Psychedelic Integration: The 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy and Recreational Use

When it comes to 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜-𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 or recreational consumption, Psychedelic Integration 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 for implementing positive change in your life.

Psychedelic integration

Some time ago, I recorded an episode dedicated to the 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Unfortunately, my attempt at creating an English podcast was not very successful, primarily 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Nevertheless, I have several important pieces of content to share.

One of these episodes focuses on 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, a 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 during 

#ICPR2024 𝐛𝐲 various 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 in the field. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, an entheogenic 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 and a temporary altered state of consciousness.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝.

Interestingly, this is a "𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧" 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 that doesn't exist in 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 cultures. Why? The answer is quite straightforward: these 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 with 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬, have strong 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 bonds, and are deeply 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 with 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

Most 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 live in concrete jungles and 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 a connection with 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, which is 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. The more 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 you spend 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (parks, forests, house gardens, etc.), the better.

Key Points to Remember About Integration:

1. 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐬 or windows of neuroplasticity, allowing you to update your own "software."

2. 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 for at least two weeks after your experience.

3. 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 and implement changes in your thoughts and behavior patterns while the critical period is open.

4. If you struggle with integration on your own, 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 to help you and hold you accountable.

5. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 of like-minded individuals. A sense of community is fundamental to successful integration.