Other - Psychedelics, empathogens and Asperger's Syndrome

[itchy89]

Just a little background info first. Swim is 19 and and was diagnosed with Aspergers some years ago which explained a lot. Swim has always been extremely socially awkward and of low self-esteem even if he is good at hiding it. Swim has few "real" friends and has major difficulty feeling comfortable in a social situation which has prevented him from dating much and even getting the slightest action when a girl doesn't automatically dismiss swim as weird.

Anyways, swim feels that cid and ecstasy have helped him treat his condition when he's taken them(not at the same time yet though) and loosen him up in even the most complex situations and have fun finally. Swim has looked at quite a few articles on the web concerning this and has either found the information to be inadequate or conflicting.

What do you guys think?

[RaverHippie]

The empathogenic effects likely added so much extra weight to SWIY's emotional connections that they finally came to the forefront, were easier to notice, respond to, and understand. This exact effect happened for my raver friend. He had been quite anti-social and had a lot of mental blocks protecting him from experiencing negative emotions so he lived like a zombie. He constantly wondered if he would ever be able to feel anything at all with anyone. E made him notice it and afterwards he could still notice it, not to the enhanced extent which MDMA allowed, but rather, the normal background emotional feelings commonly felt in everyday life. This was such a huge breakthrough for him that he's never been the same and has better self-esteem because of it.

He had never been to a psychologist, he's told me that he's sure that he's gone undiagnosed for something, but he feels so much more whole being able to find the problem himself and manage a cure for it on his own.