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At level 3, the most profound aspect of all encompassing long term memory suppression is the way in which it obliterates one's ability to recall or even feel a general sense of their own name, identity, me-ness or selfhood. The experience of this is colloquially known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ego_death ego death] and is well documented throughout the modern [[psychonaut]]ic subculture. It results in the profound experience that although one is not unconscious, there is no longer an “I” experiencing current sensory input; there is just the input as it is and by itself. This allows one to experience concepts from a perspective which is completely untainted by prior experience and memories due to the accompanying presence of simultaneous [[personal bias suppression]].</onlyinclude> | At level 3, the most profound aspect of all encompassing long term memory suppression is the way in which it obliterates one's ability to recall or even feel a general sense of their own name, identity, me-ness or selfhood. The experience of this is colloquially known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ego_death ego death] and is well documented throughout the modern [[psychonaut]]ic subculture. It results in the profound experience that although one is not unconscious, there is no longer an “I” experiencing current sensory input; there is just the input as it is and by itself. This allows one to experience concepts from a perspective which is completely untainted by prior experience and memories due to the accompanying presence of simultaneous [[personal bias suppression]].</onlyinclude> | ||
===Psychoactive substances=== | ===Psychoactive substances=== | ||
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include: | Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include: | ||
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Anecdotal reports which describe this effect within our [[experience index]] include: | Anecdotal reports which describe this effect within our [[experience index]] include: | ||
{{#ask:[[Category:Experience]][[Effect::Memory suppression]]|format=ul|Columns=2}} | {{#ask:[[Category:Experience]][[Effect::Memory suppression]]|format=ul|Columns=2}} | ||
===See also=== | ===See also=== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ego_death Ego death (Wikipedia)] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ego_death Ego death (Wikipedia)] |