Oxytocin nasal spray - this could be for real

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I read a while ago that direct administration of oxytocin could actually rescue social deficits in rats, even in adulthood.

So I recently purchased some Oxytocin nasal spray (the form used in studies), and today I took a dose, with a couple of herbs and a glass of beer....and it's phenomenal. It's the most sociable I've ever been in my entire life.

I would initiate conversations with people and continue them effortlessly, without any anxiety whatsoever. And there seemed to be positive feedback from my peers. And that's NEVER happened before.
What fascinated me the most is that my primary problem is ADHD, but today I forgot to take my medication (and usually when that happens the results are disastrous).

Have any of you guys tried this? Seriously

No, but weed has a similar effect on me.

Oxytocin can be useful, but remember that, with human society, you will get the associated drama.

One worrying thing to me is that oxytocin is being marketed by some agencies as a panacaea, which it is not. It's pretty good stuff! It's amazing. However, it has limitations. Becoming knowledgeable about those limitations is important.

How much was the spray?

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Unapologetically, Norny.
-chronically drunk

Where did you buy the spray?

I had not ran across this before.
I think this is very significant.

To explain schadenfreude, it means pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. Yes, oxytocin is related to this. Consider this: sometimes, you will hear a person say, "I just can't wait to see that jerk get what's coming to him!" or someone hearing of another person's misfortune and shouting, "SERVES HIM RIGHT!" that's oxytocin at work.

It's also been implicated in racism. It's odd, but I never noticed black people being black at all before I started improving my social skills, and this is in spite of racial tensions being so bad in the place where I grew up that, although I was bullied in general, the only people who ever physically attacked me and injured me were black guys. I never attributed it to them being black or even really cared much that they were. Now I would not say that I am racist. However, I have to remind myself more often, when I see a black person, that the skin color is mostly superficial. It's a weird and unsettling experience for someone who, in the past, never observed these things. I used to be terribly preachy and judgmental on this issue, but I have more empathy now for those who never had the distance and perspective that I grew up with. I still see bigots as misguided, but I can no longer condemn them as "just bad" as I once did.

But yeah, as I said, oxytocin is a potentially double-edged sword. If you choose to use it, just never forget that there is no replacement for wise judgment and morality. You must not forget that with friends come enemies, and you must learn how to manage these complex emotions. It's not a toy.