Scott Galloway Discusses Ketamine Experience

1. KSKara Swisher0:00

   We promised our listeners last week that we'd discuss your ketamine journey. Everyone is ask- they couldn't believe we waited last week. They were w- people have been asking me a lot. So, give us your, your ketamine journey, and please roll it out for us.

2. SGScott Galloway0:12

   Uh, so just to set it up, I, um, a friend of mine invested in ketamine clinics, and for me, it was like Burning Man. I always wanted to do it, and I always chickened out, and... Yeah, and my friend invested in a clinic, and he set it up, and he made it seem- seamless for me in Austin. And you walk in, and everyone's got their shoes off, it's a very nice vibe. And they... It was actually quite nice. Uh, you have a person in this kind of, this love room with couches and pillows, it's very comfortable, and they give you a weighted blanket. And then the doctor who talked to me, they did a pre-screening to make sure, you shouldn't do it if you have any schizophrenia in your family, or if you're feeling especially anxious or paranoid, um-

3. KSKara Swisher0:52

   (laughs)

4. SGScott Galloway0:52

   ... which for me is called a Tuesday, but anyways the-

5. KSKara Swisher0:55

   I know, exactly.

6. SGScott Galloway0:56

   (laughs)

7. KSKara Swisher0:56

   (laughs) I was like, "Whoa, hold on, stop sign, stop sign."

8. SGScott Galloway0:59

   I said, I said all of those things, but it's nothing-

9. KSKara Swisher1:00

   Red light.

10. SGScott Galloway1:01

    All of those things, but it's nothing out of the normal. And you go into a room that feels like the, you know, the coolest den where you'd hang out and smoke a lot of pot at home. Like rich, it feels like a room in a rich person's house who's very into marijuana. That's right. And this, the thing that initially struck me was the doctor came in, we all held hands and prayed, which I actually found quite comforting. And then you do some deep breathing, some heavy-

11. KSKara Swisher1:24

    To God?

12. SGScott Galloway1:25

    Pardon?

13. KSKara Swisher1:25

    To God, or?

14. SGScott Galloway1:26

    I- I don't know exactly who-

15. KSKara Swisher1:28

    Great God.

16. SGScott Galloway1:28

    ... who was on the other end of that. (laughs) I'm not sure if anyone was listening, but-

17. KSKara Swisher1:31

    Yeah.

18. SGScott Galloway1:31

    ... it was nice to be in the company of other people holding hands and hoping for good outcomes.

19. KSKara Swisher1:35

    Okay.

20. SGScott Galloway1:36

    And then she gives you an injection.

21. KSKara Swisher1:37

    A little communion.

22. SGScott Galloway1:38

    And then she gives you an injection, and you get on an elevator, up or out. And the way I would describe it is that, you know, they use the term disassociative for these drugs, and that is you do in fact, your consciousness, your thoughts leave your body. Your body feels fine, it feels very heavy. You can't really move, you have trouble, I had trouble articulating words. But you immediately, your consciousness sort of leaves your body. And I'll give you-

23. KSKara Swisher2:06

    Quickly, how quickly? I want details.

24. SGScott Galloway2:08

    Oh, within 30s-

25. KSKara Swisher2:08

    How quickly did you suddenly feel this?

26. SGScott Galloway2:10

    ... 30 or 60 seconds, you are, you feel very relaxed, an initial sensation of relaxation. It does reduce your anxiety-

27. KSKara Swisher2:18

    Mm-hmm.

28. SGScott Galloway2:18

    ... but then you, you elevate, uh, pretty fast. You're, you're Willy Wonka in the, in the-

29. KSKara Swisher2:23

    Oh, okay.

30. SGScott Galloway2:23

    ... in the elevator going about-

Episode duration: 13:55