Plain definitions of the words leaders use for how they feel, and of the terms they meet when they look into psychedelic-assisted work. Each entry says where the term comes from, what the research shows and where the evidence stops.
Some of these are clinical terms; others are everyday names for an experience, not diagnoses. Every entry says which, cites its sources and links to the page where the subject is covered in depth.
The arrival fallacy is the expectation that reaching a long-chased goal will make you happy for good. A popular term, not a diagnosis.
The tendency to drift back toward a usual level of happiness after good or bad life changes. Research shows the return is often incomplete.
An informal term, not a diagnosis, for burnout in someone whose work still looks fine while exhaustion and detachment grow.
The low or empty mood some people describe after reaching a big goal, such as a promotion or an exit. An everyday name, not a diagnosis.
Conditions or medicines that make psilocybin likely to harm more than help: psychosis and bipolar disorder, heart risks and lithium.
The work after a psychedelic session of making sense of the experience and turning it into lasting changes in daily life.
A drug reaction from too much serotonin activity, from mild to life-threatening. Severe cases almost always involve an MAO inhibitor.
The mindset a person brings to a psychedelic session (set) and the physical, social and cultural environment it takes place in (setting).
Hardi Põder, Co-founder, CEO