What happened during my fourth ketamine for depression therapy session
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. During the guided meditation for intention-setting, the girl narrating said to hold your intention for how you want to be and experience life these next few months. To create an intention in the positive: “I allow myself to feel joy and happiness” vs. “I don’t […]
What happened during my third ketamine session at home
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. During my third ketamine session at home, I went all kinds of places but this time⏤compared to my first ketamine session and my second⏤I stayed engaged and aware almost the entire hour-long session. I also put the medicine (ketamine) in my cheek this time to see if […]
Integrating my second ketamine session: Is anything happening?
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. Since my second ketamine session and days beyond, I’ve asked myself “Is anything happening?” As I read more about the dissociative effects of ketamine, I recognize that perhaps that blank blue canvas and having very few thoughts flashing in my mind was an example of […]
What my second ketamine therapy session was like
I got an early start at 7:30 am with a shower and by 8 am was arranging my room. Old hat by now. Just told my husband the gist of being a Peer Treatment Monitor (a/k/a “sitter”) and off I went with three yellow dissolvable tablets of ketamine under my tongue this time. 525 mg up from […]
Setting intention for my second ketamine session
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. Tomorrow’s intention for my second ketamine session for depression. I have all of this: IDEATION ENERGY CURIOSITY INSPIRATION CREATIVITY …brewing. My intention is to have such CLARITY about what to do with: My psychedelic experience My writing My Costa Rica project My future. And […]
Getting advice on integration after ketamine for depression
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. Getting the right ketamine dosage for depression She then asked about my first ketamine journey, which I described as intense at the very beginning, as though I were going to be in that state the whole time, but then it waned and evened out and […]
What happened during my first ketamine for depression therapy session (part 1 of 2)
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. The day is finally here! To prepare my mind and body for my first ketamine treatment, I took it easy yesterday, physically as well as dietarily. As instructed in my Mindbloom kit, enjoyed a leisurely a.m. wake-up this morning and took a nice shower, all important to “set and […]
What happened during my first ketamine for depression therapy session (part 2 of 2)
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. After prepping my Mindbloom box contents and following instructions for preparation for ketamine therapy, i was ready to connect with Billie, my guide, who’d been texting me during the week to see if I had questions or concerns she could support me with. (Read part 1 […]
I qualified for ketamine therapy for depression
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. That’s me at the Grand Canyon for the first time, a magnificent moment and special time with friends. Having fun with friends is part of the ketamine for depression prescription. I had my first ketamine consult and I am approved for ketamine therapy for depression! Katherine, […]
Do you know the mushroom man?
Read Sober Psychonaut disclaimer for people in sobriety exploring psychedelic medicine. Last weekend in New York tripping my way to Phoenix, I bought mushrooms of the magic variety from a menu via text and sidewalk delivery out of what looked like a pizza delivery bag. God, the guy was so sweet and courteous, describing my […]