Posted by beckett2 on June 8, 2022, at 15:10:16
In reply to Re: Started oral ketamine, posted by Hugh on June 8, 2022, at 13:41:20
> Using virtual reality while you're in a dissociative state might significantly improve the efficacy of ketamine therapy.
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> https://www.freethink.com/technology/virtual-reality-ketamine-therapy
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> Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is doing pioneering work in using virtual reality to treat pain and anxiety. They've treated over 3,000 patients with virtual reality, which has a quieting effect on both the sensory cortex and on the brain's emotional centers, reducing physical pain and emotional pain.The VR headsets Cedars-Sinai uses are manufactured by Pico and Oculus.
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> An excellent book about virtual reality therapy is VRx by Brennan Spiegel, MD, the Director of Health Services Research for Cedars-Sinai.Thank you Hugh, this is a nice source. I just subscribed to their YT channel as well.
During my sessions, I play a video by the Monterrey Bay Aquarium of red jellyfish and soft music. I listen rather than watch. So far, I feel very light and fluid, and find the idea of using VR that allows for space apt. The experience itself is wonderful and warm and puts me in touch with youthful feeling long ossified.
I understand why some people might become addicted. There is an embrace of warmth, something most addicts are sorely lacking. Setting a different stage, say edm or whatever, would be a very different experience, however!
We have an old oculus around here somewhere. But my visuals from molecular to the icecaps are already scenic. I can feel my body at will, and by lifting my eye mask, return to the room. My imagination is not very visual, so the experience is esp fascinating.
Have you tried it, and if so, what would you say about it?
like a bird on a wire
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