How Ketamine Affected My Attention and Processing

Psychology Today | 18.07.2026 02:13
I was scheduled for three sublingual ketamine dosing sessions at a retreat run by my soon-to-be mentor in the psychedelic world, Jayne Gumpel. After the first two, which had been profoundly meaningful, I felt as though I had gotten what I needed. I was beginning to feel a tug of guilt as I spent days exploring my inner consciousness while my two small children needed their mother. Part of me wondered whether continuing was self-indulgent. When I expressed this, Jayne responded, "You will be doing them a favor if you give yourself this time."