psychological effects

thats a false statement...

There are many different examples of your mind healing itself over time. The human body, no matter what part is will regenerate itself. Atrophy of the mind from alcoholism, if not abused to the extreme will regrow and repair. As will RECREATIONAL use of methaphetamine. MDMA does "damage everytime you dose at an average human dose...the axons of your serotonin axons are pruned a bit after every dose, but unless MDMA is used either wekkly, more frequency or in high doses, it's only pruned a tiny bit and it will heal after a few weeks to it original state.

Do you know how many brain cells are killed from having a concusion....i don know exact number...but they regenerate. I did a project on it for my health class fo senior year. Your brain is no different from the rest of your body in regards to the brain.

 

if that is true, then every psycho in the world will be cured eventually, no?
you can't regrow an arm, nor can you regrow your complete sanity.

 

Brain cells do have the ability to regenerate themselves. There is very good article on it in the "Journal of Neuroscience" in 98 or 99, if I remember correctly. Mental illness is a complex issue, its not as simple as having working brain cells or not. There are genetic factors, neurochemical imbalances, psychological, psychosocial, nutrition, infections, tumors, toxins, prenatal brain defects, injuries or some combination of them, can all cause types of mental illnesses.

 

Right, but a healthy, fully operational mind (ie one that wasn't already predisposed to a genetic mental disorder such as schizophrenia) will do everything within it's power to repair mental illness.

What I'm saying is that the brain has recovery/regenerative processes just like the rest of the body. If you cut your arm, there is a physical process that the body goes through to heal it. I used poor wording earlier when I talked about scars, I suppose what I meant was cuts/breaks/injuries etc.

Certainly I agree a mental scar can be left just like a physical scar, but at the end of the day it's just a scar. Nothing to worry yourself over.

 

mental scars only exist if you allow yourself to believe that you "cant" heal.

"what happens when you cant stop picking at the scab?" - that would only happen if you believe that you "cant" stop. it is most definitely your choice. that is what really sux about people these days. they are so easily convinced that they are not in control of their reality. you are very much in control - you do it to yourself. those who disagree with me will naturally suffer like the rest of them - but only because they want to and thus choose to.

you think that you are scared therefore you are scared. you create it in your fear and lack of control.

the mind is a very powerful tool. will power is very much under-appreciated.

when it comes to the physical - when i said that time heals all wounds - i am not saying that you can grow back your arm but maybe if you learn your lessons and heal whatever caused the missing limb you will stand a better chance and keeping your arm next life.

to imagine that LSD can cause permanent damage is a very scary thought indeed. i say again and again that it is all in your head and it is all your choice. believe what you want but beware - if you believe that LSD can cause permanent damage most likely you will create it in your fear and confirm this belief. if you have damage that you would like to heal then all that is necessary is rest and belief. change the way you look at it and you are cured. you are not damaged as soon as you believe that you are doing it to yourself and stop it.

 

addictive personality... i was almost convinced by many people that i had an addictive personality. then i realized something that saved my life.

what does addiction mean to you???



i have asked a number of people that same question and most agree that addiction means that you lack control.

as soon as i realized that reality and every single choice i make is completely in my control and that the term addiction is complete bullshit i was much better off. i have incredible will power thanx to my belief.

i have done drugs that are considered very addictive and i was able to stop because i realized that all it came down to was my choice. it is always your choice.

i know that it might be difficult for you to understand but please do your best to understand my point.

people use the term addiction as an excuse to continue doing whatever it is that they might be abusing. "i cant help it - i am addicted" or "i have an addictive personality so i 'cant' stop"... you just dont want to. realize you have the choice and complete control over your own actions. otherwise what good are you - someone who cant help what they do belongs in the hospital. if you are not in control of your own actions are you even and individual at all? what purpose do you have to exist at all?

dont let them convince you of that bullshit.

i bet you that if people didnt believe that cigarettes were addictive that they would be easier to quit. the same goes for all drugs.

if you think that you have an addictive personality then you are admitting that you are a weak and powerless individual who is hardly a person at all. just a mindless drone that does whatever feels good without any consideration of the consequences. take control of your own life by taking responsibility for your own choices and actions – it is not the drug or some mental illness’s fault – it is your own fault – accept it!!!

 

i completely agree. i have never had any problem with "addiction". i have too much control over myself to deal with that psychological BS.
as for mental scars, i guess it depends on whether the person wants to heal or thinks they can or not.
but if you are insane to begin with... you can't just conjure reason out of thin air. however, your subconcious must make some effort to piece things together...

do you think that someone with a severe mental disorder (similar to schizophrenia) could cure themself?

 

drugs actually change and alter your brain chemistry forever.

 

Drugs may alter your brain chemistry forever, but I woke up this morning, and after all the anxiety I've had, I feel AMAZING.

I'm on top of acid, it is now the secondary. I realize what it has done for me, and I respect it. I no longer have fear, anxiety, or grief. I respect the effects, I'm on top of them, and from here on out its going to be great.

 

LSD wont change the chemistry....drugs like and Meth and MDMA will

Ive def altered my serotonin, but that doesnt mean ive destroyed my brain...i'm still intelligent. I've just changed the way my brain functions. Even MDMA abuse, which is supposed to be permanent long term changes. Your serotonin levels balance back after abstinence to some degree. The only thing that remains permanent is the pruned axons...and your serotonin neurons are down-regulated and have trouble "deciding" what to do with the serotinin they contain.

LSD has been studied more extensively than any other drug in history and its been concluded time and time again that its not a neurotoxin

 

...I know exactly what you're saying which is why I started my thread in the polls about me thinking I'm going insane.

 

I agree with you completely. It isn't the acid, just like anything in life your attitude about the situation is what creates your experience. i notice that most of my friends go into a tip looking to go crazy, to have fun, and they use there acid trip to escape something inlife thats troubling them but in the end your just creating another unfilled viod, i have learned to go into trips looking for insperation, enlightenment or to solve a problem and i have always had really good trips and i feel very fulfilld the next day and go into life with great success.

also another thing to think about is maybe your having problems because your out of balance, maybe not trip so often so you get a beter grip, as cheesy as it sounds the same goas for if you eat to many cheese burgers, or sleep to much or too much of anything. you have to remember that your mind is a garden of many different things and if you are tending too much to a certain fruit your other veggies will parish and your garden as a hole is disterbed. just take some time and reassess what areas you feel may be suffering.
i have this same problem being a cosmetologist, i am constantly surrounded by vanity and beauty on a day to day basis, trying to make other people look better and catch myself loosing touch with my soul and obsessing over what is on the outside rather than the inside.

Every one has this problem wth a sertain area of your life that you just narurally pay way to mch attention too and most of the time when life isn't moving smoothly its because your mind isn't in balance. just be aware of when you maybe doing this to yourself and you should notice much improvent :sunny:

Also i find when i pay close attention to waht i like about tripping and the way my mind is woking that is making me so insightful, and i try to carry it into being sober. my theory is that drugs just cause your brain to release large amounts of a certain chemical. but its MY brain and MY body so why shouldn't a be able to train my brain to do this without the aid of dugs. because the thoughts are in there waiting to be thought, its not the drug that gives you your thought, its you.

 

woah this is such a golden post.