When you get the message, hang up the phone.

You may have heard the term "self-help junkie" — someone who "works on themselves" constantly, taking more and more workshops to "fix" their lives.

Sometimes, we're perpetually in a state of seeking, consuming more and more information. The sense of busyness satisfies us. The idea that we're making progress by checking off activities, workshops, and to-dos becomes a source of comfort.

There's a parallel to this in the world of psychedelic seekers — a kind of "healing junkie" who goes from one psychedelic journey to the next, often within weeks of one another, looking for new "downloads."

Who am I to say what cadence is right? One size doesn't usually fit all. But I’ve seen enough people diving into back-to-back journeys that it gives me pause.

It’s hard to articulate exactly why, but I often sense an air of dissociative aloofness or ungroundedness in those who journey frequently, especially outside the framework of a structured training program or tradition. Often, they report vague, generalized insights without a concrete plan for integrating these into their daily lives.

And that’s the crux of it, isn’t it? Integrating profound insights into everyday life. Receiving the message and hanging up the phone — that’s an Alan Watts quote frequently mentioned in discussions about psychedelics. When you get your insight, hang up and integrate. Don’t keep calling for more.

If you’re on a healing journey, ask yourself: do you have enough time to apply your insights and new feelings to your day-to-day life? That process is just as important, if not more so, than the journeys themselves.