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Transcript – Cocaine Addiction Treatment With ibogaine/Iboga : David’s story

Q 00:17 What was it like three months ago?

It was a cycle of drinking and cocaine abuse, escaping from responsibilities, depression, sadness, lack of will to live… Just lost. No connection to anything, no interest in anything. I just lost my way, just really lost my way, and was just really heavily reliant on the alcohol, really just getting drunk and escaping, and then I found, you know, that I couldn’t escape that, I couldn’t stop when I wanted to stop, and this had been going on for a long time, but really over the last month it had really kind of reached a peak, you know, at its worst.

Q 00:57 How was your ibogaine experience?

I had been going to a counsellor for probably about a year. We’ve done a number of different things, we’d looked at a number of different theories, we tried a number of different sort of behavioral techniques and I’d been on and off in a good place and a bad place for a while, and then sunk back into this kind of, you know, pattern of depression and drinking. My counselor suggested it, she had done it herself, she recommended this as a … as something not to be taken lightly, as an extreme measure, but something that that helped her ultimately, that was the key turning point for her, and maybe would be something that would help me. And I spent a number of months looking at it probably three or four months, you know, researching and looking at it, looking at all the YouTube testimonies… testimonials and you know reading the various protocols and looking at the ayahuasca, and then, you know, try to find sort of a number of treatment centers that were fairly close, but that could offer kind of that you know, the medical and security, medical background. As well, with it, the options in the UK are fairly limited, it’s obviously illegal in in the UK, so you wouldn’t have those sorts of controls, and that, you know, and the screening and everything behind that there. So, I wanted to do it in a safe environment, so I looked at a number of different centers, and this one really sang to me, this is the one that I ended up with.

Q. 02:20 What were your first impressions?

Well a mixture of feelings really… I mean, it was a really big build-up, to this. I sabotaged me coming here a number of times, and delayed tests and, you know really, made things difficult but I finally arrived here. I don’t know, a mixture of fear. I was glad that I got here. I knew after the first few hours that I’d arrived at the right place, and the people were really welcoming, and that something in my heart, told me, I was in the right place. So there were things that were aligning as well, there were just too many things that were kind of, you know, too many coincidences, you know the full moon on my birthday, it being my birthday that week, my 40th, just lots of minor things that they all added up to this culmination of actually that this was meant to be… I was meant to be here, so you know, I felt really glad to be here

Q 03:10 How was your Iboga Experience?

Incredible, absolutely incredible. More than I hoped for. It was … it was profound. It was intense. It gave me a lot of the answers that I needed, it showed me a lot of things that I probably already knew to be honest with you, but it spelled them out and sort of reaffirmed them I guess. I just feel readjusted it’s, I feel like the… I can only explain it as this – I was living at the forefront of my head in this anxiety period and in my temple, and I feel like the whole thing’s been reset and I’ve been pushed to the back of my mind and I’m sitting further at the back of my mind, kind of grounded and comfortable and confident again.

Q 03:58 Tell us about the most difficult aspect of your Iboga experience.

The day after, the adjustment period was the hardest for me. The very next day, you know, waking up and not being in control of my body, and not being, you know, fully, you know, in control of my limbs and control of my eyesight, my mind wasn’t fully back together – that bit was the scariest really, and you know, the wondering whether is this permanent, have I ruined myself, have I affected myself in such a way, you know, that this is unrecoverable, what have I done to myself, you know, but, you know, I got a lot of reassurance from everyone around me, and we did a lot of work on my body and my mind here, you know, in a number of different ways, and just over a period of two or three days, I really became connected again with myself, but probably more so, than I ever was before.

Q 04:52 And what was the best part?

I don’t know, the whole realization that, you know, we’re all connected, you know, we’re all part of the same universe, you know, that that whole, you know, that sort of deep intrinsic feeling that you know where we’re all connected where, you know, on a spiritual level, we’re all made up of molecules and atoms, we’re all the same thing, you know, that that was a real revelation that, you know, you kind of know that, you don’t really feel it it’s not really shown to you, that whole – the iboga really takes you there and really kind of illustrates that – it really makes you feel that you’re part of the cosmos and part of it all.

Q. 05:30 What did you think about the holistic therapies?

I love them all. I mean I got something different from each of them, and there was something truly magical about some of them – there’s some real intense energy in some of those treatments… energy that I’ve not experienced before. You know, some of those are really eye-opening and then some of the other ones, you know, the equine therapy that was that was really enlightening… you know, I had a fear of a fear of horses before I came here, and then to guide a horse, and to, you know, to make it run a wheel round in a circle and bond with it and learn how they feel, and cope, you know, the whole thing, was just really enlightening, the bodywork was particularly good – that reconnecting and pointing your body and, you know, reaffirming all the different parts of your body back to yourself, that was amazing too.

Q. 06:18 What do you feel about your future?

Really confident I don’t know where I’m gonna go. I don’t know how it’s gonna pan out, but I’m okay with that. I feel confident in myself. I feel like I’m empowered to make the right choices and there will be choices, you know based, on where I want to go in my heart, they may not always be the right choices, but they’ll be, you know, ones that I make, and they are my choices to make, and I’ll be doing it with my head, you know, with my heart, so I don’t, you know, I don’t feel any worry about the future. I always did worry about the future – finances, and where it’s going to go, and you must set yourself up, and can’t scupper your pattern, and all that’s gone, all that’s gone.

Q. 06:58 Would you recommend us to your friends?

I’ve got a number of friends actually, that are in the same (if not worse) conditions than I was in and I’m considering sending them here and perhaps financing it for them. I really recommend it. It’s a life changer. It really does sort you out, but you know, I feel like everything’s been reset, reconnected. I mean the only worry that I have is that, you know, that I’ve got to continue to develop myself and I understand that, you know, that’s I think it’s saying is – it’s not a magic bullet it’s not a magic tablet and I understand, that so it’s that, you know, it’s really having to focus on myself and make sure that I continue on. But I’d love to give other people the same kickstart, and I would really recommend it to all these people and I will be doing the rounds when I go back. I will be visiting these people, and talking to them about it, and suggesting it to them – yeah highly recommended.

Disclaimer: Ibogaine is a potentially illegal substance (often sits in a grey area of the law), and we do not encourage or condone the use of this substance where it is against the law. However, we accept that illegal drug use occurs, and believe that offering responsible harm reduction information and solutions is imperative to keeping people safe. For that reason, we share client testimonials, post treatment with Tabula Rasa Retreat, to show that there are ‘other ways’ to tackle addiction and spiritual malaise. We consider ibogaine as a very useful ‘tool’ in the recovery toolbox. Ibogaine is a safe option, if used responsibly, and where strict safety protocols are followed.

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Tabula Rasa Retreat has rapidly positioned itself as Europe’s premier ibogaine clinic. Located in the Alentejan region of Portugal, its clientele is mainly from the United Kingdom, Northern Europe, UAE and the USA. All treatments undergo medical vetting and are medically monitored and supervised. Our medical staff are ACLS trained. To support ibogaine treatments, expect holistic therapies such as breathwork, bodywork, massage, meditation, kundalini yoga, reiki, gong baths, drumming circles, equine assisted therapy, personal training and nutrition advice. This is further supported by 1:1 counselling and group therapy by our in-house counsellors.
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