Hi there, hope you are well. I'm writing this because my girlfriend suffers from depression and anxiety attacks which manifest themselves with what I would compare to mystical experiences described by people who take psychedelics like magic mushrooms, MDMA et . I'm trying to understand this process and I'm looking for others who may have experienced similar symptoms and could guide me to a possible treatment.
Anxiety attacks are most likely the result of a childhood trauma caused by the father who had been an alcoholic and unexpressed anger towards him and the mother. Although my girlfriend has been going through several therapies the problem never went away. Lately during her anxiety attacks she dissociates from "reality" and for several minutes looks like she's staring into the abyss. This is accompanied by body numbness, hyper tension in some muscles, breathing difficulty and a significant abdominal distension. After the attack she reports that she felt presence of an entity concerned with her well-being and takes care of her. Also she says that she can feel the enegry of other people, animals and plants and that they speak to her in a sort of way. She also mentions the importance of love. All of these statements bring to my mind reports of peopoe who take psychedelics.
Can anyone relate to that, had a simillar experience of knows someone who had it?
I'll appreciate any answer, comment or advise.
Take care,
Adam
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