“Norbert Litzingerremembers picking up his wife from the medical center after her first session and seeing that this deeply distressed woman was now “glowing from the inside out.” Before Pam Sakuda died, she described her psilocybin experience on video: “I felt this lump of emotions welling up … almost like an entity,” Sakuda said, as she spoke straight into the camera. “I started to cry… . Everything was concentrated and came welling up and then … it started to dissipate, and I started to look at it differently… . I began to realize that all of this negative fear and guilt was such a hindrance … to making the most of and enjoying the healthy time that I’m having.” Sakuda went on to explain that, under the influence of the psilocybin, she came to a very visceral understanding that there was a present, a now, and that it was hers to have.”
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