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The Possibility of Developing a Grand Unified Theory of Mental Illness
1:23:10 - 1:28:07 (04:56)
In this podcast, the host interviews someone who believes that there could be a grand unified theory of mental illness that includes depression, anxiety, addiction, and obsession. The guest suggests that psychedelics could work on so many different indications because the brain is a very complex system and the ego plays a significant role in regulating its order.
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The idea that a set of mental illnesses including depression, anxiety, addiction, and obsession could be more similar than we think, and that one drug or category of drugs like psychedelics could work on so many different indications.
1:23:10 - 1:25:58 (02:47)
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The idea that a set of mental illnesses including depression, anxiety, addiction, and obsession could be more similar than we think, and that one drug or category of drugs like psychedelics could work on so many different indications. The distinctions between these conditions, according to experts, are mostly an artifact of the insurance industry and the DSM.
ChapterThe Possibility of Developing a Grand Unified Theory of Mental Illness
Episode#313: Michael Pollan — Exploring The New Science of Psychedelics
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
This podcast episode discusses the brain's complex system and how it functions along a spectrum from entropy to rigidity.
1:25:58 - 1:28:07 (02:09)
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This podcast episode discusses the brain's complex system and how it functions along a spectrum from entropy to rigidity. It also highlights the role of the default mode network, childhood consciousness, and the ego in regulating brain order and how an overly rigid system can lead to psychological ailments.