What Is A Ketamine "Babysitter"?
The shortest answer to this question is, someone who watches over the person while they are in the experience and after they are done. This person is responsible for ensuring that the individual taking the treatment doesn’t do anything that could harm themselves or others. This includes the following:
- Drive
- Operate any type of power tools
- Sometimes even going outside gives sensory overload.
- Closely monitor them if they want to shower or bathe. Including setting the water temperature.
- Monitor them for any unusual behavior such as the inability to walk straight or at all. Insist that they stay in a comfortable place like a chair or couch.
- Keep the environment calm and relaxed. No movies or shows that could cause them to jump or be scared.
- Assist them to and from the bathroom.
What do “babysitters” normally do during a session?
Each person is totally different when it comes down to their treatments and the experience/effects it has on them. So not everyone will have the same needs during their sessions. Most people who perform these duties just end up doing one or more items listed above. In rare cases, they may have to contact emergency services. From my understanding, this is a very rare occurrence. But it can happen.
Golden’s stories and experiences.
When Lady Wolf started her treatments, I wasn’t sure what to expect. This was totally new to me. It was a learning experience for us both. I honestly was so nervous that I kept my phone next to me ready to dial emergency services.
After the session was over Lady was very out of it. So we kept the environment as calm and relaxed as possible. The dog didn’t understand what was going on so he needed to be distracted with one of his long-lasting chew treats. It was well into the evening when the effects fully wore off.
As each treatment continued, we both got more comfortable with how the process was going to be. In fact, it got so relaxed that I was able to play video games on my phone and switch.
The only time things got out of hand, the environment was less than ideal. This session ended up with a process known as “ego death”. I personally don’t fully understand what it means, but the Lady tried to explain it to me. That session freaked her the fuck out. But after talking to her guide, he told her that it’s normal and that it helps people to move on with their treatments.
During her treatments she went through a wide range of emotions, some that made her cry, some that left her just blah, I believe that she experienced all possible emotions anyone can feel.
She tried to explain her experiences to me, but most of the time it was bouncing all over the place and it was so hard to understand, much less put the pieces together. She was encouraged to journal her experience. Even that was hard for me to follow. She eventually stopped journaling as she didn’t feel that it was helping. Then one day she wrote 10 pages of her previous sessions. I was able to follow these pages and understand her experiences and what she had healed and brought to light things that she even his from herself.
These treatments and the way they interacted with her body’s chemistry was very different from the normal day-to-day. One session she got so turned on that she gave me no choice but to have sex. Other times she couldn’t even think about it at all. During each session, it was inevitable that she had to use the bathroom. This meant that I had to help her to and from the bathroom. Now the crazy part is that I’ve been close to her when she’s been in the bathroom dozens of times, but these treatments caused her to excrete hormones which would turn me on. It was just interesting.
As the treatments progressed she started to fully come out of the session quicker. There were only a couple of times when it was delayed and hit her twice. But since then Lady has been doing well.
What are other options if you don’t have someone to babysit you during the sessions?
This is a really tough question to answer. There aren’t really any answers to what to do. From what I’ve learned, if you decide to do the treatment in a doctor’s office, they have someone in the room to monitor you. Beyond that, it’s HIGHLY advised NOT to do the treatments without someone to watch over you just in case something happens.
At the end of the day, you need to find the right options for yourself. Lady did the at-home version and I was there with her through the whole process. So do your research and find out what you feel most comfortable with.
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