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MDMA, Ecstasy, Molly: Coming soon to a therapist near you

Life Examined

CHAPTER

The Effects of Partying on the Soul

MDMA was used as a club drug for so many years. Some people thought they were having their own spiritual experience listening to house music and I'm not even taking that away from them either. And one of the things that is the most common, particularly with MDMA, because it does even more so than psilocybin has that reputation for being a dancing. You take it all night to dance. One of the things folks don't get is that these are amongst the most difficult experiences of people's lives. People will come out of these experiences and say, my God, people do this for fun. It could be taken very seriously and the impacts can be beyond a fun night out.

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