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“I went down there with a BUNCH of GIRLS…I DID A LOT OF COCAINE..” @ShawnRyan762: FROM COLOMBIAN DRUG NETWORKS TO PSYCHEDELIC REDEMPTION There is something profoundly fascinating about Shawn Ryan’s trajectory—from Navy SEAL and CIA contractor to a man describing years of substance abuse, involvement with Colombian drug networks, and experimental psychedelic therapy. In a 2025 Business Insider account and his October 2026 appearance on The Diary of a CEO, Ryan described relocating to Medellín, Colombia, where the adrenaline of military operations apparently gave way to another dangerous pursuit: cocaine, alcohol, and the criminal underworld. Ryan openly acknowledged becoming involved with drug-dealing networks. He also recounted cocaine BINGES lasting SEVERAL DAYS, and heavy drinking. A highly trained military operative, conditioned to thrive under extraordinary danger, returns to civilian life only to discover that ordinary existence no longer delivers the neurological stimulation he has become accustomed to. Eventually, Ryan sought psychedelic treatment involving ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT, powerful psychoactive substances being investigated for their potential therapeutic effects, despite significant medical and psychiatric uncertainties. He credits his initial treatment with helping him abandon alcohol and certain medications, but his subsequent experience was dramatically different—an intensely terrifying episode he interpreted as a literal encounter with hell. When a chemically altered brain produces an experience of extraordinary conviction, are we observing genuine spiritual revelation, a neuropharmacological phenomenon, or something we simply don’t yet understand? @leahfiles @RealCandaceO @baroncoleman @BusinessInsider #DIARYofaCEO