Table 2 Experiences reported following psychedelic substance use, with frequencies and percentages within the sample
Post-psychedelic experiences | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Renewed sense of understanding yourself | 73 | 81 |
Renewed sense of wellbeing | 68 | 76 |
Renewed sense of understanding others | 67 | 74 |
Shift in metaphysical beliefs (your worldview, spiritual or religious beliefs) | 65 | 72 |
Connection to something ‘more’ | 63 | 70 |
Renewed sense of social connectedness | 60 | 67 |
Visual or sound alterations or distortions | 44 | 49 |
Derealization (questioning the ‘realness’ of your reality) | 43 | 48 |
Dissociation (disconnection from your normal internal or external environment) | 42 | 47 |
Depersonalization (disconnection from your sense of self and personhood) | 41 | 46 |
Sense of unexplained fear and/or anxiety | 40 | 44 |
Paranoia (perceiving threat/negative intent, feeling others are ‘out to get you’) | 32 | 36 |
