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Magic mushrooms, LSD and other psychedelic drugs increase sexual function and may be able to save struggling marriages, a study from Imperial College London suggests.

Consumption of the illegal substances has been shown for the first time to boost a person’s libido as well as enjoyment of sex.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 8 months ago

They can improve a lot more than that

[–] [email protected] 47 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I think being high in general is going to improve a potentially monotonous relationship.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wait til they hear about MDMA

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (2 children)

If only MDMA did not restrict vascular flow

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

That, and it's often cut and pressed with other stimulants, like amphetamines.

The trick was to get hard before you peak, or get some little blue pills to stack with.

Although, if you're already hypertensive, probably not a good idea to mix them - or take either of those in general.

But all of this is based on my rather hazy recollection of people I was around quite a long time ago, so take it all with a grain of salt.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Wouldn't the salt just raise you're blood pressure more ?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Lower doses.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's fun watching science verify what people have known for centuries

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Can't wait til they prove that stepping on cracks does indeed break your momma's back through quantum entanglement.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Out of all the drugs that I’ve been on while having sex, I was surprised to find that mushrooms/acid was the best.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That absolutely tracks. Acid and mushrooms make you aware of all the sensory noise your brain usually filters out in my experience. I always figured sex would be incredible while tripping dick, but always felt the other party would also need to be tripping, so it was never in the cards for me

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nope! My wife experiences a “contact high” when I’m tripping, and we’re just cuddling for a couple hours in bed listening to our favorite music. She’s super empathetic so that may be why she gets the “contact high.”

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (2 children)

But can they make you want to save the marriage in the first place?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I'm giving it a 50/50 based on my sample size of two. I sure felt like I wanted to make things work more but spouse still marched right for divorce so 🤷‍♀️

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Only if you still care

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I can't have sex on acid, maybe it's the doses I'm taking but that much sensory input is generally too much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I heard in the afterglow it can be quite good, especially after a long and deep bounding trip together.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Unfortunately acid lasts much longer for me than it does for her so by the time I am at a point where I could probably be intimate her trip is entirely over. She could delay her trip but then we would peak at different times and I value the experience more than a I value sex

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

Not surprised at all. And I have a friend who told me MDMA was a game-changer for his marriage.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If your marriage is failing because of sex then you have bigger issues

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago

Like not doing enough LSD, apparently

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (4 children)

a couple of years ago, i had a strict 'first date we eat boomers' system. it was a lot of fun.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Where are you meeting people willing to trip for a first date? Asking for a friend

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Did you have a plan for what you did with their assets afterward?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I met my wife while I was shrooming That was 23 years ago We're still together

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

That's awesome lol

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Where's the tldr-bot? I don't want to visit the Torygraph to read this.

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