Dr. Alok Kanojia (Dr. K)
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So it seems like ego dissolution is really important.
And this is where I think that this is where meditation and psychedelics really overlap.
And I think it's really cool that there are some techniques in meditation that induce ego death and psychedelic trips that induce some amount of ego dissolution are responsible for healing.
So let's understand why that is.
So if we look at mental illness, mental illness has a lot to do with me.
So when I experience PTSD, I feel broken.
I feel traumatized.
I don't feel traumatized.
I am traumatized.
I feel broken.
I feel unlovable.
When a child is abused by their parent, they develop an identity of being unloved.
Even if we look at something like depression, what is going on in depression?
In depression, we have a hyperactive ego.
Now, what do I mean by that?
This is why I'm being technical.
I'm talking about the sense of self.
So if I ask someone who's depressed, I say, tell me about yourself.
They'll say, I'm a loser.
I'm pathetic.