Depersonalisation — when Nathan lost his sense of self and nothing felt real

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Drought, depression and asking for help—how an Outback farmer found peace in the ocean

For years, Brendan Cullen was known around Broken Hill as the happy man who ran thousands of ewes across tens of thousands of hectares with a smile. What they didn't see was the guy crying in a room by himself, drinking himself stupid, thinking he wasn’t providing enough for his ...  Show more

Where do we go when we die? Looking for answers in psychedelics

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