Unlocking the self: Can microdosing psychedelics make one feel more authentic?
Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT April 1, 2024 Ioana Pop, Jannis Dinkelacker 5 citations
On days when people take a very small, non-hallucinogenic dose of a psychedelic (microdose), and on the following day, they report feeling more authentic—more true to themselves in the moment. Over one month, 18 microdosers in the Netherlands provided 192 daily self-reports. On microdosing days, both the number of activities people engaged in and their satisfaction with those activities increased; on the next day, only the number of activities remained higher. Greater activity number and satisfaction were each linked to higher state authenticity. The authors suggest that authentic feeling and behavior may help explain the improved health and well-being previously linked to microdosing.