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Analyzing one's beliefs, preferences, or associations while experiencing personal bias suppression can lead to new perspectives that one could not reach while sober. The suppression of this innate tendency through this effect often induces the realization that certain aspects of one's personality, world view and culture are not reflective of objective truths about reality, but are in fact subjective or even delusional opinions. This realization often leads to or accompanies deep states of insight and critical introspection which can create significant alterations in one's perspective that last anywhere from days, weeks, months or years after the experience itself.  
Analyzing one's beliefs, preferences, or associations while experiencing personal bias suppression can lead to new perspectives that one could not reach while sober. The suppression of this innate tendency through this effect often induces the realization that certain aspects of one's personality, world view and culture are not reflective of objective truths about reality, but are in fact subjective or even delusional opinions. This realization often leads to or accompanies deep states of insight and critical introspection which can create significant alterations in one's perspective that last anywhere from days, weeks, months or years after the experience itself.  


Personal bias suppression often coincides with [[conceptual thinking]], [[analysis enhancement]] and especially [[memory suppression]]. It is a very common effect under the influence of [[dosage#common|common]] to [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] dosages of [[hallucinogen|hallucinogens]] such as [[dissociative|dissociatives]] and [[psychedelic|psychedelics]]. However, other compounds such as [[entactogen|entactogens]] and [[cannabinoid|cannnabinoids]] can inconsistently induce this effect under the influence of heavy dosages.
Personal bias suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[conceptual thinking]], [[analysis enhancement]], and especially [[memory suppression]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] dosages of [[hallucinogen|hallucinogens]] such as [[dissociative|dissociatives]] and [[psychedelic|psychedelics]]. However, it can also occur to a lesser extent under the influence of very heavy dosages [[entactogen|entactogens]] and [[cannabinoid|cannabinoids]].
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Personal bias suppression (also called cultural filter suppression) can be described as the inhibition of the personal and culturally taught biases, preferences, and associations which a person knowingly or unknowingly filters and interprets their perception of the world through during everyday life.

Established personal bias heavily influences how we act. People's decisions and opinions seem to be at least partially based upon a consistent and unconscious tendency to notice and assign significance to observations that confirm existing beliefs whilst filtering out and rationalizing observations that do not confirm pre-existing beliefs. This is a well-established concept within the scientific literature known as confirmation bias.[1][2][3] Confirmation bias affects everyone's thoughts to a varying degree, but its effects are significantly stronger in the case of emotionally charged issues and deeply entrenched cultural beliefs.

Analyzing one's beliefs, preferences, or associations while experiencing personal bias suppression can lead to new perspectives that one could not reach while sober. The suppression of this innate tendency through this effect often induces the realization that certain aspects of one's personality, world view and culture are not reflective of objective truths about reality, but are in fact subjective or even delusional opinions. This realization often leads to or accompanies deep states of insight and critical introspection which can create significant alterations in one's perspective that last anywhere from days, weeks, months or years after the experience itself.

Personal bias suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as conceptual thinking, analysis enhancement, and especially memory suppression. It is most commonly induced under the influence of heavy dosages of hallucinogens such as dissociatives and psychedelics. However, it can also occur to a lesser extent under the influence of very heavy dosages entactogens and cannabinoids.

Psychoactive substances

Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:

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Experience reports

Anecdotal reports which describe this effect within our experience index include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Confirmation bias: A ubiquitous phenomenon in many guises | http://psycnet.apa.org/record/1998-02489-003
  2. ↑ What is confirmation bias (PsychologyToday) | https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/science-choice/201504/what-is-confirmation-bias
  3. ↑ Confirmation bias (sciencedaily) | https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/confirmation_bias.htm
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