Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
funny enough… We are on the same page about a lot of things. 👏👏👏
I did a lot of psychedelics when I was younger, although not in the best interest of mankind, myself, or the world. I would say, I was self-medicating, because I had severe depression and childhood trauma.
However; as a person who’s been depressed, pretty much my entire life, there’s a new treatment for - treatment resistant depression, and it’s ketamine infusions. It’s the only thing that helped me with my depression outside of Christ. It has worked miracles. My life is completely different now.
The Infusions, and at home treatments that I have done have definitely brought me closer to the Lord. It’s given me a safe environment to embrace the Lord, focus on others, and I’ve had some very interesting experiences during my treatment. But I think you have to be very intentional, and also as a Christian, I don’t recommended for people who are not saved. I fear for people who may be open to spiritual attack from demons. That’s my own personal opinion, based on God’s word.
But yes, I do believe that psychedelics, if used properly, can help heal people from severe depression, PTSD, and other mental disabilities. In a HUGE way! In addition to that healing, there is a spiritual wellness that comes from that as well. Maybe somebody wouldn’t agree with me, but I’m living it, and I’m living my best life now. But even with the ketamine, without being in alignment with God, I was still suffering a lot of misery. Once again, it’s the creator that I gave all glory to. If he can use that treatment for the betterment of my life, I’m all for it.
I am so intentional in 2024 being my best year ever. 👏👏👏
Oh I’m sorry to hear about your struggles you went through, but man that is AMAZING and congratulations, happy for you. Ketamine is awesome and has tons of benefits like you are mentioning. So cool.
Totally agree with you and definitely not recommended if one does not know how to ward off these attacks.
Fuck ya bro, 2024 is the year of humanity! LFG!!
The one thing that’s great about the ketamine, is that during an infusion they can back you out of a treatment, if things go wrong. I’m not sure how they do that with other psychedelics unless it’s in a clinical facility. Most people doing mushrooms are not in a clinical facility. To be honest, I did mushrooms once when I was young and it was a horrible trip. But I did all kinds of acid, and I really enjoyed that. But… it’s usually the opposite for most people. I think that has a lot to do with my mental illness, and how I was self-medicating.
Also, because I did psychedelics as a young person, I was less apprehensive on trying to ketamine for my depression, because I already knew what the experience would be like. If you know anybody who is suffering from treatment, resistant depression, I highly recommend finding a qualified, ketamine clinic, and get started. They’re just now starting to cover a portion of it with insurance, but that’s a whole Nother story.
Yeah 2024. Leeeeetttss Gooooo!
The name of that song is funny.
Yeah, I remember that one time we did the mushrooms. It was my best friend Mom, her boyfriend was the Native American. I just remember him standing in the door to my friend’s room - standing there looking at me… Wondering oh crap what have I done? He was tripping pretty hard, all I know is that my teeth turn to metal sheets, and I knew that if I just road it out, then it would be over with soon. I think I was 15 or 16. I don’t know. Huntington Beach in the 80s.
Ugh 🤦♀️