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Psychiatrist uses ecstasy to teach narcissists empathy

Ellsworth Toohey
Jun 09, 2025
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A Seattle psychiatrist is trying to treat narcissism with MDMA. Dr. Alexa Albert has launched the first-ever clinical trial using everyone's favorite club drug to treat personality disorders. As reported in The Microdose newsletter, she's betting that MDMA's empathy-inducing properties might help these self-obsessed specimens act…

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