Annabelle Abraham

Annabelle Abraham is a psychonaut and writer based in the Netherlands. She is focused on harm reduction, culture, and education, collaborating with the Open Foundation, the University of Groningen, PsyCare NL, and the Psychedelic Society Groningen. When not writing, she reads, dances, practices Tai Chi, gives lectures and workshops, and supplies psychedelic guidance and integration. She is currently writing her research Master's thesis on psychedelic practices in the Netherlands as meaning-making sites and the role of culture in the psychedelic experience.


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Opinion

Psychedelic use is commonly divided into spiritual, therapeutic, and recreational categories whose meanings are unclear and unevenly valued, with recreational u

In Defence of Recreational Psychedelic Use

Psychedelic use is commonly divided into spiritual, therapeutic, and recreational categories whose meanings are unclear and unevenly valued, with recreational u
Annabelle Abraham - 01/08/2026
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Self-Development

Clinical trials typically evaluate psychedelics through short-term before-and-after measures to assess treatment efficacy, but longer-term and lifelong effects

The Long-Term Effects of Psychedelics Are Sometimes Ambiguous

Clinical trials typically evaluate psychedelics through short-term before-and-after measures to assess treatment efficacy, but longer-term and lifelong effects
Annabelle Abraham - 12/14/2025
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Philosophy

Psychedelic experiences can trigger epistemic loosening and ontological shock, challenging our fundamental beliefs about self, reality, and the nature of truth.

How Psychedelics Disrupt Our Sense of Knowing

Psychedelic experiences can trigger epistemic loosening and ontological shock, challenging our fundamental beliefs about self, reality, and the nature of truth.
Annabelle Abraham - 08/12/2025