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Cohen, Dr Sidney - A panic stricken nurse
Identifier
015518
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
The following description was provided by a nurse who had 'marked emotional problems' at the time she took the LSD, she becomes terror stricken....
A description of the experience
The Beyond within, the LSD story – Dr Sidney Cohen
Anxiety and panic states were noted, particularly during the struggle to maintain control of the situation. Occasionally a patient became frightened toward the end of a session because of his/her distorted time perception; imagined that he had been in the state so long that he would never get back
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'How long will this last? Will this go on all the time? I don't like this. I want out!'
The fear was overwhelming me as I was thrust down into blackness. My body was burning up and I began to sweat...
The indescribable feeling of being swirled and thrust into some place else was easing somewhat. It seemed that I had been in this torment for weeks. After it had eased up, I knew beyond a doubt that I was in another world. I felt it was no use telling the psychologist about it because he wouldn't understand. I remember thinking.
'This is what the psychotic feels like'
That feeling of panic and terror had left me tremulous and weak. My clothes and body were saturated with perspiration. I crawled up on the bed to rest....