mental health
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Ketamine Treatment: Day 9 (July 1) & Day 10 (July 7)
Day 9 (July 1) I think I’m starting to build a tolerance to the ketamine. It seems like the effects don’t last as long as they did when I first started treatment. Lately, the most noticeable part of the experience only lasts about 45 minutes on average before I begin feeling more grounded and aware… Continue reading
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Happy Fourth of July
ICE is in town, and the past couple of days have been incredibly unsettling. The last update I heard was that around 80 people have been taken. I’ll be donating to the food drive being organized tomorrow to help support those who are too afraid to leave their homes right now. Work is closed today… Continue reading
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Ketamine Treatment: Day 8 (June 25)
I think I’m starting to build a tolerance to the ketamine. It seems like the effects don’t last as long as they did when I first started treatment. Lately, the most noticeable part of the experience only lasts about 45 minutes on average before I begin feeling more grounded and aware of my surroundings again.… Continue reading
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Ketamine Treatment: Day 7 (June 23)
This treatment was a bit of a strange one. Yesterday, I arrived feeling excited and curious, wondering if I would experience any visual hallucinations again. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. I’m not sure if it was because I listened to an EMDR playlist instead of my usual ketamine playlist on Spotify, but this session felt… Continue reading
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Ketamine Treatment: Day 6 (June 18)
Today’s treatment was… interesting.For the first time, I actually saw something during a session… a tree. It looked a lot like the tree in the photo I attached, though the trunk was a bit thinner. At first, it was bright, colorful, and full of life. As the treatment continued, darkness slowly crept in and eventually… Continue reading
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Ketamine Treatment: Day 5 (June 16)
Today’s treatment was in a different room, and I think I actually like it better. There are no windows, so it’s a little darker than the room I’ve been in before. It felt calmer and cozier, and I think the lack of outside distractions helped me settle in more easily. I meant to take a… Continue reading
Busy Being Tara 