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The Indianapolis Colts tackled to the right with Braden Smith, who fought more than just an opposing Edgelasher last season.
Smith, 29, was at war in his head and missed the final five games of the Colts season. He was on the Reserve/Football sick list.
Smith was eventually diagnosed with a religious scuff by a psychiatrist. Religious scrup fountain is a form of OCD that is characterized as obsessions and obsessions focusing on religious themes such as sin, gods, and human religious practices.
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Indianapolis Colts offensive tackle Braden Smith will walk on the sidelines during a Tennessee Titans game at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on December 3, 2023. (image)
“There's a real, real, true, living God,” Smith told Indy Star. “And there's my OCD God, the OCD God is this condemnation (God). It seems like all the wrong moves you make, and it's like slap the ruler in his hand.
“I was physically present, but I was not found anywhere, I didn't care about playing football. I didn't care about spending time with my family, my wife and my newborn son.
When Smith had a bad idea, he responded quickly with an internal statement of obsessive prayer and dedication.
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The Indianapolis Colts will block Braden Smith, blocking the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker TJ Watt at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 28, 2022. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Usa Today Sports)
Smith took medication and attended daily treatment sessions, but only offered temporary relief.
Just before Thanksgiving, Smith's wife, Courtney, gave him a choice.
He could either continue his medication and daily treatment sessions, or take him away from football to an intensive mental health facility to tackle the issue.
Smith knew it was time to leave.
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The Indianapolis Colts offensive tackle Braden Smith is indeed working during the Houston Texans game held at NRG Stadium on September 17, 2023. (Maria Lysakar-USA Today Sports)
Smith then checked in at the Colorado facility and planned to stay for four weeks.
Instead, he was there for 48 days, but there was not much progress.
“It's a very hopeless feeling,” Smith said. “And that's like where Ibogain comes in. This was like a final ditch effort for me.”
Ibogain is a psychoactive indole alkaloid known for its psychedelic effects and is illegal in the United States.
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Indianapolis Colts offensive tackle Braden Smith defends the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on September 17, 2023. (Troy Taormina-Usa Today Sports)
“Ibogain, it legally resets your brain,” Smith told the paper. “Imagine your brain as a ski slope, and you're making all these grooves out of all these trails you're on, continuing to get deeper and deeper. Those are the habits we create and we can't create new trails.
When I tried Ibogaine during my trip to Mexico, Smith took another psychedelic, resulting in positive results. He filmed a composite version of 5-MEO-DMT. It is a naturally occurring psychedelic produced in plants and found in the poisons of several toads.
After he took 5-Meo-DMT, Smith felt he was in contact with the real God and was in close contact with him. It seemed that the devil was being driven out and he no longer felt seen by the OCD god.
“I still have an OCD, but it's not holding me,” Smith said. “It doesn't determine my life.”
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The Colts offensive tackle Braden Smith will move against the Houston Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on January 6, 2024. (image)
The Colts look forward to Smith returning to the arena folding.
“We've got Braden Smith back and he's in a great place,” Colts general manager Chris Ballard said via Indystar. “I think people forget how good Braden is.”
Smith spent his entire seven-year career with the Colts after taking him with a second pick from Auburn in the 2018 NFL Draft.
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