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How (and why) to get MDMA-assisted therapy approved by the FDA

How (and why) to get MDMA-assisted therapy approved by the FDA

The FDA rejected MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD on questionable grounds. Here's how to fix the clinical trials and why the FDA's decision was wrong.

Alex Libre•Dec 14, 2024•7 min read
Why we should deregulate psychotherapy

Why we should deregulate psychotherapy

For most psychological difficulties, professional training appears unnecessary. This isn't a radical claim—it's what the empirical evidence consistently shows.

Alex Libre•Dec 8, 2024•7 min
How AI helped me interpret and decode my manic, psychotic notes to self

How AI helped me interpret and decode my manic, psychotic notes to self

I suffered a severe manic episode during the pandemic. GPT-4 helped me decode my psychotic notes to self better than any human therapist I've ever had.

Alex Libre•Nov 5, 2023•7 min
29 ideas about recovery, mental health, and living a good life

29 ideas about recovery, mental health, and living a good life

Reflect on your intrinsic motivations for change — things that go beyond any external pressures or expectations from others. Recovery is a journey, and will never be perfect.

Alex Libre•Sep 27, 2023•9 min
On Feeling Strange Things at Strange Times in a Fantastically Strange Place

On Feeling Strange Things at Strange Times in a Fantastically Strange Place

I think we often worry that the way we feel is somehow abnormal. We feel strange things at strange times and assume that something is wrong with us. But it now seems to me that we feel strange things at strange times simply because the world is a fantastically strange place.

Alex Libre•Mar 8, 2015•12 min