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A molecule that floods your brain with love, then quietly bills you for the loan later.
means An overwhelming feeling of intense joy, rapture, or bliss — or, in slang, the recreational drug MDMA that chemically mimics that state.
from From Greek 'ekstasis,' literally 'a standing outside oneself,' built from 'ek-' (out) and 'stasis' (a standing). The Greeks meant it for any state where the self seemed displaced — trance, terror, or divine frenzy — and only later did it narrow to pure delight. It reached English through Old French 'extasie' and Latin 'extasis.' The drug borrowed the name in the late 20th century, a marketing flourish promising the chemical version of stepping outside your own skin.
- war origin
- Patented by Merck in 1912, ignored for decades
- serotonin dump
- Releases roughly all your stored serotonin at once
- therapy comeback
- MDMA trials show striking results treating PTSD
- temperature trap
- Disrupts the body's ability to regulate its heat
- the tuesday
- The post-high crash from spent neurotransmitters is brutal
mdma — synthetic drug synthesized in 1912 by merck, commonly known as ecstasy or molly
saint teresa of avila — 16th century spanish nun famous for her mystical visions and religious ecstasy described in 'the interior castle'
raves — electronic dance music events in the 1990s where ecstasy use was widespread, peaking in popularity in 1988-1995