15–20 years therapy in 5 days
DJ Shipley described the ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT treatment protocol as equivalent to 15–20 years of conventional therapy compressed into a 5-day process.
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Navy SEAL: “Not Killing People Is Hard” - DJ Shipley - #1112
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Jun 18, 2026
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5-MeO-DMT: Killing the Ego on Round 6
At 2:29:55 · chapter starts 2:28:40
After 5 failed 5-MeO rounds of emotional resistance, DJ takes the sixth with the intention to die. The ego dies instead, and he wakes up desperate to get home. [1] — DJ Shipley "After 5 rounds of 5-MeO-DMT that weren't working because he was still fighting it, DJ Shipley took the sixth hit with the explicit intentio…" 2:28:00
PTSD symptoms reduced 80–90%
DJ Shipley estimated that ibogaine reduces PTSD and depression symptoms by 80–90% almost instantly, taking patients from severe hypervigilance to baseline normal within 12 hours.
Psychedelics > 20 Years of Therapy
DJ Shipley went from 60 pills a day to zero medications in 5 days. The combined ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT protocol he describes as 15 to 20 years of therapy compressed into a single week. He is now completely clean of every substance he was addicted to.
Zero medications now
After years on approximately 60 pills per day, DJ Shipley is currently on zero medications — no pain pills, no SSRIs, no Ambien, nothing.
She Boxed His Stuff While He Was in Mexico
While DJ Shipley was in Mexico doing ibogaine, his wife hacked his phone and found every affair. She boxed every item he owned, hired a lawyer, and filed for divorce. He came home to 30 boxes in his office and a gun in his waistband. What happened next is one of the most remarkable relationship stories you'll hear.
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