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GMU:Immersive Essays/Kristin Jakubek (view source)
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''„I am going to die in this dentist’s chair. | ''„I am going to die in this dentist’s chair. | ||
My eyes are closed, but I can still see skulls outlined with white against a black background. I have an epiphany: God is death. I’m in the midst of a real-life version of the hallucinogenic ride in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, all in my own mind. | ''My eyes are closed, but I can still see skulls outlined with white against a black background. I have an epiphany: God is death. I’m in the midst of a real-life version of the hallucinogenic ride in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, all in my own mind. | ||
A monitor emits a steady beep, and for a second, I think I’m flatlining. But no: I’ve just completed my first infusion of ketamine."'' | A monitor emits a steady beep, and for a second, I think I’m flatlining. But no: I’ve just completed my first infusion of ketamine."'''' | ||
''- Excerpt from a first-person essay on Ketamine therapy by Alice Levitt for Vox (source: https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/7/24/17603616/depression-treatment-severe-ketamine-special-k) | ''- Excerpt from a first-person essay on Ketamine therapy by Alice Levitt for Vox (source: https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/7/24/17603616/depression-treatment-severe-ketamine-special-k) | ||
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== '''Scene 1'''== | == '''Scene 1'''== | ||