This might parallel the mind control threads, and it might not.
Found it while browsing the "what's new" section of erowid.org.
Carbogen gas.
The basics
Apparently, it also made psychotic patients temporarily sane.
Essentially, it's a mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen. The oxygen levels are high enough for it to be perfectly breathable... but your body doesn't register that. Apparently, the way you know you're getting out of breath has to do with rising levels of carbon dioxide.
If you want to make someone think they're dying, let 'em breathe CO2.
quote:Patients frequently felt that they were dying and reported moving up a tunnel and seeing a bright light. Many of Atkinson's patients also experienced the same kind of permanent changes in personality that accompany traditional near-death experiences. Although Morse claims that Atkinson was so successful that both he and his colleagues believed their therapy should be made available as an inexpensive alternative to psychotherapy, it never was accepted by the medical community at large. |
