Magic mushrooms ‘can improve sex lives in struggling marriages’
Magic mushrooms ‘can improve sex lives in struggling marriages’
Imperial College London study suggests libido-enhancing psychedelic drugs could be used in the future as part of couples counselling
Magic mushrooms, LSD and other psychedelic drugs increase sexual function and may be able to save struggling marriages, a study from Imperial College London suggests.
Consumption of the illegal substances has been shown for the first time to boost a person’s libido as well as enjoyment of sex.
They can improve a lot more than that
I think being high in general is going to improve a potentially monotonous relationship.
What an unusual way to spell "monogamy"... ohwait, nevermind. You're all good. Carry on.
So you think most monogamous marriages are monotonous?
I believe the same, but it isn't a problem with monogamy itself, it is a problem with the couple. They are just not putting effort if they are in a monotonous relationship and they don't like it.
Wait til they hear about MDMA
If only MDMA did not restrict vascular flow
That, and it's often cut and pressed with other stimulants, like amphetamines.
The trick was to get hard before you peak, or get some little blue pills to stack with.
Although, if you're already hypertensive, probably not a good idea to mix them - or take either of those in general.
But all of this is based on my rather hazy recollection of people I was around quite a long time ago, so take it all with a grain of salt.
Lower doses.
It's fun watching science verify what people have known for centuries
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Can't wait til they prove that stepping on cracks does indeed break your momma's back through quantum entanglement.
Out of all the drugs that I’ve been on while having sex, I was surprised to find that mushrooms/acid was the best.
That absolutely tracks. Acid and mushrooms make you aware of all the sensory noise your brain usually filters out in my experience. I always figured sex would be incredible while tripping dick, but always felt the other party would also need to be tripping, so it was never in the cards for me
But can they make you want to save the marriage in the first place?
I'm giving it a 50/50 based on my sample size of two. I sure felt like I wanted to make things work more but spouse still marched right for divorce so 🤷♀️
Only if you still care
I can't have sex on acid, maybe it's the doses I'm taking but that much sensory input is generally too much.
I heard in the afterglow it can be quite good, especially after a long and deep bounding trip together.
Unfortunately acid lasts much longer for me than it does for her so by the time I am at a point where I could probably be intimate her trip is entirely over. She could delay her trip but then we would peak at different times and I value the experience more than a I value sex
Magic mushrooms are not acid.
"Magic mushrooms, LSD and other psychedelic drugs increase sexual function and may be able to save struggling marriages, a study from Imperial College London suggests."
I can't on mushrooms either
Not surprised at all. And I have a friend who told me MDMA was a game-changer for his marriage.
If your marriage is failing because of sex then you have bigger issues
Like what?
Like not doing enough LSD, apparently
Communication for one...
a couple of years ago, i had a strict 'first date we eat boomers' system. it was a lot of fun.
Where's the tldr-bot? I don't want to visit the Torygraph to read this.
If you can't fix your marriage normally, just drink/take drugs so you're too smashed to worry about whether you actually like your partner!
Solid advice.
In related news, if you're unfulfilled in your current relationship, just cheat/spend time with others to fill the gaps! Problem solved.
Don't you think this is an unfair way of framing this? There are plenty of people who may value their relationship who this could help. It's no different than taking anti-depressants or other meds that can help improve their quality of life.
There's a lot of potential benefits to psychedelics. But a single study of 300 people showing one effect is hardly cause for celebration.
There is a massive difference in using well studied and understood ways to help couples work through issues VS. Taking something poorly understood that we have close to zero understanding of the long term impact for.
So I'm pretty comfortable saying this is bullshit until proven otherwise, and I think that's the healthiest way to do it.
Think of it another way - there's far more research and drugs that are touted as curing cancer that go nowhere than there is support for this. It's a sexy headline but pretty useless at end of day.
tell me you've never taken psychedelics without telling me
Lol. If your relationship has improved significantly becsuse you've taken some short term acting drugs then it either wasn't a problem in the first place or you're lying to yourself.
Are people here not in relationships? You must have intense fantasies to think long term issues can be solved by short term solutions.
Stay in school kids! If you're lucky, you'll be too sheltered to be as impotently enraged as this poor bastard.
I think they may be enraged because they're too sheltered, never done psychs and thus do not understand this article or therapy involving psychedelics at all (which they are currently researching because it shows promise, of course.)
Enraged? Because I'm suggesting long term relationship issues are extremely unlikely to be solved by short term solutions?
Yes clearly I'm the crazy one here. Do you honestly believe that serious relationship issues can be solved by a short term acting drug? I'm sure there's a small chance, but it's ridiculous to think it'd work for more than a minority.
But feel free to throw some baseless insults instead of providing an actual counter argument! I get it though, if you can't make an argument, easiest to just attack the person. 😊
This is the type of comment id expect from someone who might accidentally swallow a fork. By chance have you ever swallowed a fork?
This makes no sense/is not relevant to my comment at all...
But sure, if you can't make an argument against it feel free to use irrelevant anecdotes. But what can you expect from a person who probably doesn't play basketball.
RTFA
Thanks I did.
My conclusions are the same. I'd be curious to hear why a single study of 300 people for you makes you think that psychedelics are now the cure for long term relationship issues.
Your opinion must change a lot if you base your opinion on these sorts of small studies that mean little!
Now define insufferable
People who make comments that add little to no value to the discussion such as yours.