Why explore the unconscious mind? One of the ways ketamine helps transform emotional and physical pain is by processing emotions and beliefs on past events that are held in the unconscious mind.
What is the unconscious mind?
Each individual has a conscious (what we are aware of) and unconscious (what we are unaware of) part of the mind. Sigmund Freud once described the mind using the metaphor of an iceberg. When you look at an iceberg you'll see the top of it above water which can be quite big, but when you look underneath deep down into the ocean you'll see a larger amount of the iceberg. What's interesting is the vast majority of the iceberg is actually underneath and invisible. Freud uses the iceberg metaphor to describe the conscious mind and the unconscious mind. The conscious mind is the visible portion and the unconscious mind is the portion not visible above water. The unconscious mind controls a lot of what we think and how we behave. And we're simply unaware of it.
How Ketamine Helps Access The Unconscious Mind
Ketamine works in many ways to heal emotional and physical pain. Ketamine may allow the individual to take a peek or even experience entering into the unconscious mind via its dissociative property. One hypothesis is that as ketamine reduces activity of the default mode network of the brain and the internal mental chatter volume is diminished, an individual is able to “take a look under the hood.”
Ketamine was developed as an anesthetic, aka a medication used to help doctors provide sedation during medical procedures and operations. When the scientists and researchers developing this ketamine gave it to test patients in the 1960s, the subjects described the experience like floating in space, as if they were disconnected from their body and environment with a loss of feeling in their limbs. Because of this strange sensation, ketamine is called a dissociative anesthetic. During this dissociation, some people may have visions, memories, dreams, out-of-body type of experiences, and even feel outside of space/time. It is possible that during this dissociative psychedelic experience when the unconscious mind is accessible.
Why Go Into The Unconscious Mind?
Accessing the unconscious allows for exploration of memories, emotions, and beliefs which may contain unprocessed or repressed feelings of pain and sadness. By approaching these feelings and memories with curiosity, one can process, heal, and let them go. Another benefit of looking at the unconscious mind is it will give you clues to our behaviors and emotions. Have you ever wondered, “Why do I keep doing the same mistakes” or “Why do I get into the same lousy situations or relationships”? During the ketamine infusions at our clinic, you are invited to focus inward to get to know yourself better.
How Ketamine Treatments Support Emotional & Mental Healing
Furthermore, you may have the opportunity to gain a new perspective on past situations which caused pain. Under the dissociative psychedelic effect of ketamine, you may enter a mind space where one sees the situation from an entirely different and expansive perspective. With the insights gained during the infusion, you can start making the necessary changes which can support a healthier and more peaceful life.
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In this blog, discover what to expect during a ketamine infusion appointment. We’ll cover all the basics from start to finish, and highlight how we uniquely do things at our clinic.