5-MeO-DMT in the complete resolution of the consequences of chronic, severe sexual abuse in early childhood—a retrospective case study

[AstralRoots]

This was a great read.

Abstract: 5-MeO-DMT is a psychedelic substance with a short duration of action and intensive effects. Its therapeutic efficacy and practicality may significantly surpass those of classical psychedelics such as ayahuasca and LSD. This retrospective ethnographic inquiry features a woman in her mid-thirties who witnessed her mother's violent suicide and its bloody aftermath at the age of three. Before and after that, her childhood was characterized by domestic violence and sexual abuse perpetrated by several members of her family and extended family. In her twenties and thirties, she dated a member of the local mafia with the intention of asking him to kill her father, who had been the main perpetrator of the sexual abuse and violence. This plan was eventually not carried out, but it reflected her deep bitterness and wrath. A process initiated in her early thirties involving four 5-MeO-DMT sessions and a few additional sessions with psilocybin and ayahuasca in the course of two years completely resolved her symptoms related to the abuses, to the extent that she could rebuild a functional relationship with her father and feel love and compassion towards him. This outcome, i.e., the complete reversal of her attitude and emotions towards her father, appeared highly unusual. For the last three years, the outcome had remained stable. The article also presents the perspective of a female facilitator of this treatment process. The article contributes to a better understanding of the use of 5-MeO-DMT in severe traumatization as well as exemplifies the possible positive contributions of actors who are not medical professionals in resolving deep collective traumatization in societies.

You should be able to download the PDF here. https://www.researchgate.net/public...in_early_childhood-a_retrospective_case_study

 

[Tripolation]

Thank you for the interesting article. Very thought provoking and powerful!

 

[EmeraldAtomiser]

Thanks for that. An interesting read indeed.
These particular pieces stood out to me.

"In a person presenting with such a blockage, large doses caused a ’whiteout’: after a session, they did not remember anything, and the subsequent integration process became ’mysterious’. This practice prevented them from ’receiving the gift of bufo in full’. Going through something without awareness of it did not facilitate the achievement of ’grounded clarity’.
Therefore, her way of working with bufo was gradual, step by step, with an appropriate dosage and intention. There needed to be clarity of what was being worked on and what the client wanted to transcend.
Grounding a bufo experience meant ’actually building something on this Earth: new style, new habits, education, business, relationships, poetry, painting, whatever’.
Something material needed to be born from the previous experience before returning to the nondual experience."

Reading how this lady fully healed her relationship with her abusive father and her sister, bringing the family unit back together again, certainly brings hope.