# Does anyone else find it slightly horrifying that you can never escape "you"?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 26, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-it-slightly-horrifying-that-you-can-never-escape-you/769803 "2016-10-26T21:19:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-it-slightly-horrifying-that-you-can-never-escape-you/769803/61 "2016-10-30T22:33:31Z")

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Otis B. Driftwood: That woman? Do you know why I sat with her? Because she reminded me of you.

Mrs. Claypool: Really?

Otis B. Driftwood: Of course, that’s why I’m sitting here with you. Because you remind me of you. Your eyes, your throat, your lips! Everything about you reminds me of you. Except you. How do you account for that? (aside to audience) If she figures that one out, she’s good.  
– _A Night at the Opera_

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-it-slightly-horrifying-that-you-can-never-escape-you/769803/62 "2016-10-30T22:56:04Z")

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> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#):
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> The thing to do is meditation. I’m not saying I always do this; in fact I’m more likely to reach for a bottle of rum. But that creates its own problems.
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> Meditate. Don’t try to clear your mind. Let all these fucked up thoughts flood into your brain. Shine a light on them, tag them, categorize them, index them, capture them in a mugshot. Don’t try to purge them. Just identify them. You will find they retreat like roaches from a bright light. When you get skilled at this, you will see that all these thoughts scamper away from the threat of contemplation, leaving behind a ‘you’ that is worth spending time with, worth nurturing and protecting, and that it is satisfying to be.

Meditate, shmeditate. How about a good ol’ dose of LSD?

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**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-it-slightly-horrifying-that-you-can-never-escape-you/769803/63 "2016-10-30T23:15:05Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> Meditate, shmeditate. How about a good ol’ dose of LSD?

Well, tell us about that. Never taken it, but after seeing all the work that goes into meditation, I’m open to shortcuts. Of course the masters discourage it, but feel free to share your experiences.

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**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-it-slightly-horrifying-that-you-can-never-escape-you/769803/64 "2016-11-01T10:22:20Z")

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There are actually a lot of studies recently showing that hallucinogens such as magic mushrooms and MDMA can have positive influence on things like chronic depression and PTSD.

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