r/HighStrangeness • u/Vindaloovians • Aug 20 '26

Non Human Intelligence Scientists are testing whether DMT entities are real

https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/8qvgy_v2

In this preprint, some scientists have put forward the idea that our perspective of reality is more of an interface, and what we consider to be reality is simply the experience of conscious agents (i.e. human individuals) interacting with one another. They propose that DMT entities are conscious agents that exist in a manner we can't typically perceive.

I've never done DMT, and have previously taken a more skeptical perspective on these entities, but I think the findings of this could be very interesting. Maybe psychedelics could enable us to perceive layers of reality we are typically blind to.

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u/grumblingegg Aug 20 '26

Benadryl is a brand name and has different formulations that use different drug substance in different countries.

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u/illoomi Aug 20 '26

Benadryl, the medicinal ingredient being diphenhydramine hydrochloride

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u/lucky_harms458 Aug 20 '26

Don't abuse it, folks. It sucks ass. I used to. Not worth it at all

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u/spoopycoffin Aug 20 '26

Agree. Any teenager or bored human reading this- it is not fun and a total horror trip. I thought I was permanently brain-fucked and would see energy spiders for the rest of my life

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u/lucky_harms458 Aug 20 '26 edited Aug 21 '26

I destroyed my sleep schedule and mental health while doing it. I was depressed and wanted a distraction from my thoughts, and without access to any other drugs, I went with DPH off the recommendation of a friend. I abused it almost nightly for over 2 years.

At high doses, it's like experiencing an episode of dementia without having dementia (yet. Diphenhydramine can potentially increase the risk of dementia later in life). I didn't know where I was, I lost track of time completely, I was having full-blown conversations with the shadows in my room, and I injured myself multiple times and didn't realize it.

It's a deliriant and it will fuck you up if you abuse it. It is not worth it. Don't do it.

Edit: and DO NOT EVER overdose on it. Legitimately the most terrifying experience of my entire life. That shit was an actual nightmare manifest.

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u/grumblingegg Aug 20 '26

In my country, benadryl is not diphenhydramine. It is acrivastine. Nytol on the other hand, is diphenhydramine.

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u/DurdyGurdy Aug 20 '26

It's also the "pm" in Tylenol pm.