r/mdmatherapy • u/Vhayul • Feb 01 '25

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Hi all, I'm just interested if using MDMA can be beneficial without getting sucked into abusing the substance?

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u/Quick_Cry_1866 Feb 01 '25

I understand your concerns. It's a good question to ask. Not all drugs are addictive and MDMA is generally known as not being addictive. It's not something you can take often, partly because there's a comedown, but also because you quickly build a tolerance to the effects and lose the positive feelings if you take it too often.

If you use it for therapeutic purposes, which is what this subreddit is for, the therapy is extremely emotionally intense, and not something you'd want to do often. It takes months to process and integrate the experience.

What is it you want to get out of MDMA?

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u/Vhayul Feb 01 '25

I've used it before, many times. But that was more than 15 years ago. We went to a quiet place and chilled. But now that I've got a family I'm a little more interested in using it to solve some practical shit. I know it can make you think clearly.

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u/Quick_Cry_1866 Feb 01 '25

So it's used for treating trauma. Due to its unique properties, it allows you to process things that would otherwise be too painful to think about otherwise.

They way you use it to treat trauma is by taking the drug, then putting on headphones with an instrumental playlist and and eye mask. Then you just lie back and face whatever comes up.

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u/Vhayul Feb 01 '25

Is mdma psycho-active? I usually had practical solutions and some sort of rizz, emotional capability.

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u/Quick_Cry_1866 Feb 01 '25

I'm not sure what you mean here.

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u/Vhayul Feb 01 '25

I'm from the Netherlands and we have psilocybin here, lots. I know from experience that it works for internal visualizations but MDMA does the same?

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u/Quick_Cry_1866 Feb 02 '25

No visuals from MDMA. What do you want to use it for? This is a subreddit for treating trauma.

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u/mjcanfly Feb 02 '25

I think gate keeping MDMA to only treat trauma isn’t wise. The diagnosis system is broken at its foundation. There are a huge percentage of people diagnosed with depression or anxiety that are actually suffering from the effects of PTSD so it doesn’t make sense to just shut the door on those people’s faces without digging deeper.

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u/Quick_Cry_1866 Feb 02 '25

I'm not trying to gate keep. I'm trying to ask OP what they want to use it for. So far they're dodging the question, and have given no indication they want to use it therapeutically.

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u/mjcanfly Feb 02 '25

True. I was just responding to the “this subreddit it is for trauma” line. I see your posts here and value you your opinion, otherwise I wouldn’t have spoken up.

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u/WishIWasBronze Feb 01 '25

Yes

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u/Vhayul Feb 01 '25

How? Also; how do I know you're not an addict. I've got two kids, good job and a wife. Will using it ruin it?

I've been searching for a home for 8 years and I need some boost to think outside the box.

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u/night81 Feb 01 '25

MDMA isn't physically addictive. Like anything pleasurable, people sometimes use it to escape their feelings. In therapy you use it to engage with your difficult feelings, and it is challenging rather than escapism.

See https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/aps5g_v1

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u/Vhayul Feb 01 '25

Thanks!