Iboga Insight

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Anxiety, social confidence and self-esteem are factors that can pose an enormous challenge to our lives in nearly innumerable ways. Social and love lives, studies and work progression, finding and engaging in our interests, may all be impacted, inhibiting us from living to our fullest potential. Anxiety may drive our authentic self into a state of exile, leaving us caught in great distress and pain. Many people live to a fraction of their potential and struggle to experience their birthright of autonomy and freedom due to longstanding anxiety.

The primary consideration when seeking help for anxiety is to establish a good working relationship with a psychotherapist or coach, who work with you to address the roots of the matter. A lived experience therapist will, in my opinion and experience, be far better positioned and qualified to assist you with this journey.

As long and I can remember, in my childhood I experienced considerable anxiety, which developed into the anxiety disorder, or process addiction, Body Dysmorphia.
A long period of therapy with two main psychotherapists, followed by two flood doses of Ibogaine, to address the residual clinging of BDD, set me free.

A large flood dose of Iboga for anxiety in the early stages of recovery would in my opinion, likely be unproductive and potentially harmful, but the effects of microdosing may provide a good support for recovery, alongside psychotherapy and coaching. Larger doses may be sought by some individuals in the later stages of recovery, but this is best done with great caution and sufficient preparatory work.

The subjective effects of Iboga at low dose or microdose can be grounding and stabilising, which alongside the enhanced neuroplasticity, may provide great benefit and assist the psychotherapeutic and coaching process. I look at microdosing Iboga here, as a support, in stabilising a shaky and insecure nervous system. With practice and appropriate challenges, we can develop internal resiliency and strength and let go of any need for Iboga as a support.

As ever, it is essential to work with an experienced treatment provider for reasons of safety.
I am unable to advise you to take Iboga, however I am ideally positioned to offer support, to help you to make the progress that you desire to see in your sense of self and your life, whether you choose to make use of Iboga or not.