Research
Psychedelic aftereffects may offer a window into psychotic symptoms
The Brief
- A 25-year-old man who had not been diagnosed with psychosis and was not using drugs reported seeing a huge, unblinking eye in his ceiling as he fell asleep each night.
- He had taken psychedelics in the past and was worried about the experience.
- The story suggests that lingering psychedelic aftereffects could help researchers understand psychotic symptoms.
Why it matters
Understanding how psychedelic aftereffects relate to psychotic symptoms could help clinicians and researchers study the mechanisms behind psychosis.
Who’s affected
- psychiatry and neuroscience researchers
- people with a history of psychedelic use
Every night, as he fell asleep, a 25-year-old man saw an eye in his ceiling. It was huge and unblinking, and it felt as if the whole world was being sucked into it. He didn't have psychosis, and he wasn't on drugs. But he had taken psychedelics in the past, and he was worried…