- A new study showed people who took psychedelics reported a greater enjoyment of sex, arousal, satisfaction, and attraction to their partner as well as their own attractiveness and connection.
- While psychedelics can decrease inhibitions and make one feel more at ease during sex, there can be harmful health consequences, and mood-altering substances can affect everyone differently.
- Experts explain there could be issues with violating boundaries and impaired judgment while high could result in getting sexually involved with someone whom they otherwise might view as a poor choice.
- To improve sexual function without drugs or psychedelics, self-reflection and therapy, in some cases, could be helpful.
Whether it’s boosting libido, improving performance or increasing satisfaction, sexual function is an aspect of health that affects many people.
According to a new study, people who used psychedelics reported an increased enjoyment of sex, arousal, satisfaction, attraction to their partner, their own attractiveness, and their ability to connect.
The findings were published in the journal
Researchers provided nearly 300 participants with a questionnaire to report their experiences before and after using psychedelics. They looked at replies from two groups — participants who took psychedelics for recreational reasons and another smaller group from a clinical trial examining psilocybin (the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms) for depression – in relation to how these psychedelics impacted sexual functioning.
On average, results showed improvements among various components of sexual function up to six months after using psychedelics.
“This is a very interesting paper which raises a topic that deserves more study,” said Dr. David Hellerstein, professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, who was not involved in the study.
“It’s worth pointing out that the paper contains data from 2 studies: 1) a…
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