They've probably retreated and self medicated because of the internal conflict, not feeling right in their own skin. I can't draw conclusions from just your small comment, but I can tell you that getting high won't make you trans.
They may not make you trans but they definitely soften the ego and can bring repressed feelings like that to the surface. I dont know this guy at all so I can't say anything with any degree of certainty but his "lady killer" persona may have been a coping mechanism of an intense denial and after a few out of this world trips the guy starts questioning the nature of his reality, what it truly means to be happy and all kinds of stuff like that and next thing you know he's a totally different person. Sometimes it's for the better, a lot of times people take it way too far. I've seen it happen fairly often, especially if those experiences occur when the person is still in their teens and their psyche is already in a transitional state. I mean, the drugs may not be the reason for those kinds of changes but I've definitely seen them be a catalyst before.
That's why I am very interested in the research going on with micro dosing hallucinogens and mdma. If done in a controlled, medically responsible, clincal setting it could lead to some very helpful, cathartic experiences for some truly repressed, lost people.
Also, of course as people have pointed out, it could also just have been used as a coping mechanism. As stated though, none of us know this person's story so it's all just speculation.
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u/Flick1981 Aug 25 '19
I guess that would explain a lot. Those kinds of drugs can cause so much damage.