It would have to be double-blind; the receivers can't know "oh, donor A is giving menthol tablets, and donor B is giving sugar pills." For a true double-blind study, they can't know either what they are receiving or what they are expecting, really. If a test client knew he had a sugar pill, he could very easily expect to have no results. |
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There's really no need to go straight into a double blind study when there's not yet a substantial amount of claims of menthol's effect on dreams. |
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Who looks outside, dreams;
who looks inside, awakes.
- Carl Jung
After realizing that I'm going to have to wait until my laptop works again to make a spread sheet, I just did a quick scan. Keep in mind that this is conservative, as I included ones that were counted as failed attempts, and a few didn't really explain the dream contents (with the assumption that they were non-sexual, to be as fair as possible). This count left me with 9 incidences of sexual themes, vs 23 incidences total. This is talking about nights in general.... That is to say, for example, the four you had that one night count as 1 incident. Honestly, I think that's pretty good, myself. >w< |
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I'm not sure if I'll be going for the tea tonight yet, though I might try the candies again lol. I'm trying to be conservative with my use of the tea. To be honest, the side effect list from it kind of makes me nervous. >w< I did used to be a bit of a hypochondriac after all, but I don't feel quite as bad about eating the peppermint patties. |
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Oh yes. With me, I woke up naked. And then further on, I consumed a whole pack and had perceptual distortions and minor disconnection. Then right after that 'massive' amount, no longer consuming any, the sexual dreams came on full throttle. |
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Who looks outside, dreams;
who looks inside, awakes.
- Carl Jung
Yeah, you didn't exactly start out in a mundane fashion. I'm wondering about the post-dose sexual dreams as well, like I mentioned before.... At some point, I think everyone who is dosing constantly should take a break (like they should anyway, since we're treading in unknown waters here) and see how their dreams are effected for a week or two (at the most) afterward. That'll help us stack up the effects against regular dreams again, and potentially show if the effects do stick around for a while. |
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Last edited by Alyzarin; 07-11-2012 at 04:08 AM.
More Random Tidbits |
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So, today i took 3 Negros again... but i have a so painful migraine that i just can't fall asleep at all Then it started raining (finally!), but the thunder was really loud, like it was above the house, so that didn't help either. |
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I realize that i'm dreaming.
I realize that i'm dreaming.
I realize that i'm dreaming.
<--- My Dream Journal Contains ONLY Lucid Dreams
No it wasn't my idea for the template. I'd seen the post by Aly and had five day's results to put in backdated. |
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Last edited by UToo; 07-11-2012 at 10:58 AM. Reason: Clarification
"Reject culture..." "Put the Art pedal to the metal!"
- Terence McKenna
Last night/this mornings escapades: |
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Last edited by UToo; 07-11-2012 at 01:10 PM.
"Reject culture..." "Put the Art pedal to the metal!"
- Terence McKenna
I tried the 3rd night last night, and unfortunately it will be my last. It wasn't a bad experience as such, but i just don't feel it's worth it for me. Here's the results! |
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My Dream Journal = http://www.dreamviews.com/blogs/isthisit/ DILDs - 9 WILDs - 5
Ooh, their breath is warm
And they smell like sleep
And they say they take me home
Like poppies heavy with seed
They take me deeper and deeper
Aww, that sucks! I hope you're feeling better now, at least.... |
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Last edited by Alyzarin; 07-11-2012 at 02:07 PM.
Still post-menthol atm, and I had yet another series of heavily sexual dreams. And I'm an idiot because I went to store and forgot to buy the damned tea -- I ended up walking out of there with some apple turnovers. >_> |
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Who looks outside, dreams;
who looks inside, awakes.
- Carl Jung
Naa, about 1-2x a day... once before I sleep. So I'm surprised my dreams still contain all those sexual elements. It's certainly out of the ordinary because I tend to have a sexual dream in the morning when testosterone is highest, but not throughout the whole night. O_O Haha, so wishful thinking perhaps, but the pattern so far is somewhat abnormal. |
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Who looks outside, dreams;
who looks inside, awakes.
- Carl Jung
Hmmm, that is pretty interesting.... I wonder if it's just related to the large doses you were taking? I got pretty distracted and forgot to dose last night, but I did get a lucid. However, it wasn't overly sexual, though it was vivid. When was the last time you dosed again? *feeling too lazy to scan the thread again at the moment* |
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On the 7th July |
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Who looks outside, dreams;
who looks inside, awakes.
- Carl Jung
Oh wow, so you dosed even higher that day. |
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It's hard to say. It's quite feasible that I have built up a tolerance, etc. I will have to do a 'clean' WBTB or two to see if I get a rebound effect from the lack of the menthol. I suppose with dreams as well it can be subjective. Some lucids seem 'real' whereas some are a lot weaker, whether menthol induced or not, even if you stick to the same routines. I think it is a question of recall. I don't know but I think you can get desensitised over time. I don't know much about LSD as I have never taken it, nor done really much research about it, although it is an interesting subject in itself. One amazing chemical compound. |
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"Reject culture..." "Put the Art pedal to the metal!"
- Terence McKenna
How do you check how much menthol is in the sweet? And my fridge is quite empty of sore throat sweets. My guess is grandma was eating them because she's having a terrible cough. |
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