays, etc… Oh, and of course, the ONE med that keeps me sane, alprazolam… nope; they won’t prescribe it here… so, on a taper down after decades and nothing to replace it with. This should be interesting. I’m disgusted with this country’s BS, politics, and do nothing government, which couldn’t care less about its citizens. I do vape indica, they at least have a certain threshold for what can be legally sold, but it’s weak, but does help. Oh well, nothing’s changed my entire existence, except things have definitely gone downhill as the years pass by… it’s pretty pathetic.

[@djomegaminus]

I'm 42 and I feel the same hopelessness you do.@@DQWinSAT

[@skatiesadiemator5948]

You're very emotionally intelligent, Theo and its brave to express your feelings openly in a society that judges men for it. You have reason to feel proud of yourself.

[@BallietBran]

Ketamine changed my life and gave me my life back.

[@Frogman1212]

I'm too scared to take it. My mushroom/acid trips have not been pleasant.

[@eyrelobo6390]

"We should be a conduit of joy to at least pass through...". I felt that wisdom.✨

[@allanshpeley4284]

Same

[@sirclarkmarz]

At my third ketamine treatment I had to ask myself Is this what it feels like to die ? Am I dying? And if I'm dying I think I'm okay with it . After that everything was better and it keeps getting better .

[@thebermuda99]

Felt that exactly

[@kristenparadise4899]

Ketamine infusions, are very different than Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy. If you do the process of therapy with the ketamine, it is a much more internal and personally healing experience. KAP, NOT INFUSIONS, are the GOLD STANDARD for ketamine treatment. :-)

[@savedfaves]

Ego death?

[@AGuerra3845]

This sounds scary though ugh. I don’t have good experiences with psychedelics and I really wonder if ketamine could help me but I’m really scared.

[@martysmith8657]

I had a near death experience on it. I felt anxiety followed by extreme fear then acceptance then the most overwhelming sense of warmth and wellbeing knowing everything was going to be ok. Ketamine exposes yourself to yourself.

[@allisonwillcox9393]

I just spent 20 days full time on ketamine for chronic pain. It was the roughest 3 weeks man. I was dissociating and seizures… but it worked. My psych said to just ride with it and not try to control it. Which helped A lot. I just went with it.

[@123buttcheese]

This guy is my doctor, saved my life.

[@spencer2858]

This dude is so real and so aware. A TRUE HUMAN BEING. I relate so much. It's so comforting someone else has similar traits and for him to go threw this but have everyone see his life on display in a way while opening himself up and exposing the raw details of life is outstandingly courageously divine. I've never been able to hear someone with this much awareness and honesty I almost don't know what to do with it.

[@MarkSmithhhh]

I have literally never been happier...ketamine saved my life

[@JoeJoSounds]

Man you can totally see how Theo puts up his defenses by trying to control the conversation and keep people and himself from confronting the hurt he has. Totally wants to keep the pain as he has identified it as being a part of him and he values it even though it hurts him. I think a lot of comedians want and think they need to be in this emotional pain to stay funny.

[@renehagens2391]

You need to drink some water.

[@tybeeislandgoat1402]

What? Okay sideline Doctor. You are not doing any therapy over a KZbin video that is one way, especially with those bold proclamations. You have absolutely no basis or right to say that. The dumbest people gather around KZbin videos. What do you do for a living might I ask? This should be good...

[@maebandy]

I think you are spot on with the defensive control of the conversation. I'm not sure if it's always so much that people's identities are built around pain but more that their patterns of interacting with others are built around a fear of rejection. Comedy is a way to relieve the physical and emotional pain amongst peers and the public. Whatever our analgesic is, it isnt actually healing the trauma or retraining how we feel about our most hidden sense of self worth.

[@lindsayp9691]

I’m curious to know if having a dad that was basically 70 when he had him was a big contributing factor to his depression. Interesting.

[@AndreaRuralMN]

Keep going man!! You're not compromising your sobriety, your reaching for happy, joyous and free!

[@drugaddictwithknowledge9603]

@Bilbo Baggins sobriety by AA and NA isn’t described that way but I agree. It’s when people cut out their destructive DOC and can positively live your life is sobriety. I have when people downplay opiate addicts triumph when and victory just because they are in subs or methadone. They aren’t cooling off the street and they are doing great. AA skewed peoples minds to what real true sobriety is. While they guzzle coffee by the gallon smoking cigarettes.

[@TheBlackSheepDiaries]

Ketamine snorkeling, it's a turf war out there. Gang gang boi

[@Therealdrewdober]

Same

[@fredgarvin4482]

Theo Von is one of the most introspective and philosophical guys out there.

[@reycisneros2925]

Have you listen to Jordan Peterson , brilliant Harvard therapist , the most introspective and philosophical , he has been on Theo Von and Joe ROGAN , amazing clear life perspective , all the best, 🍷🍷👤🌴

[@fredgarvin4482]

@@reycisneros2925 yes. seen JP on Theo show

[@Jericho642]

The ketamine trip experience is probably my favourite; i had a 5 sessions in a clinical setting, with a mixture of high dose (injected) and low dose (nose spray). The high dose trip is difficult to describe, but it’s the most amazing escape from reality. I personally didnt experience much therapeutic benefit afterwards, but i would do it again in a heart beat. I’ve had much better introspection/insight and long term benefits from shroom/psilocybin trips

[@MrMattkam]

Thanks for posting this dude. I am in the same place you were, I have been taking SSRIs and SSDIs for over 30 years. Just recently stopped (with dr. approval) about 8 months ago. Going to have my first Ketamine treatment here soon and what you shared helps. Thanks! GG.

[@yelenailina364]

@franklylayer4313

[@bayleymacintosh5622]

How did it go?!

[@josephburgess3972]

Theo made me cry when he said he never got to tell his dad he loved him. I started ketamine therapy maybe 6 weeks ago and my dad passed away in January. I did tell my dad that I loved him right before he went to the hospital. I didn't treat him great over the past few years. I became distant and rarely had conversations that lasted longer than a few minutes. I totally regret just simply not talking with him and I regret not spending even small quality time with him.

[@jessicacarson6117]

My condolences 💐 don’t beat yourself too much okay you will be fine. I’ll refer you to this mate that got mine delivered he sells other psychedelic shrooms

[@jessicacarson6117]

*chubbcrack*

[@jessicacarson6117]

His telegram

[@squibbelsmcjohnson]

Same same same... Though he unalived himself one day... Regrets suck..... Yet I continue making them.

[@jonnyw82]

I’ve done it. It significantly reduced the negative chatter in my head but I don’t really think it decreased my depression.

[@yellowmelancholy4875]

@popo1310023 YES! I have been saying this for years, and whenever I do, people just shrug me off. Good to hear someone agrees with me😂

[@lionsmanexx]

@popo1310023 thanks I’m going to check this out

[@restistance4387]

@Yellow Melancholy late comment,are you saying the treatment is a Waste of time then? Am not Fully understanding

[@startrace7]

It did good really good things healing things for me but I still have some of my deepest issues

[@lpllol9460]

To hell with that shit, they just gave it to me after a broken leg. I was completely convinced I was dead and I still have PTSD from it. I never believed in PTSD until now. I was literally a piece of yarn flying through the universe at light speed for 10 minutes hearing myself scream.

[@Carnegiered52]

Did you have a horrific experience with ketamine? I’m considering trying it in therapy. Are you suggesting I be very careful ?

[@maebandy]

Psychedelics, MDMA and ketamine therapies have been suppressed for far too long. The early trauma resolution in a single MDMA session can be a virtual reset for your internal sense of security in the world. So glad it's been approved for the third stage of trials and excited to quit barely holding back the damn of my own emotions with the splintering wood of my own comedy. I've used the prop of the gangrenous hole through my chest as a schtick for long enough. Just need a nurse to pack some cotton in tight and walk it off. I'm excited to see what my next bit will be, just need a safe place to irrigate the gunk. Wonder how much the Sacklers will charge for the prescription rave roll.

[@truthseeker5110]

Yeah just go look at Connor Murphy for the amazing effects pf psychedelics

[@maebandy]

@@truthseeker5110 psychedelics are medicine and to be treated with respect. Chemo will kill.someone without cancer and insulin will kill someone without diabetes. The self- reflective nature of psychedelic enlightenment is not for people who are still trying to mask their emotions or true form. I'm not familiar with Connor but if he stole the key to a cupboard that was locked to him for a reason there is no doubt he might not be able to carry what spilled out. You are led by a guide through psychedelics not accompanied by a sherpa. Edit with for without

[@raveholly]

this speaks to me

[@maebandy]

High school? Man, that would be a bummer I'd have a fight with myself over in forgiving. Trust the docs, follow the science, if you don't medicate your kid we'll take em away. If over 50 percent of kids in school need psych meds maybe the kids aren't the problem. Wellbutrin; a nefarious name so on the nose even Nancy Reagan would've got her hair permed high to campaign to keep kids off it. " This is your brain on something we were trying to turn goats into telepaths with. The CIA passed but the board of psychiatry had their hands out. Now in fruity soft chews for the kiddies under 5. Yuk." I'll see you on the other side of this hill, both of us feeling better, race you there?

[@cameron2900x]

@@truthseeker5110 Connor was already a nut job, anyone who thinks they can hide gear use and hair transplants from millions isn’t mentally stable, and how many people die from opioids every day!

[@NOE3ON]

Theo gone Full Swayze Bruh!

[@ancientfuture9690]

Got dat Roadhouse hittah!

[@Sethetone]

I'm glad you're talking about this and sharing your experience with a therapist on your podcast. I was curious about Ketamine and how it works for depression. I don't think I would try it. It scares me. I too am in recovery from trying to escape from painful experiences from childhood. I've been in therapy all my life and back and forth in recovery circles. Now I'm only in therapy and not sure what's next. I am not on antidepressents and haven't been for years but I know there is still something going on in me that I can't deny that needs to be worked out. Relationships alude me. I don't know how to connect or stay connected. Most of my relationships have faded away. It's tough sometimes to deal with the isolation and not feeling well is a constant. Hearing your struggle and listening to your guests help me not feel like I'm out there alone. I hope you get through your pain and on to great relationships. I feel like its over for me and I need to learn to be content and not worry so much about the future. I enjoy hearing you share and love your humor and humanity through your honest struggle. It grounds me somehow. Thanks. I too just want to be loved and love. I don't know why that is so hard to do. You're on a fast track to getting well while you're still young and have time to enjoy the flip side of life. I wish joy for you and for me too. The hope for Joy makes it all worth while. Like children playing without a care in the world. I want that too. I too am not feeling sorry for myself. I'm just talking out loud. Keeping it real...

[@ghostphoto1789]

Ketamine infusions pulled me out a dark hole in December of last year. I haven't been depressed since then.

[@ahmedfraz8324]

how was your experience with ketamine..was it helpful..has it any side effects.. please let me know

[@beikdw5762]

@@ahmedfraz8324 I had ketamine for the first time last weekend. It’s an experience unlike any other if you haven’t tried any psychedelics. I went into another dimension where my entire body was changing shape and blending into the sofa I was lying on. It lasts about an hour and wears off within a matter of minutes, one second you’re away and the next you are back in the room. For me, the week after has been the most interesting. For the past 6 days I have had no depression, for the first time in 10 years. My mind is clear and I feel completely content with my life. I’m not sure how long this will last, but people have reported feeling better for months after one dose.

[@joanncoopertroupe3506]

Wished i could get to try it!! l have lived in Dark places and many failed Antidepressants most apl my life!!

[@moacirbarbosacastro8923]

I had the same but with psilocybin. years of depression suddenly gone.

[@dukenator7]

Theo should become a ketamine therapist... He would help others not only focus on the experience, but rather "use the experience". Well said by my man, Theo V.

[@juliencormier7062]

Thank you for your honest and vulnerable approach to life. You help people by sharing your perspective, good on ya ✌

[@xW8LF]

Starting medication for ADHD and anxiety/depression tomorrow. Have tried before but never really committed to it completely. Hoping it can help with my apathy and overwhelming desire to off myself everyday. Therapy will come later! Gang gang.

[@joejitsuway960]

Good luck man. Good work 👍

[@xW8LF]

@@joejitsuway960 thank you brother! excited to have a reason to try. onwards and upwards hopefully 🤞

[@AirDwindler402]

Awesome man!!! Keep your head up and stay on a routine! Everything always works out. 🤙🤙

[@redditman3701]

@Chris Camez no they take 1-2 months.

[@Max_Krypto]

Be careful brother I wish you all the best! Treating depression with ADHD is very difficult to find the right medication/dosage as I’m diagnosed with both. It was a very long process, but I highly recommend looking up “KRATOM”, it has saved my life and not taking any pharm pills for 3 years and I’m 26 YO

[@Vega_Sports]

“We should be a conduit for joy to pass through”- Theo Von

[@crippleripple]

Thanks for this Theo. I am about to start therapy myself and to hear about it from someone i listen to so often - huge. Thank you.

[@karllandegren9727]

It's properly maddening that here in Sweden all of these therapies are still illegal, not to even mention the substances. I've been in and out of therapy and done all the pharmaceuticals for over a decade, and I'm getting fucking tired of it. One night I had an mdma and ketamine experience with my old friends, and it was better than all those years of therapy and drugs combined. In just 6 hours time. Absolutely incredible. And the effects still haven't worn off, and now it's 6 months later. The only problem was, I was caught by the police and taken to jail for carrying a small amount of ketamine a few days after. While I'm in jail, I read that they're going to consider ketamine for depression in Sweden... Thanks government, you fucking psychos! Just leave us alone you bastards!

[@StarHarvestOfficial]

The amount of drugs and therapies illegal in Sweden is bonkers to me.

[@OceanSwimmer]

Karl, I'm sorry to hear you were arrested. Ketamine can cause a lowering of blood pressure, (which I recall reading about in a pharmaceutical publication many years --- decades --- ago). I am not familiar with it's use, but if the BP changes occur in someone who normally has a low blood pressure, apnea (the patient stops breathing) can occur, which could require respiratory support. As you probably know, apnea, if it continues, WILL cause cardiac arrest. In an uncontrolled environment it may not be recognized until too late. What I'm trying to say is that perhaps there is a safety factor that may be the reason it is considered a controlled substance in Sweden. In the US, for example, Michael Jackson died when Propofol was administered at his residence by a physician who was not monitoring his oxygen levels and respiratory status. No offense intended to you. Just a thought.

[@beikdw5762]

Ketamine is incredible. I had ketamine in a non-medical setting last weekend (after a rave) and the past week is the first time I’ve been truly free from depression in 10 years. Antidepressants just reduce everything to such an extent that depression doesn’t effect you, but it’s still there. After ketamine I feel like my whole system of thoughts and outlook on life has changed to make me more resilient and open, like the cobwebs have been blown away. This is after one 80mg dose.

[@chriss.9398]

How do you take ketamine? Is it a pill, powder, or do you have to inject it like they do in those clinics?

[@beikdw5762]

@@chriss.9398 put it in a line and snort it through a £10 note.

[@triptwo425]

@@chriss.9398 Powder, oral liquid, infusion and injection. I have oral liquid for pain.

[@anthonypaulnoble]

I feel the same

[@smoozerish]

Theo's thoughts really speak to me. The things that got me off anti-depressants was..... 1. Coming to terms with a bad childhood in therapy 2. Learning to grieve my mental pain 3. Quitting caffeine and alcohol 4. 1 year of weekly EMDR sessions. 5. Quitting a well paid career that i actually hated and doing something that brought meaning to my life.

[@bayleymacintosh5622]

EMDR is incredibly helpful. I was so out of touch with my feelings and expressing them, but EMDR practice helped me build that skill

[@benmercer4942]

Ket therapy is big here in the UK especially on a Friday and sat night On another level though can really help you get into a flow state and figure things out like other psychedelics, disassociating yourself from your troubles whilst you figure these things out, for me it can be like lucid dreaming but I'm able to process more of what's going on

[@el.leonblanco]

I feel what he said about not being sure how he was going to be able to get back to his chair. My first at-home session, I disassociated from reality and my body so hard that I wasn't sure if I was going to come back. I'm hoping my second session is better.

[@ramy8700]

Did you do it by yourself?

[@brightwithspirit]

Sounds terrifying

[@LonneLpp]

did way too much my friend

[@anthonypaulnoble]

​@@LonneLppyou're wrong

[@anthonypaulnoble]

​@@brightwithspiritit can be extremely terrifying, but it is absolutely liberating and life changing

[@wanderlust_kat]

Hahaha “they will never find me” I had to laugh out loud. Currently microdosing ketamine and I wake up with so much passion for life. Nothing like the last 10 years. They may not find you, but you will find yourself. Thanks for the insight

[@NN-sp9tu]

How often do you dose?

[@RickONeill-ww4sg]

Don’t be surprised that you feel a good amount of anxiety at first , because it gets much much better if you keeping going for treatments

[@YouTubeHandlesAreStupid]

Theo, I'm just now seeing this video; but, you helped me take the my first step to get some help. I didn't know how bad off I was; but, I was pretty bad off, and I didn't know that I had been living in a decade long cloud of gray with low confidence. I was 24-hours away from going on antidepressants, and because of your Joe Rogan interview talking about Ketamine, I found a psychiatrist who specializes in Ketamine therapy, and it's changed my life...

[@YouTubeHandlesAreStupid]

@luckwood4322? Who is that?

[@ethancowart6765]

"I was running by some turkeys at this park" lol sorry but that cracked me up .

[@CB-kf9pg]

I've never seen Theo like this. Very humble and well spoken. He's plugged into the human condition just like a lot of us. Good content Theo👌

[@littlesherm]

Theo is a genuine guy which is why I chose to watch this.

[@ericsienknecht9327]

Great interview, Theo and Dr. Pooler, thank you. I'm curious, Theo, about the setting you were in and the ROA you used (was this IV infusion treatment with therapist present or Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) with IM or lozenges?) and also the dosage (sounds like a higher dose session?). I am a KAP therpist at Polaris Insight Center in San Francisco, and we have seen such a range of responses to the medicine that really varies among individuals. Whether someone is more inwardly-focused and silent during a session or more talkative CAN be due to personality factors as Dr. Pooler mentioned, and often it is dose-dependent, as well. With lower doses of ketamine ("psycholytic" sessions) patients report mild dissociation from body but that they still have access to their languaging capacities and are often engaged more in interpersonal processing with the therapist. With higher doses (psychedelic sessions) patients report moderate - full dissociation from body and transcending limits of time, space, body, and ego, and having Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness (NOSC) experiences, including Out of Body, Ego Dissolution (which CAN be challenging and scary but also liberating), and Mystical and Spiritual Experiences. In these sessions, patients are largely internally-focused and relatively silent, immersed in the music and journeying through their inner world. Both types of sessions can be healing. We believe specialized psychological understanding and training around elements of set, setting, preparation, and integration, and knowledge of working with and navigating NOSCs are essential for KAP. Understanding and appreciation of the different paradigms of healing by therapists/facilitators, including the medical, psychological, and transpersonal/shamanic paradigms, is important. So, I just wonder whether, if you had discussed more with your therapist in preparation session, explicitly around the range of responses that you may have (and that being silent and immersed in your inner world can be a good think and part of the healing), you would have been able to surrender more fully and trust that no matter how far out you went that you would return to your normal state of consciousness within 60 - 90 minutes. Also, capacity to surrender is often cultivated over the course of a series of sessions as one becomes more familiar with the medicine effects and how to orient to and navigate through the terrain.

[@Army1SGRetired]

The clinic I went to really didn't explain to me what to expect, if I hadn't watched a documentary beforehand I woluld have been very unprepared.

[@OceanSwimmer]

Eric, your comment describes very well the levels of dissociation encountered with psychoactive substances, and what can be expected at various dosage-related levels. Are standard protocols used with Ketamine therapy? Are dosages calibrated by the patient's weight, or the desired effect? Are dosages increased as the patient progresses through each session? As you mention, there's a world of difference between a mildly euphoric experience and the spiritual/mystical reconnection described by some patients. The descriptions I've read about the biochemical changes in the brain are compelling.

[@JennyPost]

@@OceanSwimmer Great questions. Honestly, I am interested in the biochemical changes/brain regeneration only and would accept complete sedation over ANY type of dissassociation to get the benefits. I became a chair once, trapped with no history or language once during a trip (NOT Ketamine, years ago) and never want to experience anything even remotely like that again. Been there, done that; just the idea induces panicked feelings. I am interested in the new neural pathways. I had my first session yesterday, and thank god there was nothing close to disassociation. I started questioning the beeping of the IV machine at one point (too much recent focus on freaking ventilators) and pulled off my mask to make sure I was not in a hospital, but other than that no near death experience or non-ordinary state of consciousness. If we have to advance to higher doses, I need some serious preparation and I will want husband in the room, not an intermittent nurse. Not going to rule it out 100% if that is the only way, but I will have to prepare with a therapist.

[@elay4005]

"Me, I'm always probly 30% sad." Insight most of us don't have. Good job shining that light and being okay with saying it out loud.

[@DerrickPhase]

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[@DerrickPhase]

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[@AmorFatiMementoMori]

I’m doing my first rapid detox off fentanyl & methadone in Michigan & also doing the 3 hour Ketamine IV infusion afterwards for chronic pain & depression. I have been using since I was 14 I’m 29 now & I know this isn’t a quick fix solution but it’s a huge help especially not having to battle the mental cravings and withdrawals. I have a lot of work ahead of me after my procedure this week.

[@DrinksAndNugs]

You got this!!! You can still do drugs but do them responsibly and spread out your days of usage

[@chloehetherington5799]

Hope you’re doing well you can always turn your life around and live to the fullest, hang in there

[@spencer2858]

I really feel for you. Really take the time to figure out what's happening and be nice to yourself. I'm going through my own thing but I can't help but feel like a comrade going through troubled times.

[@AmorFatiMementoMori]

@@spencer2858 I’m doing well been sober since

[@toriferguson5]

Love that you’re talking ab this. Thank you I am looking into treatment.

[@considerandthink8159]

I started ketamine treatments a couple weeks ago but I used guided meditation while doing it. This has been vital for me to be able to get the full effects of healing.

[@andyc9979]

My dad had me at 25 but died at 48. So different from what Theo experienced but I nodded when he said I never got to a point where I could tell him I love him. For me I was just never mature enough to experience life with him the way I see it now. Now I always think man I wanted to have a real deep connection with him. Wanted to see him as a grandpa, wanted to have beers with him, more or less just to be around each other as a mature adult. I wish joy was an often thing too. It's rare so I notice it as an extreme. I even run up to my wife and say omg I feel so happy today this is crazy. I never realized how dull I've felt as the norm. That makes me sad tho too. Knowing deep inside I'm just here not living. Just existing. Im aware of it and keep working on it. Have to.

[@raveholly]

I feel u

[@wee7750]

My died back in October at 60, 8 days before his birthday. I'm only 16 and I'd destroys me knowing ill never be able to do anything to really make him proud

[@montanaproductions5559]

@@wee7750 I’m sure you did and will continue to. Keep Your head up 🙏🏾

[@HM-wf9bv]

Love that - if u break your leg u don’t got to wear a cast for the rest of your life. Damn pharmaceuticals.

[@McYeroc]

Damn brains not producing enough serotonin to make us feel happy like normal people, pharmaceuticals like anti depressants are a life saver for millions.

[@maximeb190]

@@McYeroc Its almost never a purely biological / brain chemistry issue. The imbalance in neurotransmitters is most of the times only the observable symptoms of something much deeper (unless the depression has some genetic roots in your family). There are reasons why the brain chemistry gets out of balance, and you have to work through those reasons to get the balance back. Hence the cast analogy, you eventually need to heal from the traumas that caused the balance to shift, and not rely on the cast forever or else the healing will never set properly, as a broken leg will only atrophy if left in the cast too long. I often implies integrating childhood traumas, making some drastic life changes, learning to do what you are most afraid of doing and finding your repressed self thorugh this exploratory painful journey.

[@Skrenja]

@@McYeroc ... and they also permanently chemically castrate thousands of people too!

[@maebandy]

What's the quote about it being sicker to be at ease in a diseased society than to have it drive you insane? We're interconnected, you can't have entire sections of our population suffering and not eventually have the effects ripple throughout. There isn't a strata of wealth in the western world that isn't made sick by its sense of belonging being ripped out from under it for the machine to earn greater 4th quarter profits.

[@AuthorBarbaraLWright]

After 30 years of chronic depression, I finally beat it with Ketamine therapy. Like you, Theo, I wanted to get off the doggone Wellbutrin anti-depressants I'd been on for decades. Other times I had tried to get off it, I felt so horrible that I'd start taking it again. This time, I decided to try micro-dosing with Magic Mushroom & Lion's Mane capsules 3 times a week. (I live in Mexico, and this stuff is available at my local farmer's market.) Doctors will tell you to wean off the anti-depressant, but they have no idea how difficult it is for most people. With micro-dosing, I sailed through the weaning-off process with NO side effects. It was like a miracle to me. I now feel like my authentic, happy childhood self again. I can't guarantee that micro-dosing will make the weaning-off process for others as easy as it did for me, but it's worth a try.

[@jonathansonnier3078]

I Like how he stopped himself and said “I agreed to be kn it. Nobody takes accountability These days It’s always “their” fault Food Job theo! Thats why people love you

[@anms_brk]

Wonder why it affected him this way - I take ketamine in a medical setting twice a week for depression and the hardest I've tripped was my first visit and all I remember is my vision being flipped horizontally every .25 seconds or so, like, it was impossible to tell what was going on. That and mega nausea. It's no magic bullet for me, but it did bring my "default" mood from probably a 2, to around a 4. That's a lot of improvement for a couple hours twice a week. You also feel like you are glued to whatever you're sitting on, and moving takes a lot of concious thought -- almost like you have to try to move with a weighted blanket on. I do dissociate sometimes, and it feels like I'm sitting next to myself? It's weird.

[@michelleryan6002]

I don’t know mang... god and the 12 steps is where it’s at.. all this new age shit is just changing addictions. I’m about to take the leap off Methadone this week after being on it 8 years and weaning from 140mgs to 1-2mgs currently.. the fog is finally fading and I’m having amazing breakthroughs with just finally having faith.

[@AndreaRuralMN]

Not necessarily changing addictions: LSD could help alcoholics stop drinking, AA founder believed www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/science/2012/aug/23/lsd-help-alcoholics-theory

[@courtneyg678]

proud of you!

[@michelleryan6002]

@@AndreaRuralMN yea have you read the whole big book? Bill tried it.. doesn’t mean it worked or made it profound enough to be implemented into the 12 steps. I’ve been there myself. The only thing I would consider is ibogaine treatment. When I was trying to find a treatment center years ago all that was available was one in New Zealand. Now I see places available in Canada for like $5k.. guess we’ll see how bad the withdrawals and for me the worst part isn’t the physical pain, it’s months later we’ll I get triggered and have bad using dreams where I can actually taste crack again. Noticed I have always seemed to relapse with the moon cycle and hardest days are days 30, 60 and 90.. now knowing it all and having completely changed my life around to not have any of the same friends or put myself in places I’d be triggered. I also do security at a casino and found my first backpack full of dirty needles and black tar heroin.. it was actually a godsend to have it happen now right before I get off as I wasn’t triggered by wanting to use it by any means, but finally just felt sad so many are still living that way and don’t know they deserve better!

[@redditman3701]

Disagree. Ignorant

[@hgfclay6524]

Why have you been on painkillers for 8 years?

[@mikefarmer7653]

Really enjoyed this brother.....thank you

[@bohay33]

Theo, I can relate to u, thanks for sharing

[@mikespoor3507]

very few people get this wonderful experience. it can be abosultely amazing with a good caring theropist/Doctor.

[@cgmaniac44]

I had some amazing sessions that lasted a long time but definitely I felt after a few months that I needed to get another treatment. It definitely works and I feel it could last if done right. Too much to go into but profound experiences.

[@kristenparadise4899]

Ketamine infusions, are very different than Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy. If you do the process of therapy with the ketamine, it is a much more internal and personally healing experience. KAP, NOT INFUSIONS, are the GOLD STANDARD for ketamine treatment. :-)

[@theexpattvshow127]

This is what yoga does, albeit at a much slower rate and without drugs. It takes you into the places you don't want to look at and it shows you how to let those go. In time, you become peace through the process of realizing that those things are not you.

[@gracecarter1031]

Ketamine is not a psychedelic and does not require a “trip” to work. This type of disinformation is very dangerous for the treatment. It works neurochemically. I have been doing this for 2 years and I am still in therapy but not during ketamine sessions. I have incredible breakthroughs during my therapy sessions because of the neuroplasticity caused by ketamine. The mechanism is not the same as MDMA or psilocybin. It rebuilds neural networks so yeah, you’ll probably have improved memory, cognitive function, mood and impulse control. That’s my experience and what I’ve discussed with my doctor at my ketamine clinic. This “clinician” is selling a false narrative about how and why ketamine works. HOWEVER, ketamine therapy has literally saved my life and I am a staunch advocate for those that provide the treatment in the proper way. It needs to be FDA approved and provided in clinics where people are monitored by physicians.

[@AverageFourty]

"Do I need this forever" is the # 1 reason I quit medicine and ended up back on it 6 months later, with 2 additional diagnosis. And yeh we're on it forever. My depression never ended because it was bipolar 1, so anti-depressants now may be making it worse.

[@robertwatson5756]

Man im in the same boat as you theo. Been in anti doressants since my dad died when i was 21 and i had to identify the body. And then clean his blood out of his car. Just something i cant seem to get rid of. I never told him how much he meant to me.

[@staceyscalzo-adkins]

I'm so sorry 😢

[@DrDudelidge]

I had 6 sessions over 3 weeks, IV fed. I’ve never used ketamine recreationally, so I had no way of anticipating what it was going to feel like. I went in with no expectation of it working, but was not skeptical or pessimistic about it either. Just went in open and prepared to surrender to whatever was to come. For me I can say it definitely helped. But I’d also encourage anyone interested to tread lightly and do their due diligence before pursuing Ketamine therapy. For anyone predisposed to schizophrenia or with history of that in their family to perhaps steer clear. But obviously I’m no professional and you should always refer to one.

[@rickreutebuch9129]

I've spent my adult life medicating myself, which is a symptom of my depression. I'm about to try this. Will update . I take shrooms every chance I can. It's made a difference in me. The only thing missing is therapy.

[@rickreutebuch9129]

@soniatjames9440 is Nexisss 1 a place to do this? Do tell...

[@c7eye]

Ketamine causes dehydration. You need to drink extra water . Also it cleans the liver of the ketamine.more water the day before, the day of the ketamine, and the day after.

[@justagurl555]

Working with Ketamine patients. I’ve seen so many miracles. It’s amazing to see people get their life back. Since 2010 so many people keep taking Rx drugs that make you flat and uncaring. It takes forever to get that crap out of your system.

[@2oozedae]

12:08 “Electronic land, sides of walls” lol

[@frecklydharma]

I did about 20 treatments as a veteran, it was okay, definitely out of body disassociation and flying through space kinda stuff. I recommend doing it with a ketamine assisted psychotherapy. So a counselor in the room, otherwise it's just a psychedelic trip.

[@redisinmyname8765]

My ketamine therapy was the Drum n Bass 🔊 room at any rave in NYC in the early 2000's.......crazy lights , floor was literally shaking, and filthy hard D&B helping my "therapy" sessions........every weekend........for years! 🤣😂 it's amazing my brain 🧠 still functions at 40

[@dylanharkin8198]

hahahah nice one, man

[@reneepash1286]

I went off all of my meds in six weeks by session 4, had 12 closed colonics over 8 week timeline, went off cholesterol and blood pressure meds incorporating daily intermittent fasting and eating more fats and greens, my desire for having cocktails is diminished 80%, so in 4 months my life has turned around. I care less about why you need me to keep my mouth shut.

[@MrBeeboh]

I find that when I am down if I do something charitable it helps. For example sometimes I will go food shopping and then give it all to the food bank. Go to a shelter and donate $100. It helps me. When looking for purpose I always come back to the thought that we are here to help others in need.

[@Berley_1234]

wasn't this guy in something like Road Rules on MTV?

[@TrustInGod_777]

I can't do ketamine anymore, had me thinking I had connected my consciousness to an Alien hivemind and was deciphering their secret communications and code words 😂 straight up psychosis land

[@anthonypaulnoble]

It can definitely go there

[@Sixsoul]

Ketamine is kinda like taking all the major common recreational drugs all at once. It's a must for the spiritual warrior type

[@octavioiffears2564]

Dude I said the same thing it’s like a little of everything but it really does help my mood even days after using it I genuinely feel happier

[@dereklong2072]

DMT saved my life. It literally saved me. One experience turned my entire life around.

[@albertomartin4812]

That very real moment of connection with beloved ones that are no longer here, I always reach it with 2cb-fly, it's painfully nostalgic and beautiful at the same time. I'm looking forward to try ketamine as well.

[@kimpetersen6919]

Bought mine from a drugstore online

[@kimpetersen6919]

From Trip_Pharmacist

[@kimpetersen6919]

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[@duridersa]

Electronic stuff going past you like code type numbers makes you feel like we're all just machines. Saw code was super weird

[@babeslayer5]

Ketamine therapy helped my depression significantly

[@basicdude]

The chair will never find me in Castlevania

[@robertjeliadis]

Ketamine is for sure an experience, no better way to put it. I dislocated my shoulder in a car accident, and they told me that they would be giving me ketamine as an anesthetic. So they set up an IV and set it up to be a slow drip so that the medication didn’t it me all at once. I was waiting g about 5-10min after they administered it, and as soon as it started to take effect, it just instantly takes away all the pain you feel. I started to feel light, my vision was starting to slow down. I truly felt like I was in a zero gravity state. I remember gripping my shorts and to me they felt like Christmas wrapping g paper and they were athletic shorts. The craziest part that happened to me was the room felt like it started to change. I almost felt like I was discovering the actual matrix and that everything I knew was a lie. Because I was in a hospital, it felt like the room I was in started to look like a morgue. And I said “I feel like I’m dying.” Very calmly, and I was convinced that I was dying, but I wasn’t worried. When the doctor came in it stated to bring me back a bit, and once they started to work on my shoulder they said I reacted. So they gave me a bit more and they said I passed out. I went into respiratory depression, which is a side effect of the drug. So that probably wasn’t ideal. One of the best experiences I’ve ever had though.

[@johncena7804]

That sounds unnerving and not pleasant. The Matrix part makes it sound like paranoia or a bad trip.

[@anthonypaulnoble]

​@@johncena7804it can definitely feel like a 'bad trip'. But strangely, it does lift depression and give some people a completely new list for life. It's a paradox. And makes me wonder about the nature of reality, and where our souls reside

[@oreospeedwaggindoesamerica6078]

Great stuff I’ve been looking into trying this myself for PTSD and all that. Theo we go way back even though you may not even remember me with all the people you meet. I ran all the gyms for basketball for John Boudreaux when you played for Celtics. I came to see you in Shreveport when you were just starting comedy. I’m coming to your show in New Orleans and I’m excited!

[@JoshEbalo]

You Think it would help you Dude?

[@3v068]

Came here looking for one of two things. 1. A story of a crazy fun night 2. a very introspective exterience that helped him navigate life. Needless to say, I got exactly what I was looking for. And honestly, it has me thinking of doing ketamine assisted therapy. Time to look and see if I can get accepted.

[@ghostphoto1789]

Do it. All you need to say is that you have treatment resistant depression.

[@159erjab]

Ketamine has changed my whole outlook on life.

[@MargaretLaFleur-j5j]

How do you go about getting Ketamine therapy? Nothing has helped my depression. I’ve spent the last 40 years in therapy being prescribed every anti-depressant under the sun. My mind, body, and soul are exhausted. I’m in dire need of assistance.

[@Canyon2023]

The so-called therapist never answered Theo’s question about getting “stuck” in the corner at the edge of the universe. The therapist totally ignored it. Duh.

[@eviecroft8371]

I was NEVER happy to be coming back to the chair. I always felt a deep sense of sadness when I started to return.

[@peterjoyce9222]

Great feedback thanks for sharing.