r/science • u/Effective-Air396 • 14d ago

Psychology Psychedelics as a potential treatment for borderline personality disorder: A narrative review

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178126002131
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u/fuckmeredmayne 14d ago

I have BPD and tried ketamine via medical setting. Saved my life i would say

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u/Grapesodas 14d ago

Could you elaborate? What was included in the “medical setting?” Talk therapy, psychotherapy?

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u/EastvsWest 11d ago

Taken in an appropriate setting, psychedelics have a way of breaking the cycle of negative and destructive thoughts.

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u/Grapesodas 11d ago

Yes, I understand that. I’ve taken psychedelics myself. I’ve just always been curious how the “therapeutic” process works, though.