The idea of changing behaviors has been something of a personal adventure these past few years. I think will power is underrated.
As for changing bad behaviors I can relate to one thing in particular. I admit I have something of an eating problem. I'm not fat but I don't have an ideal body for my age. When I moved away to college I lost a ton of weight. Not only was I eating differently but I now had control to buy what I wanted. I usually don't have a craving for cookies when shopping so I don't buy them. Now when I get a craving for junk food, I cannot indulge because there is none. My other siblings always had junk food available. Slowly but surely the urge is disappearing. Addiction to fatty foods is probably comparable to nicotine. It just sends off sparks in your brain.
My goal was to improve myself and my life. Not just my experience of it but how others saw me. I started doing the same thing with people I didn't like. For example, I used to talk about people in bad ways with friends. I'd join in on whoever they were talking about and give my input. As it turns out I had deeper problems than I knew. My personality was bad, I was turning into the classic "shut-in nerd who hates society". I managed to force myself not to play into their drama. I've learned to always find a positive attribute in someone.
I realized this by taking DMT of course. It seemed to realign something inside me. The blissful after-effects reminded me of the purer things to life. The next day I felt better than I had in years. It made me realize just how miserable I was. I knew from everyone posting here that the old "me" would come out of hiding if I didn't change right then. I knew that by taking DMT I had to learn from it and change myself. Living with my "shut in" self after the psychedelic experience would be even more unbearable.
Not really sure where I'm going with this but I needed to say it. I think based on my experience, a sudden or convincing shift in your life is the perfect opportunity to change yourself. It's like the feeling of starting a new school year. You start fresh and try to correct the mistakes of the previous grade. The problem is you need to have the tools and skills to make the change stick. If you don't know how to study properly then it might be hard to do better with your old methods.
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On a deeper note, I think this has potential to further change the human mind. I used to be a terrible student. I was practically a (stereotype) pot smoker and didn't care about it. I was terrible at remembering things and couldn't listen to the teacher at all. Then in grade 10 history class it sort of clicked. I wanted to remember things, so I payed attention to every word and lesson. I took proper notes and studied them before the tests. I ended up getting something like 90%+. From then on it was like my entire brain function was different. I can remember things like I never could. I observe the world and take in everything. Things like a plant in the corner of an office that wasn't there last time I visited.
Of course I'm just talking out of my ass here. I'd be interested if someone has studies or articles about such things. To prove something like this scientifically would be fantastic.
PS: sorry for ranting in your thread
This is exactly how I started out. I learned how to make things become transparent and neutral. I used to hate the sound of the construction workers using a jack-hammer. It's a difficult thing to explain but I let it pass through me and it doesn't bother me.
As for changing bad behaviors I can relate to one thing in particular. I admit I have something of an eating problem. I'm not fat but I don't have an ideal body for my age. When I moved away to college I lost a ton of weight. Not only was I eating differently but I now had control to buy what I wanted. I usually don't have a craving for cookies when shopping so I don't buy them. Now when I get a craving for junk food, I cannot indulge because there is none. My other siblings always had junk food available. Slowly but surely the urge is disappearing. Addiction to fatty foods is probably comparable to nicotine. It just sends off sparks in your brain.
My goal was to improve myself and my life. Not just my experience of it but how others saw me. I started doing the same thing with people I didn't like. For example, I used to talk about people in bad ways with friends. I'd join in on whoever they were talking about and give my input. As it turns out I had deeper problems than I knew. My personality was bad, I was turning into the classic "shut-in nerd who hates society". I managed to force myself not to play into their drama. I've learned to always find a positive attribute in someone.
I realized this by taking DMT of course. It seemed to realign something inside me. The blissful after-effects reminded me of the purer things to life. The next day I felt better than I had in years. It made me realize just how miserable I was. I knew from everyone posting here that the old "me" would come out of hiding if I didn't change right then. I knew that by taking DMT I had to learn from it and change myself. Living with my "shut in" self after the psychedelic experience would be even more unbearable.
Not really sure where I'm going with this but I needed to say it. I think based on my experience, a sudden or convincing shift in your life is the perfect opportunity to change yourself. It's like the feeling of starting a new school year. You start fresh and try to correct the mistakes of the previous grade. The problem is you need to have the tools and skills to make the change stick. If you don't know how to study properly then it might be hard to do better with your old methods.
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On a deeper note, I think this has potential to further change the human mind. I used to be a terrible student. I was practically a (stereotype) pot smoker and didn't care about it. I was terrible at remembering things and couldn't listen to the teacher at all. Then in grade 10 history class it sort of clicked. I wanted to remember things, so I payed attention to every word and lesson. I took proper notes and studied them before the tests. I ended up getting something like 90%+. From then on it was like my entire brain function was different. I can remember things like I never could. I observe the world and take in everything. Things like a plant in the corner of an office that wasn't there last time I visited.
Of course I'm just talking out of my ass here. I'd be interested if someone has studies or articles about such things. To prove something like this scientifically would be fantastic.
I like having places to bounce my ideas around. It clears my head. This thread helped because I wouldn't have created my own for this little rant
PS: sorry for ranting in your thread
