Psychedelics to Treat Personality Disorders
What are your thoughts on the use of psychedelics to treat personality disorders given that psychedelics can redefine sense of self, effectively reshaping a person's view of themselves? Early clinical research suggests that psychedelics could increase empathy in people with narcissistic personality disorder because it gives them a more communal sense and connection to things outside of themselves. It isn't a factor of ego dissolution but rather it seems to be a result of changing the NPD's perspective to be more inclusive of others. Could psychedelics one day soon offer a pharmacologic treatment option for people with NPD and BPD with or without corresponding talk therapy? Are there other modalities that currently exist that do something similar in the brain to affect perspective changes and experiential effects that improve personality disorders? If you could do an episode of how personality disorders develop and what is happening in the brain that would be fantastic.
Dopamine and pleasure pain balance
Thank you for everything you're providing! You're podcast helped me a lot in my daily life and my clinical practice. I have listened several times to your podcasts about dopamine but didn't find an answer to my question. I am a very motivated person and always in pursuit of new goals. I also engage in activities that increases dopamine (working out, going out, hiking, travelling....). How to find the right balance to make sure not to experience too much dopamine drop or is it inevitable. In other words: what is too much "healthy " entertainment.