This has been circulating lately - the potential for #psychedelics with #chronicpain. Psychedelics are NOT analgesic, but rather interrupt our subjective experience of pain - that is our thoughts and feelings about pain - holds promise. @AjayManhapra
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This is akin to Jon Kabat-Zinn’s pioneering work on mindfulness and chronic pain. #fullcatastropheliving
NOT the same as saying “pain is all in your head”. Opioids work REALLY well for some and must be accessible.
NOT the same as saying “pain is all in your head”. Opioids work REALLY well for some and must be accessible.
Psychedelic medicines seem to show anti-inflammatory properties (below). Changes to default mode network may account for the shifts that occur in body, mind, emotion, and spirit as an effect of exposure to psychedelics, even long after ingested. psychedelicreview.com/psychedelics-a…
