Psychedelic Assisted Therapy: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses psychedelic assisted therapy: its history, its potential, and what it has to do with A$AP Rocky’s relationship to rainbows.
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[@9elypses]

I tripped one time and was absolutely hysterical with laughter because for the first time in 2 decades I wasn't in pain or anxious or even remotely suicidal. I stayed up all night dancing and feeling grass and just breathing. I felt happy just to be able to breathe. So no matter how bad my depression and intrusive thoughts have been since then I keep reminding myself that for one small moment I loved every single part of myself and all the bits that had made me who I am.

[@TheGuindo]

i'm glad you were able to feel that kind of unconditional love for yourself at least once in your life. that's beautiful and i hope someday you're able to feel it again.

[@9elypses]

@@TheGuindo it's been slow but everyday I'm finding new reasons why it'd be a sad waste to just throw myself away like that. I got to live to tell my dad I was proud of him and hold my sister's baby. Looking into my mom's face when she smiles and knowing I'll look just like her in another 30yrs. There's more that I want to live for and less that I could justify dying over.

[@xxxxMaddnesSxxxx]

I would love to take a trip, but I'm currently on SSRI and anti-anxiety med. Is it safe to trip on mushrooms or lsd while medicated?

[@9elypses]

@@xxxxMaddnesSxxxx no its really not safe. I'm someone that ssris don't work on so that's why I tried it. If you feel like your meds aren't doing enough your safest option is to try different ones. If you do come off your meds for whatever reason then I would recommend trying it out. You also need to be really sure you're not in a self destructive head space. They are drugs and you need to respect them as such.

[@IndependantMind168]

@@9elypses And they need at least one shepard.

[@shermanculbertson6244]

Three months felt like three years without John Oliver. Congratulations on 10 seasons. This season is gonna be the best yet.

[@jonny45k44]

I had to double check after this... but you're right. It felt so much longer

[@jesusroks545]

He’s a leftist

[@FishyAirsoft]

I've been rewatching A LOT of the videos recently. Was surprised i got recommend something i didnt recognize. Then plessently surprised it was new. It really have been too long.

[@irishkniferd9837]

2 years with Joe Biden has set america back at least 50! Donald trump needs to be reinstated NOW!!!!

[@chartreusemaiden604]

Yeah, he actually made me look new updates about him. Apparently, his 10 year contract with HBO was up and they had to do ALOT of negotiating.

[@acostasantiago3340]

Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.

[@brendanfisher9686]

Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety levels, I would love to try shrooms

[@michealdavid7066]

Yes, dr.raymyco

[@teresamartim6173]

Is he on instagrm?

[@carolinafrancisco7662]

Psychedelic definitely have potential to deal with mental health, they really helped me.

[@laiajune6692]

Psilocybin containing mushroom saved my life, never had a bad trip

[@roarodneal3390]

Psychedelics saved my life. It’s amazing how they worked so well and I got rid of depression and anxiety. I've also noticed clearer thinking and better productivity.

[@Karamayfield2043]

I’ve been looking to try out shrooms. Anyone knows where I can source some?

[@johntnguyen9917]

He's on instgram??

[@george.beard2409]

I had my first experience with golden teachers, it was really great.

[@claire.morales9884]

Can Doctor_coxx post to me in PA?

[@richardburt7084]

Psychedelic mushrooms healed me from severe ptsd that I suffered for years. Everyone should be able to get their hands on them.

[@TimeBucks]

They're finally back!

[@rashidsatti8263]

beautiful

[@dharamchavan4450]

Nice

[@ghost....tmc287]

Hi

[@LaxmanYadav-kj6he]

Nice

[@balamurugan-2549]

Trust work 👆 i am working

[@DaveSmith091]

Psychedelics have the potential to make a significant impact on mental health issues like anxiety and depression. They've been incredibly helpful for me personally.

[@AndrewParker-ss9li]

I've been looking to try some recently, but I can't find anywhere to source.

[@Connorgibson-ts2dq]

dr.tonyshrooms is your guy. The best shrooms and psychedelics guy I know.

[@DiegoPatrick6274]

He's on instgram??

[@declanh5434]

Yes

[@JustinBrown-jz2of]

I had my first experience with golden teachers, it was really great.

[@GorkemHernandez]

I could remember several years ago I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Was actually addicted to cigarettes and alcohol. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 11 years totally clean. Shrooms are God- sent.

[@JamesThomas-zl8ub]

Amen God bless people. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes.And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health.

[@JanOlivier-ny1lr]

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Germany. Really need!

[@MorrisKetchum]

YES very sure of dr.laryshroom.

[@MorrisKetchum]

I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today

[@DanielK.Brindle]

I hate that psilocybin gets grouped with drugs like cocaine and heroin. Mushrooms are a remedy, not a vice! I went on a micro dose treatment for a couple of months and within the first week, every sight of a cigarette got me questioning why I was doing all that to myself. It really works.

[@IRL_Quests]

As a licensed therapist I appreciate and feel validated with your statement on therapist leaving the field for how fucked up insurance is. It really hit my soul.

[@deadpanfish]

If only more professionals had that sort of integrity. Our (US - sorry rest of the planet) Healthcare/Insurance scam system might improve a bit. One could also make an argument that nothing can improve if quality individuals leave the field out of exasperation. A double edged sword in which the profiteers are well equipped to exploit.

[@msemmahale4608]

TRUTH - health insurance, when I’ve had it, has rarely covered mental health services beyond a few sessions. I guess after 10 visits if I’m not better it’s my fault and I can fnck off…

[@russelmurray9268]

You may need therapy

[@shroomyk]

@@deadpanfish I don't think running away from the problem is considered "showing integrity". I would be one to make the argument that people leaving important and underfilled roles are going against what they set out to do in the first place and leaving many more people to fend for themselves. That's not to say it's their fault, but I don't know how anyone could do that and have a clear conscience.

[@hamobu]

I was depressed and tried mushrooms and it didn't really help.

[@YggdrasilMarcus]

I was depressed for over 15 years. Tried LSD and during the third trip I could literally feel the depression being washed away from my body. It completely changed my life for the better and I'm now a 31 year old man with an amazing outlook on life and myself. Funny thing is that LSD also "told me" that I was done with the drug after the 7th trip and I haven't felt the need or desire to do it anymore. My last trip was 3 years ago. "If you get the message, hang up the phone" - Alan Watts

[@HeatherMcKay]

Mushrooms told me the same thing. I can do them if I’m helping a friend through the experience, but I don’t need them anymore.

[@anaisabelribeiro2721]

I had a lot of resentment towards my close family that was hampering my life. Did one guided LSD trip and made peace with it. I've never wanted/needed to do it again

[@xmlthegreat]

It's good that you benefited, I only hope corporations like the one they showed don't patent the very concept of therapy and rob people of the chance to get the therapy that might help them, simply because the patent office was too dumb to stop these fuckers.

[@YoshimitsuBloodPedal]

2cb practically nullified my OCD and anxiety

[@Mydogslove2laugh]

That's awesome

[@user-xn9bl6bf5s]

Psychedelics in general have done what hundreds of hours of PTSD therapy couldn't. I went from being on 31 pill daily for mental states to 0 over the course of 13 weeks. Like everything in the world. It's not for everyone and experiences will certainly vary. Me and my friends approached it from a lens of healing and learning and it's exactly what we got out of it.

[@moniquesacks2953]

Psilocybin is an ancient and powerful medicine. It is amusing that “modern” medicine is only now trying to understand what Indigenous people have know for a millennia.

[@FredrickCarl]

Shrooms completely halted my seasonal depression and I stopped going to counseling since I no longer needed it.I believe it was the key part in healing my depression.

[@moniquesacks2953]

I can Referr to a mycologist, dr_xzavier. He’s good

[@ElinaGrande]

On IG?

[@moniquesacks2953]

Sure!! dr_xzavier!!

[@crono3339]

When all of my friends came back from our combat tours in Iraq we were kinda lost at who we were, what we believed, what our relationship to the nation and society were, etc etc. Fragmented in our psyche. Somehow psilocybin ended up in our path and greatly benefited our lives, it's been over a decade now and an annual healing session is what we usually go for. So glad this is coming to light. It has been for years but now it's really taking off.

[@voskcoin9770]

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[@voskcoin9770]

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[@seifhegazy5683]

So glad psychedelics helped you and your friends get over being part of an illegitimate invasion of a foreign nation and participating in the demise of a million innocent civilians based originally on a lie , it's great that you think that was an okay thing to be a part of now that you take psilocybin once a year .... I must say that drug must be powerful if it has that kind of effect

[@thermoking23]

I will say that when my eating disorder and body dysmorphia was at its worst, I looked in the bowling alley bathroom mirror while on shrooms and finally saw myself as a human person. Like it was crazy, I was just a normal person and it felt so good. I haven’t done shrooms in a while, but I often think back to that experience whenever my dysmorphia gets real bad.

[@poopyfartboi]

Congratulations on getting stronger!! Don’t forget to enjoy the journey.

[@paulbrinkman5631]

You would love listening to Terence McKenna, aka, the Mushroom man. Extremely fascinating and insightful. And hysterical. See my selected quotes above.

[@ZeDlinG67]

Avatar checks out

[@Thenoobestgirl]

That's amazing!

[@lin_sporezoninstagramsells785]

Look..out 👆👆👆 for the handle above he got shrooms, LSD, iboga, ketamines, c😇ke, cannabis, psych, meds, DMT trips, acid chocolate 🍫 bars, and he ships!!!!

[@jenmdawg]

I’ve been micro dosing for grief and trauma after the sudden death of my fiancé. I’m lucky to have had access and hope the wider populace is granted the same. It was transformative - I went from not wanting to live another hour to embracing death as a part of life. I’m not less sad but I’m able to make room for joy again.

[@scofah]

Thank you for sharing your story. I'm sorry your fiance died. It is good to know you got some relief from the grief. ☮️

[@ligafftheindifferent3495]

That last sentence is pure gold.

[@ednabeckwith8185]

Love you John

[@VicRodriguez2]

That's deep... Great luck on the rest of your journey

[@narcoreflux1]

I am sorry for your loss. My husband of 27 years died in April after being diagnosed with aggressive renal cancer that spread to his brain just 13 days before he died at home. I took a mescaline trip on Friday to help me deal with my grief. My friends were all"Enjoy it!" But these aren't party drugs. My throat is still sore from screaming into pillows. I did finally stop learning to make a slip-knot and came to terms with his death. His name is Mark, and I knock on his box every morning. I wish you well on your grief journey.

[@erikaarnold4780]

MDMA was a life-changing experience for me. Groups of people on MDMA are the most thoughtful, considerate folks ever…lol. I am a very anxious person who also deals with lifelong depression. It actually allowed me to think objectively about my feelings and the way things were affecting me. I even realized how my anxiety was affecting other people. It forever changed the way I deal with anxious moments, as well as other humans and even animals. It’s been over 15 years since my last time, but those moments of my psychic containers just fading away could have been yesterday. I believe every human on Earth should try it once. You should be required to dose before running for public office. It would literally change the world. I’m not even joking a little bit.❤️‍🔥✊🏾👀

[@JaredHeffernan]

Psychedelic therapy treats mental health issues, anxiety and depression. Likely will be one of the most profound experiences a human can have in a lifetime

[@AnthonyLlc]

After my experience with shrooms I can confirm i have had some of the most profound mind bending experiences off exoticpsychepharmaceuticals

[@BrentRoe]

Psychedelic mushrooms really healed me years back. Totally got rid of depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction.

[@BrentRoe]

On Instagram

[@BrentRoe]

dr.wheelershrooms

[@DaveDoutre]

Psychedelic therapy treats mental health issues, anxiety and depression. Likely will be one of the most profound experiences a human can have in a lifetime

[@skeenj]

I had pretty intense PTSD after my step dad's suicide by shotgun, and having to ID his body, and clean up the mess left behind. Then, my daughter killed herself a year and a half later. I had done psychedelics in my youth, recreationally. But now, as an adult, i had a completely other reason to try them. I can honestly say that i have probably had a 70-80% reduction in PTSD symptoms after taking larger doses 3-4 times per year, It's like a brain reset EVERY TIME. Thank you for covering this important topic. And yes, let's not fuck this up again for ourselves.

[@Concorde1059]

It's like it can break the circuits that make you obsess over certain things. It's beautiful. Very glad to see significant progress being made in making these available to more people!

[@matthewulrich5445]

I have treatment resistent depression, anxiety, and PTSD. I have been educating myself about this topic. I appreciate the information.

[@skeenj]

@cak01vej Exactly. I have been in therapy for 10 years. and have been very thoughtful about how and why i do this. I am not prescribing my method for anyone else.

[@skeenj]

@@matthewulrich5445 i certainly hope you are able to find some relief and healing from those horrendous symptoms.

[@TheNextFiles288]

Good grief I'm so sorry to hear about your losses, I understand the cleaning up after, my mother's bf was beat to death with a fence post by her ex-husband, and it looked like a slaughter house.. we had to clean up the apt and moved out, I was only 10. Top that off, the management sued us for damages anyways, like we ain't been through enough

[@waterlilychild]

I spent most of my life wanting to die and even trying several times. I was in therapy for 10 years with no relief. I did a few sessions of psychedelics and now I'm living my best life even years after not taking them again. I was able to talk about and face things I never had and come to conclusions I never saw before. So much better now 🥰

[@SchoolforHackers]

Great outcome - congratulations!

[@BenjaminRegen]

Thanks for sharing!

[@JohnD-do3ge]

What did you take mushrooms? Im struggling

[@chalinofalcone871]

"How does one explain colors to someone who has only seen in black-and-white? And, what does one do when the monochromatic has been qualified into law, and seeing colors decreed a criminal offense? While most would like to think that the United States has no state religion, no compulsory cosmology, no mandatory worldview, the millions of Americans who have tasted the forbidden fruit known as "psychedelics," "anthrogens," and "pathogens," would beg to differ." [The Politics of Psychpharmacology, Timothy Leary, 2002, Ch. Cognitive Liberty, by Richard Glen Boire, Esq., p. 121-122]

[@toriless]

Yeah, because our pain is not as bad as yours. Suicide is a egotistical act.

[@RavenousRobyn]

I had severe depression for around 10 years and there are a few things I can point to that helped me overcome it, and an apparently low dose of psilocybin I had when I was on holiday in Amsterdam was one of the major things. I felt so well and alive for several weeks afterwards and it gave me so much clarity on the way I was feeling and the thought patterns I was having that perpetuated the depression that I was brought to tears. It was definitely a huge stepping stone to getting better and I really think it should be administered as medicine for severe cases. By the way, this is probably obvious to most but just in case, if a bunch of "people" reply to this telling you to contact a certain person or visit a certain website to obtain psychadelics, they are spam bots and it is a scam.

[@proverbsondemand]

Truth lies in Knowledge, not in Majority Opinion

[@thehumanity0]

I've taken psychedelics nearly my whole life and I can honestly tell you the only time I've had an actual "bad trip" is when the mushrooms I took actually made me feel physically nauseous and my stomach hurt - that was the only thing that could've made it a negative overall experience for me

[@kylezo]

I hope this show never ends, it's hard to overstate how important it is

[@noahsmith4505]

All things end, just as all things begin. John is inspiring people and shining a light, and that will influence the people who come after him.

[@CharlonClarke]

agree!

[@HeidiSvenson]

@Bryson Martinez thank you !!!! Is that an Instagram name or a website url? Please clarify.

[@larry3254]

😐🤦‍♂️

[@newyawkgiants5877]

He needs an hour, maybe have a guest Colbert for starters.

[@nikkimvee4710]

When I did shrooms I was genuinely refreshed for weeks. This was when I was the poorest I've ever been in my life and it reinvigorated me for so long. On a euphoric, non-hallucination dose, I walked to the convenience store petting the grass because it felt so nice on my hands, sitting on a bench with a friend for an hour having the most sincere conversation of our lives, and ending the night watching Drag Race. Microdosing afterward was so helpful.

[@garyk4013]

What a great story! Thank you for sharing your experience

[@uncle-nice6556]

APE scares me alot.. it's like you're high, but you are literally been transported somewhere, and are truly awake or something. Like it feels as if you are in your final form or highest state of being or something. same like DMT and LSD.

[@kazumainchris2068]

i feel like i have all my agency on DMT and JMF, it makes me feel like i truly belong wherever it takes me.

[@karganaagam8000]

The first time I did Shrooms I was pretty nervous. A friend had cobbled together a pipe with duct tape. I kept thinking about the duct tape melting or burning. As soon as that smoke hit my lungs they refused it and I coughed. Second try and I was able to draw it in, then again. As soon as it activated I was just like.... Oh I'm here. I know this place. The cathedral. A place I go when I'm tripping hard. It's so weird that I've become so comfortable with psychedelics that i have a home away from home.

[@roddooh9404]

My experience with JMF was a whole new dimension and I saw the future of humanity. I saw aliens and it felt like I embodied the universe. It’s beyond explainable.

[@heltkoetter1985]

How do you source yours please?

[@adanfinamor6767]

I thought I was experienced with psychedelics, but DMT opened up a whole new plane of reality. In fact, it switched reality to something else that was so weird and alien that my brain really couldn't comprehend.

[@Kingbimmy]

“I was born tragically and medically- British” made me snort laugh in the breakroom at work. 😂

[@duevi4916]

I ate some psychedelic truffels with some friends and during the trip and after I felt like I had been emotionally reset. Things that stressed me out and resisted in my mind for months I was able to accept and lay to rest. I did them for fun, but it was a really mind opening and cleansing experience

[@lin_sporezoninstagramsells785]

Look..out 👆👆👆 for the handle above he got shrooms, LSD, iboga, ketamines, c😇ke, cannabis, psych, meds, DMT trips, acid chocolate 🍫 bars, and he ships!!!!

[@mosselyn5081]

Having grown up in the era of LSD hysteria, I needed to hear this to open my closed mind. Thank you.

[@SceneWins]

Love this. Good for you.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

As someone who openly supports the use of many psychedelics, I must point out... It's important to realize that both the propaganda AND this segment are the same type of presentation. Both are selling a stance: one against, one for. The order in which you watched them should not be the thing that controls your understanding of the topic. You still need to criticize and fact-check. Attack both with equal ferocity. (the result will undoubtedly be the confirmation that usage is grossly positive. I'm just saying...)

[@SceneWins]

@@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid confirmation bias 👍we only look for the facts that will confirm the opinions we already have. Very clever 👏👏👏

[@tamie341]

Same thing happened for a ton of people with cannabis when it legalized a few years ago here. Know a ton of people who were dead set against it that ended up trying it out for themselves or at least learning that it isnt as bad as they were told.

[@Hobbsdad]

The cost of psychedelic therapy is going to be so high because as soon as you attach the word "medical" to a thing, the price will go from $10 a hit to $200

[@adrianseanheidmann4559]

in the us, yeah.

[@scotty1928]

Lucky us who have a functioning health system opposed to the US

[@ExposeXpert]

Luckily it’s not too hard to grow shrooms.

[@healthynewvibes]

Actually the opposite has been true with cannabis, at least in Colorado. Prices have gone way down compared to before it was legalized

[@Hobbsdad]

@@healthynewvibes as a regular partaker in Canada, I can attest to the price being very similar to what it was 15 years ago but the quality has dropped considerably. Still better to buy on the gray market. Zoomers are going the same way as use becomes more accepted. It was bound to happen once the government commodified it.

[@kris242]

I consider the “hell-realm” experience I had on DMT to be moreso a very self-reflective learning experience. Sure, it was absolutely friggen terrifying, but it gave me perspective on non-existence and fragility of my consciousness. I also think I could absolutely take on that experience again with knowledge I now have. The other important thing to always remember from before you even take a psychedelic (regardless of if the trip turns out pleasant or bad), is that the experience is temporary. It’s how I always manage to get through any bad trip. The constant mental reminder that “this too shall pass.” ❤️

[@onbearfeet]

I've lived with (non-military) PTSD for years. I've done a lot of talk therapy, and my symptoms have abated enough that when I heard a chair screech at a restaurant today, I merely whipped my head around rather than diving under the table. I found out a couple years back that I was considered a "tricky" patient to match with a therapist, mostly because of some odd cognitive and personality traits that make me a little strange in general. I was willing to take the meds and do the work, but I'm slow to trust and my mind works a little differently from the average, and that made everything harder. If I hadn't lucked into (as it turned out) the weirdest therapist in the county, I'd probably still be having flashbacks and freezing every time a door slams. And I live in a populous urban area with decent insurance coverage. How many people like me DIDN'T luck into getting therapy from a complete weirdo who was willing to work with another one? I hope this new research can help some of the many, MANY people who need it.

[@paulbrinkman5631]

Something that helped me a bit. Try this: sit, close your eyes, and imagine a big block of ice around your chest, for 5 seconds. Did anything happen? I felt a major release of tension/pain in my chest, caused by emotional pain. It was gone.

[@oditavell9659]

what makes you so "weird"? That sounds interesting

[@Thenoobestgirl]

May I ask what caused your PTSD? 🤔

[@chonqmonk]

Hiya Bear Feet; just wondering if, by any chance, your awesome weirdo therapist is anywhere near Northern Wisconsin? I could *really* stand to meet this person myself...

[@Rohmash]

I'm glad you found a therapist. I had one good therapist more than 4 years ago now, and she really helped me. Sadly, she was doing a residency at that clinic and when she left no one at the clinic worked for me. I have been on and off trying to find a new therapist at multiple clinics and keep going through the cycle of trying then giving up after I realize the shrink hardly remembers me between sessions or is biphobic or just isn't present when I am talking. I haven't tried finding a new one for almost a year now. Its just not worth the money or time...

[@marcoalaridwhite1315]

I really appreciate how John took the time to specify that psychedelics are probably not good for people with psychosis. So often non-doctors will put psychedelics forward as a kind of miracle cure for all psychiatric conditions and its nice to see John acknowledge that there are some key limitations.

[@toby7582]

Joe Rogan pressuring people to smoke weed.

[@curtisowen3233]

Yes they can be amazing and profound for most people. But I've seen it, there are simply some people that do not take well to them at all.

[@AlyssaHopeByrd]

Like that Canadian man with psychosis, Sebastian Woodroffe, who was lynched in Peru after shooting and killing a village shaman.

[@nimbydimby]

James Fadiman said on Sam Harris's podcast that there's actually not much evidence that people with mental disorders are at a higher risk of having some sort of negative long-term impact after having a psychedelic experience. Such people have never been included in studies because researchers worry that any mental deterioration such people may experience would be attributed to the psychedelic even if this wasn't the primary factor. In short, there's really no data on this.

[@blaiseutube]

To be precise, psylocibin has a different chemical structure than MDMA and LSD. The body digests it and there is no lethal dosage.

[@Heisenberg-35]

Psychedelics are just an amazing discovery. It's quite fascinating how effective they are for depression and stress..saved my life.

[@ronalddavis9762]

Does Mr Winston ship?

[@garypeters7261]

Psychedelics should be done when you are in a right state of mind, but many abuse it…

[@evanjelinak7043]

I’m from indigenous community and I can understand what María might have gone through. It’s sad that the outside world doesn’t understand our cosmovision and is continuously exploiting us.

[@opedromagico]

After 12 years of therapy, 15 psychiatrists, 3 years on antidepressants, 3 years of meditation, 2 hypnotherapies, and 7 ketamine infusions with no symptom reduction, I was almost done with this life. So I studied the John Hopkins protocols on this mushroom, did the heroic dose, and even used the same playlist (available on Spotify) and bam.. I've heard the message “90% of your depression is your gut.” - and then my true healing really began. This medicine is sacred and it saved my life 🙏🏻🍄❤

[@radiantpony]

Wow good for you! Being brave enough to take your life on and keep searching. Psychedelics are so powerful and never more so than when someone opens themselves up to have a truly life altering experience!

[@devaapurna608]

What playlist on Spotify please? Thank you💖

[@RebeccaEstherG]

I'm glad you're here. And thank you for sharing 💗

[@jn1211]

jealous, I'm allergic as fuck to fungus, and i found out the very very very hard way after buying a qp. 10 benadryls later my skin stopped swelling and the hives didn't feel like they were going to send me to the er. lsd doesn't do much for me either thanks to my CYP2D6 gene, so it's just not worth it anymore.

[@proverbsondemand]

If you can’t beat them, join them

[@Evanthebat15]

I've had severe depression and OCD since I was a small child, no matter what type of medicine or therapy I tried nothing worked. The first time I tried shrooms, which was in a control setting, safe environment and with an intention/ goal, there was also someone there to ground me and we had liquids as well as food. The experience changed my life, I was able to see into my mind and not feel the usual negative emotions, instead I felt as if I was connected to the universe and that nothing was as bad as it seemed, after that, my depression and OCD got better. I didn't get magically cured but my symptoms did get better and for a long time after that trip I was in a good mood, I felt better about myself and as if things weren't as dreadful and filthy as my mind had made it out to be. I recommend it to anyone so long as its done from a place of respect and love to better oneself instead of trying to be the cool kid, also understand that people CAN get a bad trip that's one of the reason it should not be done alone and in certain environments.

[@am63ne]

I love this for you, from stranger to stranger ❤

[@HeidiSvenson]

Can you PLEASE share how, where and with whom or what organization in what state or country you were able to be treated under supervision with shrooms? That is the ONE thing NO ONE seems to know or want to share. I can't wait forty years for the fat heads in Congress to finally legalize it and even lilving in Oregon I have NO IDEA how to go about finding what you found. I have tried talk therapy and every medication there is and am severly depressed and have PTSD, anxiety, etc. I get all the raves about it but someone needs to step up and help ny telling others where - WHERE CAN WE GO TO GET THIS TREATMENT - ? Beforeit is too late. If you can help at least point me in the right direction, I thank you and a nation filled with millions of suffering people thank you. There is no amount of money worth your your life.

[@garyk4013]

I feel your frustration regarding the US government’s hard stance on magic mushrooms and the hesitancy of people in sharing info in public settings online. I was in a similar place as you 4 years ago dealing with debilitating CPTSD. After reading many research articles, studies and trials, I was assured that a very high therapeutic dose of magic mushrooms was right for me. Although I realized the feds probably wouldn’t approve the therapeutic use of psilocybin in my lifetime. My only option was to grow the mushrooms myself. Those mushrooms worked like a miracle for my condition. Growing your own mushrooms requires work but it is not that difficult. Mushroom growing kits are widely available online, even on Etsy and Amazon. Then find an online supplier of completely legal psilocybe cubensis mushroom spore syringes.

[@KelsaRavenlock]

@@HeidiSvenson As far as the mushrooms in LA I can just call and order them or go to the shop. As to guided treatment you may need to look for a university study or volunteer group. Volunteer groups will help you but won't supply the mushrooms or be directly involved in dosing to avoid legal issues. Your local marijuana dispensary will most likely have info on any legal avenues to acquiring them.

[@burdeegirl]

​@@HeidiSvensonmost people who do shrooms for these types of benefits are willing to be a trip sitter for you, if you can get shrooms and decide on a safe place where there won't be unexpected interruptions, you can do it yourself with them. If you go to therapy and are familiar with setting intentions I imagine it would work very well. I've heard good things from friends about it. You're in a good state to try and seek this out. I know reddit has subreddits about shrooms, I'm sure they have resources.

[@natalie_kendel]

Can we talk about how beautiful Jolliver's tie is? It look constellations for a moment. The suit, the tie... it's a good look!

[@whatzittuuyah7640]

we have only had two experiences on mushrooms, and the first wasn't intense. The second one changed us fundamentally, though. We realized that we were ignoring our own needs and doing things we didn't enjoy for the sake of others. We realized that we felt more shame than we thought we did, in general, and on mushrooms, the shame just wasn't there. We were able to reflect on ourselves and our relationship to our identity, life, and needs with a striking clarity, and ever since then, our approach with oirselves has been much more honest. Our life has its difficulties still, but we are able to sit with uncomfortable truths with clarity and without judgement. It completely changes the game.

[@farrukhkhan539]

What variety of mushrooms were they to be precise?

[@legateelizabeth]

Why are you using plural pronouns?

[@user-wh5ir4fo4r]

@@legateelizabeth Either they are part of a couple who did the shrooms or it's because they understand the concept of interconnectedness, or both things at the same time. One way to describe interconnectedness is the Bantu concept Ubuntu which is summed up as "I am because we are." It's antithetical to American culture which is too individualistic.

[@lilbrit1811]

I just completed ketamine-assisted therapy for cptsd and suicidal ideation. It has been *life* changing. Not only was I able to process my trauma, I now feel like I have the tools and a completely different mindset of challenges/triggers in life. Like I appreciate them because I’m able to sit with myself, feel and process my emotions fully rather than pushing it down or ignoring it or feeing existential crisis. I went from wanting to end my life a few months ago…to literally being a different person. This could save so many lives and change peoples lives. But what it does ultimately is put power back into people…so the government will probably make this difficult but I’m hopeful that the people will actually make this change. It starts with each individual person doing the work. Hopefully it’s a ripple effect, but we need to slowly come back to our own bodies and our own power: untie ourselves from the government or control. They won’t make that easy to do but psychedelic assisted therapy when done correctly with integration, is life changing

[@DaPoofDaPoofDaPoofDa]

I’m right there with u. CPTSD is becoming more recognized , too, in and of itself, so I’m just so glad more people are talking about it, and how to treat it

[@firstlast8258]

Hope is not a plan

[@calebrea2017]

This is what KZbin comments should be for. Spreading understanding and joy and helping others connect better with themselves and others. Congratulations on being able to find help and a way out of existential dread!

[@sheanfarias]

Very interesting to read your shared experience and thankful for it, would like to know a little more about the ketamine-assisted therapy if you can/may share. if u can email would appreciate it. Psilocybin has helped me alot with chronic depression

[@erlendgerhard4905]

im so happy for you

[@CineHAMic]

Tip: If you ever meet anyone who exclaims “let’s imagine the worst thing possible” while under the influence of a hallucinatory drug, just steer clear of them

[@TheSpaceOctopus]

I used to know someone who was the talking version of this. It was horrible. Talking about in-depth ridiculous messed up conspiracy theories. We were fairly young. Always the last thing we wanted to both talk about and listen to.

[@universe1225]

Tbf on MDMA it might not be too bad. On LSD or shrooms, yeah, that might really fuck with the trip.

[@christophlieding734]

Right on just take some Senacs

[@lin_sporezoninstagramsells785]

Look..out 👆👆👆 for the handle above he got shrooms, LSD, iboga, ketamines, c😇ke, cannabis, psych, meds, DMT trips, acid chocolate 🍫 bars, and he ships!!!!

[@RechtmanDon]

Just be sure that it is not a vehicle you steer.

[@brianj4090]

I have ptsd and did ketamine therapy. I didn’t get the full reduction of symptoms i was hoping for and did have some moderate, short term side effects and i still absolutely believe it’s incredibly important therapy with huge potential. I just really hope it does get managed and administered in responsible manners and I’m very worried that it isn’t and won’t be. I’m exploring doing the treatment again in a different way.

[@grandtrinesong5949]

This show is saving my life. I haven't laughed this deeply or this genuinely in so long. Amazing development, amazing writing, amazing delivery. This show is firing on all cylinders and I could not be more grateful for it THANK YOU!

[@LinkG6C4N]

I remember I had done a college thesis on the use of psychoactives in clinical therapy settings, basing my studies on what little research I could uncover from the early to mid 50s. After the presentation, when I opened the floor for questions, my professor raised her hand. I called on her. She stated two things: that psychoactive therapy is "stupid science" and the chemical equivalent of hitting yourself over the head with a baseball bat to cure a cold. I feel like that experience soured me on pursuing that study any further and I really hate that because I feel like I would have been ahead of the curve.

[@HeatherMcKay]

I personally don’t believe these should only be administered through therapists. Or the therapist should have first hand experience with the medicine as part of their training. Ugh, can you imagine… yes, you were way ahead of the curve and could have become one of the leading voices in this right now. So sorry to hear you had that experience.

[@MrMichaelk997]

Your professor was an idiot & quite obviously did not possess the open mind absolutely necessary for a valid scientific inquiry.

[@mercedesgomez8258]

I’m sorry your teacher was so ignorant

[@nunooliveira1628]

In my academic experience, there's a 75% chance that same spineless teacher is now vocally supporting or even researching psychotherapy

[@RSAgility]

You didn't hit back? Why do people just put their head down? Bro question their dumb ass. As soon as someone dismisses your legitimate study, without questions, you hit back, they're clearly not someone reasonable who cares for teaching, but holding power.

[@aetherbound65]

DMT allowed me to see my trauma from a third person view and understand my alcoholism and drug use. I quit drinking, smoking and an opioid addiction in 2008. I truly don't believe I would be here today without it, I was slowly killing myself and couldn't stop. Thank you for highlighting something that's so important to so many people.

[@zenseed75]

That is amazing. ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for sharing.

[@mercedesgomez8258]

Same Rapeh changed my life

[@alandoak5146]

I quit drinking too the same night I had my first DMT experience. I poured myself a small glass of wine when I got home, and couldn't stand the smell of it. I realized that I could choose to embrace that moment of clarity. That was 4 years ago, and it's been effortless, I can be offered alcohol and be around it, I simply don't want it.

[@FLdancer00]

How did someone convince you to do DMT to get better but couldn't convince you that the other stuff was harmful?

[@aetherbound65]

@@FLdancer00 I did not know that would be the outcome, I was just finding a new way to get high. The medicine finds you when you need it most. I saw a mention of it in a video about Egyptian mysteries and it had an interview with Rick Strassman and after a few internet searches bought everything I needed to extract it. I knew the other stuff was harmful and was killing me but just couldn't quit. I read everything I could find on psychedelics and knew the benefits outweighed the risks. I had several ego busting breakthroughs and experienced what can only be described as "rebirth". For me, DMT is the pinnacle of all the psych's and only 5MEO-DMT is stronger but less visual.

[@ONVODKI-ON-IG]

There's a lot of potential in psychedelics, I can't wait to try any of them DMT specifically but it's just so hard to find a reliable source over here, l'll be glad if anyone can be of help

[@Ameliagrace812]

I've tried a lot and since the first time i tried it, I said "it's a crime against humanity to make psychedelic illegal"

[@Brodyalan562]

My ex is so dense she refuses to admit that shrooms are life saving natural remedies because they believe it's mind altering

[@Lisa78843]

/da_sharrif/ (Got psychs:)

[@Barbarasmith63]

tripping is not a bad idea but having a Mycologist who will recommend you the dosage is the best option

[@ONVODKI-ON-IG]

@@Lisa78843 pls how do I find him? Is it on IG?

[@fawneh1359]

Thank you so much. Genuinely started sobbing part way through the video, it made be feel just the slightest bit of hope that some of us will get reprieve soon.

[@RishaBond]

Sending good thoughts to you. Keep that hope, please!

[@daviddrayton8312]

If you can't wait, and you don't want to risk legal trouble, you could go somewhere like Oregon, where it has been fully decriminalized. Other countries have also never made some psychedelics like Ayahuasca illegal.

[@AletheAce]

I was clinically depressed for about 5 years. Therapy didn't work, antidepressants just made everything worse. I started self-medicating with ketamine because it's not like I had anything to lose. The results are were literally life changing and borderline miraculous. It's like it woke my brain up from a coma. I haven't taken ketamine in nearly two years but I'm still not depressed again.

[@garylangford6755]

Uhhh. Be careful when sharing that story. You're going to recommend some hard stuff to people who are in a dark place. Very risky

[@nancyaustin9516]

Thank you for covering this. My son took his own life last summer after 11 years in the Air Force. We believe he was dealing with PTSD and/or depression as a result of the work he did. He brought a lot of good into the world, but dealt with horrific experiences associated with operations in Afghanistan. Too many parents, spouses and children are dealing with the suicides of their loved ones. I sincerely wish there were other possibilities available besides what exists today, ones that will be accessible to all who need it.

[@eshbena]

I am so sorry for your loss.

[@thebrokencon9704]

I’m a college student currently and we were discussing how in maybe even a couple decades, there will be a point where people will look back at us treating illnesses like how we look back at people in the 1940s. I am so sorry for your loss and I hope no one will have to go through that pain. 😊

[@swistedfilms]

I'm sorry about your son. No parent should ever outlive their child. Here's hoping that these new treatments can help those who are still hanging on. Here's hoping our leaders can see the light and allow these new treatments before it's too late.

[@joyceschultz5511]

I'm so sorry you have lost your son the pain is unbearable I hope you have found some peace please take of yourself

[@jarumboy1]

He probably shouldn't have applied for a job with the job description "killing people in the Middle East for oil" and gotten a real job with less chance to get ptsd

[@zangarootoo]

it is really wonderful to read other people’s experiences with healing through psychedelics here. I’ve only done shrooms once, and they didn’t hit very hard, but my girlfriend and i felt way more connected afterwards. it felt like we were able to communicate and see each other’s perspectives vividly, and while it didn’t cure my mental illnesses or anything, it did give me a boost of confidence and new motivation to pursue my interests. as someone with treatment resistant depression who has been in therapy for five years, tried 25+ SSRI’s, and trans-cranial magnetic stimulation, I would be incredibly excited to try them or something similar with a therapist guiding me. experiencing that is definitely something I can see opening up new ways to cope with depressive episodes.

[@robertdrell8530]

Dr Mr. Oliver. Thank you for your eloquence and humor. Thank you for your honesty and dedication to bring it to us in a non threatening and intelligent way. You are truly an honor to follow and greatly admired. Thank you.

[@laurensomething1899]

I have just realized that every episode of Last Week Tonight is kinda like a literature review with all the jokes you make to yourself while writing the paper

[@vantruongthi9105]

ok

[@macstrong1284]

ok

[@DeborahLagutaris]

That's a brilliant description. I started making wisecracks in my papers when I was a sophomore in high school and no one has ever stopped me.

[@thikim8562]

ok

[@denawagner360]

@@DeborahLagutaris my professors actually commented on mine regularly as " relevant social commentary". I just wanted a smiley sticker.

[@Aeternum_Gaming]

I'm a veteran who's been using shrooms to help me deal with my PTSD from the military. I've been doing it on my own, starting with a little less than a gram and working my way up. But honestly, it's been way more helpful than anything the VA has given me.

[@Adoogin]

I think its a good path though I'm always very intentional about where and when I do it... set & setting as they say. Have you looked into the stellate ganglion block to help with PTSD? The VA offers it in some locations but not for all cases as it doesn't have FDA approval. Do some research on it, it's facinating.

[@JOEDIRTERULEZ]

nature has a way or correcting itself..it truly is ancient technology

[@barnabusdoyle4930]

The number of veterans who talk about marijuana in this exact way compared to anything the VA gives them is criminal that we will probably never legalize these substances that are able to do so much for so many people. Covid has shown the population how much our public health system is owned by Pharmaceutical companies and they just want to make $$$

[@Michael-uj2fb]

I've tried everything the VA has, 3 rehabs later and my PTSD and addiction is worse than ever. I may try this but I'm afraid of going to the "hell realm"

[@hoffafiles]

Seeing the giant bag of pills they try to get you on after coming home, and then they tell you there is no plan to get you off of them, so you're taking 30+ pills for life to keep you doped up and emotionless, taking mushrooms would be an easier alternative by far, just a shame it's not as easy to obtain.

[@RN_Ratch]

The PTSD that I suffered after 2 tours in Iraq and 2 tours in Afghanistan as a Navy Combat Flight RN, just melted away after I was taken on a “Guided Trip” by a trained Psilocybin Therapist. It gave me my nursing career back after 8 years of living hell.🙏✨

[@alexandermills9965]

I have epilepsy but when I started taking cannabis I had fewer seizures felt more confident in myself and was somehow to think clearer

[@rustycummins7583]

I've been receiving esketamine (ketamine administered via nasal spray) in a doctor-assisted setting. I've had PTSD for thirty years, and I cannot say how much I felt what that firefighter said....it feels like you've been holding your breath for a really long time, and after my first session, I felt like I could finally breathe again. With my own trauma and experience with this type of therapy, I absolutely cannot stress how crucial it is that this not only become widely available, but affordable for people that need it. Thank you so much for doing this segment and bringing about more awareness of these treatments.

[@HeidiSvenson]

Can you PLEASE share how, where and with whom or what organization in what state or country you were able to be treated under supervision with shrooms? That is the ONE thing NO ONE seems to know or want to share. I can't wait forty years for the fat heads in Congress to finally legalize it and even lilving in Oregon I have NO IDEA how to go about finding what you found. I have tried talk therapy and every medication there is and am severly depressed and have PTSD, anxiety, etc. I get all the raves about it but someone needs to step up and help ny telling others where - WHERE CAN WE GO TO GET THIS TREATMENT - ? Beforeit is too late. If you can help at least point me in the right direction, I thank you and a nation filled with millions of suffering people thank you. There is no amount of money worth your your life.

[@CL-lo4wd]

I’m a therapist who was the victim of an attempted murder at my work facility during the height of the pandemic due to systemic negligence. I am still in the throes of brutal trauma due to the abuse perpetrated upon me by my employer through worker’s comp, which has been way worse than the actual assault itself. My life and my life’s work was destroyed, all because I went to work, provided direct patient care at the height of the deadliest pandemic we’ve ever known. And as I’ve said, I am, or rather, was, a therapist. Working in a psychiatric prison, where my services were sorely needed. Nothing has come close to helping me, not therapy of any type, not medications, except for Ketamine assisted treatment. I’ve been a responsible clinician and always did my own therapy and paid for my own clinical supervision. I was diligent in my pursuit of continuing education. I did everything in my power, including obtaining my own PPE when my employer had none available, so that I continued seeing my patients. Until my preventable but systemically and criminally inevitable last workplace assault. Again, the one that destroyed me and led me to numerous suicide attempts. I just started Ketamine. It’s my only hope at this point. It has made a difference. The last thing I can say is that the system will do everything in its power to interfere with people having access to this type of treatment. And, just as John says, this isn’t a simple pill. You do have to undergo therapy, it’s not a random drug situation like you would take at a club. But still, I can see how the powers that be will do everything they can to interfere with people having affordable access to this type of treatment. I’ve had to return to work so as not to end up homeless, and only ketamine kept me from killing myself. I still had a breakdown and it’s so difficult to be there, but without my ketamine assisted treatment I’d already be dead. I am so grateful to my doctor and my 2 therapists. And yes, I pay for this out of pocket and I am broke thanks to my workplace assault. But whatever. This is a serious treatment protocol that needs to be made accessible to people.

[@jamesd2282]

Spravato saved my life.

[@nooooooooope3809]

Ketamine therapy ruined my fucking life. It was so traumatizing and the therapists were so horrible that I nearly killed myself.

[@jamesd2282]

@nooooooooope3809 you did ketamine once and it ruined your life? You've never done ketamine, you don't have to lie to be cool.

[@corinaspfx]

John raises so many good points here - so much to unpack. Vetting your trip sitter is the most important thing you can do for yourself once you've decided you are ready. Make sure you find someone skilled, experienced and ethical.

[@franzkissel1369]

100%

[@omeyehead7436]

Yeah, you don't need a Hannibal Lecter supervising.🤯

[@christophlieding734]

Dont forget the music and incense.

[@asabovearttarot3353]

There are trusted sitters who’ve continued education through accredited programs. Extremely important to have good sitters and ethical therapists.

[@lin_sporezoninstagramsells785]

Look..out 👆👆👆 for the handle above he got shrooms, LSD, iboga, ketamines, c😇ke, cannabis, psych, meds, DMT trips, acid chocolate 🍫 bars, and he ships!!!!

[@xDJGEASx]

"Backed by Peter Teal" - immediately creates an eyeroll

[@derickmartens]

I've heard a lot of tripping stories, and they are very exciting, i would love to try magic mushrooms but I can't easily get some, Is there any realiable source I can purchase from??

[@sebastianfelipe515]

The psychedelic experience is temporary but many people have permanent results

[@annamason3087]

Mushroom completely turned my life around and my anxiety and panic attack disappeared and my personality changed into a much more generous loving person

[@joachimlunares4871]

"Doctor_Mckenzie" Got psychedelics

[@evelynbecker4916]

I had 3.5 grams dried lemon tek most beautiful experience ever!!

[@lauramaria2212]

​@@joachimlunares4871is he on Instagram or what

[@flowbotgirl]

Former alcoholic here. Psychedelics are the only reason im alive right now but I'll say that its still the same as the normal world, the sobriety only comes if you sincerely want to change. My friend always says mushrooms have a soul ❤️

[@ShantyIrishman]

No such thing as a former alcoholic.

[@mischr13]

@@ShantyIrishman dude, shut up. you've been brainwashed by the 12 step program, which is christian, and they want you in a perpetual state of "I'm a terrible person, I am marred forever by the stain of my sins, I can't quit without god, god forgive me" blah blah blah

[@WATCHMYCLIPSZ]

Intention is everything.

[@ShantyIrishman]

@@mischr13 Oh hell no, I'm a hardcore atheist and a sober alcoholic, not a former alcoholic.

[@mischr13]

@@ShantyIrishman (sorry for long comment you don't have to read it all) that's fine for you, but you should not correct other people that they're a "sober alcoholic" and not a "former alcoholic". the difference is meaningful to you but it's not like you can tell someone else how they're dealing with something the whole idea that "there's no such thing as a former addict" is from the 12-step program, which is christian. it doesn't even make sense to say across the board all addicts will have the same struggle. christians are the types to think in very black and white, no room for nuance or different human experiences. I'm a former addict (opiates) and it was for about 3 years. Technically 1.5 years, then almost 1.5 years in a program with therapy. Never had a thought, or craving, or dream, or anything about it since. When I quit I was still in an drug relationship and he did not quit. He would do it front of me and I was never tempted. I'm a former addict, not a sober addict. Last thing, I am an atheist as well, but we CANNOT claim we are not influenced in our thinking by christianity. we are all completely steeped in christian culture. unless you notice that something is illogical and suspiciously christian. you have to purposefully root it out of your mode of thinking. unfortunately many atheists think simply being atheist means we're objective in our thinking and completely free from christianity but it's just not so. you have to individually inspect each opinion you have and figure out what it's rooted in and if it's actually logical. in this case, if sober addict works for you then that's good and I'm glad it helps you, but I really don't think you should label other people's affliction for them. have a great day/night

[@RetepAdam]

My therapist was part of the group that spearheaded this, so this is especially cool to see.

[@christophlieding734]

Heard Swiss is doing some proband trails. Hope if big pharma makes a lot of money it will happened.

[@Lenore4Evermore]

straight up in the 90's the mdma that i "possibly allegedly" did - was the best therapy i had, :) I have severe GAD, PTSD and Panic Disorder ..

[@Marijuanifornia]

Get your therapist to watch the 14-minute 1942 US Department of Agriculture video *Hemp for Victory* and learn how the legalization of "Marihuana" was vital to stopping the Holocaust. Then, spearhead a movement to end the war on drugs.

[@tabularasa]

​​@@Marijuanifornia Can we have a quick dialogue about this? I see that you have an extensive history of spamming hemp-related comments on this channel. I find this very curious. Surely you recognize that this is one of the few TV shows that has been cutting through anti-drug propaganda for a long time. LWT represents a mainstream media source that is actually doing the influence campaigns that you seem to want. Personally, I'm grateful for it. They have a huge platform with millions of viewers, and they use it to push messages of harm reduction and decriminalization. They are doing the work. But you seem to be particularly stuck on the 1940s-era USDA video, which was created after Japan cut off supply lines of vital hemp resources from other Asian nations. It's a fun video, historically important, and shows how valuable hemp is to national interests-- but is it really that relevant to your cause today? Surely you are aware that hemp can be legally grown in the USA now, ever since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill. That was a mission that legalization groups had been working on for decades, and they finally succeeded. Also, your suggestion to "spearhead" a movement to end the drug war? The "spearheading" already happened. The movement has been around for 50 years. Multiple organizations have been working on this effort for ages. They have access to resources, connections in D.C., and specific legal measures that they continue to push. I think the best thing the average person can do is contribute to these causes that are already in action. What say you? What are you really trying to accomplish with all these KZbin comments...?

[@Marijuanifornia]

@@tabularasa When was the last time that you heard anyone on television say the words, *"Hemp for Victory?"* When was the last time that you heard of anyone on television show the Special Tax Stamp from the film to their national audience? Never. Not once. In your entire life. I know that I'm right about this. I know what *Hemp for Victory* means to me, my family, my freedom, my country and my planet. I have to "spam" this in every video's comment section because your parents, your teachers, your politicians, your tv and radio talk show hosts, your priests, and your podcasters won't tell you about it. Why won't they tell you about it? I am a disabled veteran of the US Army who uses Cannabis daily for a life-threatening seizure disorder. My grandfather fought through Hell on Earth during World War II. My father worked in a library for 30 years and collected books and magazines about World War II. He had read thousands of books. _Thousands._ When my father saw *Hemp for Victory,* he said, "I've never even heard of this." That is how I know the extent to which this was censored. *Hemp for Victory* was nearly erased from existence and any mention of it purged from public memory, all so that "Marijuana" could be outlawed again to wage the "war on drugs." That is how I know that the general public has never heard of this. If my father who had read thousands of books about World War II (and grew up in the 60s and 70s) had never heard of "Marihuana" being legalized to win the war, then the generally uneducated public who never read anything had certainly never heard of it. Prominent hippie activists during the Vietnam war would have known about it and made undeniable points about it. Any newscaster in the last 75 years would have made a mention of it. Some online blogger somewhere would have made a mention of it. By 2023, this would be known throughout the country, and all of that "hope and change" for which you're clamoring would have already happened. Millions of Americans are voting across the country to "legalize" Cannabis Sativa while complaining online about the rise of right-wing fascism, while there is a government video on a government website that teaches you how to legally grow Cannabis Sativa to actually fight against right-wing fascism, and barely anyone knows about it, and even fewer people care. After more than a decade of talking incessantly about this in college classrooms and online forums, I moved from California to Maryland to print out the official US National Archives link to *Hemp for Victory* on paper and pass them out around Congress. I've been arrested 3 times on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington DC for showing a government website to a government video to government officials who voted to approve the funding that keeps that link online. THAT is how hopeless my endeavor is. At this point, and I am not kidding about this, I want to be crucified (physically nailed to a cross) and stood up in the grass of the National Mall at the Washington Monument, facing Congress with a big sign over my head to the US National Archives link to *Hemp for Victory.* Maybe then, just _maybe,_ that will get *Hemp for Victory* on the news. Let's do this.

[@zombiehampster1397]

I can't stop rewatching the BBC reporters reaction...lol omg thats just perfect.

[@sassysince90]

Microdosing during depressive episodes has completely changed my life after years of trauma, PTSD, addiction... I hope more people have affordable access to it ❤

[@VintageKing-yi8hy]

They have a range of products, including Mushrooms, Dmt, Lsd, and more. The best part? They ship to all locations! ❤️

[@VintageKing-yi8hy]

@epic_rawbert

[@VintageKing-yi8hy]

Via Instagram ,.,

[@seanperez1773]

I took magic mushrooms and had the worst trip of my life. Still to this day I remember exactly how I feel and it terrifies me. But it made me appreciate everything and in total made me a better person to be around. We all have issues but these drugs made me face mine and I have never regretted it. Would highly recommend a micro dose if you’re unsure where to start!

[@8arrows]

Thank you for speaking your truth. Not everyone has a good time on psychedelics. I only had bad trips. And it never stopped me from being depressed, nor sobered me up from alcohol, etc.

[@1957es]

I have a nephew that took mushrooms and went into such a severe depression he had to go into therapy. I hope these drugs help people, but I’m also thinking about all those horrid, terrifying LSD trips I’ve heard about. When you’re screwing with brain chemistry you better know what you’re doing. It has to be very controlled and studied before we fall into a “this is the cure all we’ve been looking for” in the same way Prozac was seen. Now we know the serotonin hypothesis was pure bs and the drugs had only slightly higher positive results than placebos while also putting people in a chronic depressive state. And you can’t get off the stuff without going through hell. Let’s not get too excited yet and that “it was hellish but it was still good” sounds extremely selective.

[@visceratrocar]

It only takes a microdose for medicinal use.

[@erinmac4750]

Totally right about the micro dose, quantity/potency makes a difference. A number of years ago, a friend brought over a baggie of shrooms. He said it was natural, mellow, and had already had some. While we were talking, he sat and watched my ADHD self munch most of the baggie, pretty much all of it. I was tripping hard. We walked around the city for a couple hours, then he decided he was tired and left, leaving me still going strong. Not good. Very bad turn, a situation I couldn't stop. I didn't speak to that friend for 10 years. Since then, I've tried micro micro dosing and had no problems. But, I think for effective therapeutic results, experienced qualified therapists and monitored dosages are needed.

[@FLdancer00]

My mushroom trip was hell and micro dosing did nothing. But ketamine was a miracle.

[@abyss9256]

I was depressed for 14 years because of something that happened to me as a kid. It gave me a lot of triggers especially with intimacy. I got antidepressants, these drugs made me nauseous, killed my Sex drive, hard sweeting etc. 2 and a half years ago at my probably lowest point i took somme shrooms with friends of mine. I got very uncomfortable and told everyone i had to go for a walk. I walked for 4 hours and got to talking with myself over everything and everyone in my life. And in the end (even though my issues weren't hone or resolved) i was able to tell myself i like to be and i like to be me. I remember walking to the corn fields with the sun rising over the hill. And just this weight lifted from me. And it continued. I got my life together after that. Job apartment and way more motivation in every area of my life. I tripp once or twice a year now, don't need any meds or anything. These substances save lives or better show you that life is worth living. But still be careful, the dose makes the poison.

[@lin_sporezoninstagramsells785]

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[@jeanjohnson9463]

Oliver's reporting is first class, wide ranging and historically grounded. And oh yes, I was there in the 60s and remember well the establishment's ravings. At some level it scared us, but never enough to steer clear of the psychedelic revelations we encountered. What a trip and glad to see the latest developments

[@jamesbrowne1325]

First time I did mdma, I broke down crying, because Id felt true confidence for the first time.

[@apollo1573]

This is the episode I’ve been waiting years for! Psychedelics have helped me immensely with addiction

[@UltimatePerfection]

You are now addicted to psychedelics, aren't you?

[@matthewklahn3204]

@@UltimatePerfection what a stupid, obtuse, myoptic and ignorant thing to say. You should think before you commit something to writing, this is here forever and anyone with any level of actual intelligence will lose all respect for you instantly. Grow up. This isn't high school little bro.

[@MajorHenryL]

@@UltimatePerfection You see no irony in that accusation considering you abdicate legalizing LSD?

[@noodlelynoodle.]

@@MajorHenryL it's a joke, most people know psychedelics aren't addictive in the same way as hard drugs and often are self regulating like you'll know when you're using em too much. With mdma being an amphetamine it has more of a chance but traditional psychedelics are only psychologically addictive not physically like harder studf

[@UltimatePerfection]

@@MajorHenryL Joke, noun. 1. something you say or do that is intended to make people laugh Is this some kind of stupid joke? Greg sprayed her with water as a joke. 2. make/crack a joke (=say something funny): The men all sat there drinking beer and cracking jokes. 3. play a joke on someone (=do something to trick someone): Stephen decided to play a joke on his teacher. 4. have a joke with someone (=not be serious in your behaviour towards them): Sorry - I was only having a little joke with you. 5. someone’s idea of a joke (=an action that someone thinks is funny but you do not): Hiding my car keys was her idea of a joke.

[@Unclejamsarmy]

I’ve been closely following this issue for over a decade and John did GREAT! The only other thing I would add is every single mental health treatment hurts someone at some point, including talk therapy. We need to accept that and stand behind how incredibly rare it is with psychedelics *even when they’re completely unregulated and done in terrible settings* . TONS of Americans have done psychedelics while illegal and the number that are hurt, not having an unpleasant few hours, but actually hurt, is shockingly low. In a therapeutic setting with regulated pure material it would obviously be even less

[@alainemillergill7595]

@bernieworrel2904. You are so right about that! Being depressed but not realizing it I self-medicated. All through my mid teens & 20s, I used various drugs & alcohol, they used me right back. 😑. I tried magic mushrooms & LSD ( not at the same time) probably about

[@ausiidnd]

This is an ignorant take. Bad trips exist with any drug, but bad trips on psychedelics are significantly worse because they mess with your perception of reality. Psychedelics can cause and even exacerbate psychosis, and recommending them so readily because they're "more harmless than talk therapy" is blatantly lying to support your personal opinion

[@Unclejamsarmy]

@@ausiidnd psychedelics have been very well studied, you are making false claims based on long ago debunked anti drug propaganda and if you’re interested in the truth and not repeating 30 year old myths you will be able to find that you’re wrong very very easily with a few minutes on google. Thus why the FDA is expected to approve psilocybin for mental health treatments in the next few years.

[@marpinteacup6395]

Not to mention that there's dodgy therapists in general who can cause problems just using talk therapy.

[@loganmedia1142]

@@ausiidnd I'd be curious to know how often these drugs cause psychosis.

[@willdaugherty627]

An excellent way of covering this topic. The therapeutic importance of set and setting can't be understated. I recently was treated at Asheville Integrative Psychiatry in Asheville NC and it was life changing. What a transformative experience and an opportunity to set the stage to enjoy the rest of my life. I sincerely hope the government regulators wont take this away from our psychiatric community, there is always a risk with so many shady providers popping up and not following the effective protocols.

[@sidneyysky-nr3dd]

Psychedelic are just an amazing discovery. Is quite fascinating how effective they are for depression and stress disorder. Really saved my life.

[@julietfabian1490]

I have researched and found out that shrooms are very helpful , it has really helps to reduce anxiety and depression . I would love to try magic mushrooms but I can't easily get some , Is there any realiable source I can purchase one

[@oliviaadelaide2432]

I was having this constant, unbearable anxiety because of stress. Not until I came across mile_shroomstore, a very intelligent mycologist. He saved my life honestly

[@ashleycamara7775]

​@@oliviaadelaide2432 Please how do I contact him?

[@kimcamiliamingang1813]

Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression , anxiety and illicit pill addiction . Imagine carrying heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone . Believe it or not in a couple years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues*

[@oliviaadelaide2432]

@mile_shroomstore

[@SaysWho01]

I am literally crying from happiness for the people who will benefit from this kind of therapy.

[@foul-fortune-feline]

I was thinking "oh thank god this could literally change my life" until he mentioned the issues with pricing and went "oh yet another life-changing treatment that I'll never have access to by nature of birth and upbringing"

[@nicholasc.5944]

it seems you are already receiving the treatment if youre "crying from happiness"

[@SkribbleNL]

@@foul-fortune-feline a lot of countries are more strict toward medical companies so perhaps you can find such treatment outside of the us for more atainable prices. Which is crazy that going somwhere else could make treatment more obtainable but medical tourism is a thing. Also def do your research healthcare can be quite different per country

[@Michael-uj2fb]

​@Lucianna yea, it's not like the VA is going to adopt this treatment any time soon

[@andreasrylander]

Ahh good, I'm not the only one crying from happiness about this then. =)

[@navigatingupwards]

I have complex PTSD and Fibromyalgia, Not only did psychedelics help save me from an intense desire to not be alive. The rage is gone, I quit smoking cigarettes, Im eating healthy and exercise regularly. I've been on disability for 12 yrs and I'm actually planning on trying to go back to work. It's given me a quality of life I've never had before

[@tannersandberg-iu9zl]

Terrific! I’m always excited to see you covering medical topics. I’m a neuroscience researcher, and I’m eager to hear your team’s take on CTE

[@proverbsondemand]

Truth lies in Knowledge, not in Majority Opinion

[@em_yu]

Love this. Thank you, John. As a person living with PTSD for a few years now, knowing that ic could be treated in mere months is astonishing. Hoping this type of therapy blossoms, cause we need it, and the medical drugs sure ain't doing it

[@rhysodunloe2463]

I didn't experience psychedelic assisted therapy myself but a fellow patient once told me about her PTSD therapy. She suffered from a childhood trauma because her chronically ill father regularly had her organise his pill dispensers when she was only 9 or 10 years old and ever so often he told her if she got it wrong he'd be dead. When her mother found out months later the damage was already done and when her father finally died about 10 years later it all bubbled up again. Although she knew she had nothing to do with his death her messed up brain connected it to her forced upon responsibility for his drugs. It got so bad that whenever she got near a pill dispenser she panicked. To break this connection up she had multiple drug induced regression sessions in which first her doctor acted as another adult who put her dad in his place. If someone was with her in that room back then and spoke up for her she maybe wouldn't have suffered from this trauma in the first place. In later session he had her as the adult she now is stand up for the kid she was then so she subconsciously learned she isn't that helpless kid anymore. The drugs helped her to ease up and overcome this inner barrier that kept her from what she really needed to do since years - scream all the things that bothered her right into her dead father's face. And it worked magic. We staid in contact and as far as I heard she didn't need any more therapy since then.

[@verenamichel2447]

You forgot to mention one thing about the video taped session with the two people talking the patient through the experience: a dog laying in front of the bed. That presence would be so calming to me!

[@maggie2234]

absolutely agree! pet therapy combined can be great

[@toriless]

Cats are smaller but whatever works.

[@GarzaG]

Let's hope the dog in the room doesn't get patented either 👀

[@verenamichel2447]

@@toriless depends! If you have a small dog like a chihuahua and a large cat like a maine coon, it might be the other way around...

[@cheetahstar222]

As a therapist who is currently getting my PAT certs, thank you. I don't think I have ever seen my field done justice like this in such an easy to digest way. If only we had access to LSD as a treatment option up here in Canada, our best practice currently uses Ketamine which has its benefits and drawbacks.

[@guchigal3007]

Reminds me of the docu on this topic that was on Netflix...quite eye-opening.glad to see legislation is changing towards this and hopefully structures will be put in place to make it more accessible to anyone who needs help.

[@hannahrobbins1017]

I took mushrooms recreationally in college and while they were great fun, they also allowed me to accept that it’s okay that I don’t understand what other people are thinking and feeling (I’m autistic). Psychedelics allow you to tell yourself the truths you know you should believe and actually believe them

[@Xavier_Coogat_the_Mambo_King]

Beautifully said.

[@suckviper4585]

Quintessential Last Week Tonight viewer type comment

[@rickstadel5285]

@Russell Brand So-o-o, hard to stay off that , is it? 😉(Me, too!)

[@robinsoto2700]

W

[@radiantpony]

Wow this is a beautiful way of framing some of the benefits of psychedelics! As a proponent/provider of psychedelic retreats its wonderful to hear different people's experiences!

[@laurencebrown3822]

While I do watch the videos that are pretty much just explaining in what terrible manner we're dooming ourselves, stories like this are my favorite. Highly educational, showing the good and the bad, and still getting me to laugh regularly... more like this, please!

[@Chrisko1492]

Preach. I just can‘t watch most John Oliver videos anymore, because he is way too pessimistic about the world, always talking about the bad things. Especiall american society, the worst country in the 1st world. Ever since I started practicing mindfulness, all these negativity is just so senseless and stupid and ineffective. Which is a shame, because the jokes are always stellar! So I’m happy they still make topics like this that I can watch.

[@flowerfloc]

@@Chrisko1492 lmao but America is a dystopian hellhole

[@dqarqeer8603]

@@Chrisko1492 He talks about the bad things because he’s trying to educate on the injustices in the world. It wouldn’t be an interesting show if he just talked about good things. Plus, he always offers a slice of hope at the end of segments. Sometimes more than others, but the world can be an awful place and hope isnt always apparent.

[@TheNightwalker247]

Psylocibin trips for intropection and to recover that spark of joy are a good way to air out the winter blues

[@tspirit]

Thanks to the moon and back. This is a very strong message.

[@Uufda651]

A big thing to note re: the potential for "hell realm experiences" is that a hell realm experience is often the everyday experience for those who'd qualify for these treatments, such as people with PTSD, permanent depression, etc. There was a period in my life where I didn't feel happiness at all for over 5 YEARS STRAIGHT, to the point where I couldn't remember or imagine what it felt like anymore. If I was given this treatment opportunity back then, with the risk vs reward situation laid out, there is not a doubt in my mind on whether I'd take that gamble. When every day of your life is one of the worst days of your life, it's totally worth the risk of an hour of trippy suffering for the chance at a peek through the clouds to glimpse hope. (Don't worry, I'm safe, I'm doing great now, with years of therapy under my belt, a great therapist I can go to whenever I need, and an effective medication combo figured out with my longtime doctor.)

[@MissPersephoneParker]

Yeah, when he said that, my first thought was that I'm already in hell. I'd be more than willing to try it if I could. Anything to stop the pain.

[@RishaBond]

Astute observation. I'm glad you are doing much better.

[@if-i-stumble]

I've been in hell for the previous four years, so I completely understand, and appreciate this comment. MDMA is one drug (and weed, too) that can be really helpful, in a case like mine.

[@monkeytrainer8135]

Did you have a “hell realm” experience on psychedelics? What did you use? Did it ultimately help?

[@vidnir5259]

I am an MD and I have pure O/OCD with comorbid depression. I tried LSD in a good setting to get into a better state of mind, and LSD sent me into a negative spiral that put me into suicidal depression for multiple months. The reason is that LSD as John Oliver stated leads to rapidly increased neurogenesis, so basically, the psychedelic makes your brain malleable. So it is a double edged sword, because if you experience negative trips, they can produce new negative synaptic connection or even give you PTSD, make your depression or especially obsessive thinking way worse. They just enhance the pathways that you use during the trip. LSD and Psilocybin also do not dampen your amygdala like MDMA does, that could be misunderstood from the video. So you can experience massive fear during trips and the thought of your mum dying will actually feel way worse than usual. MDMA works differently than LSD and psilocybin. That was a word of warning for everyone who thinks they could try this at home. This is more complicated than "lets all do psychedelics and get rid of our psychological issues altogether"

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[@bobwho2454]

Like most new things, its best with guidance and insight. How do you know what good setting would be? Who do you enjoy spending time with, and what music and film to have on hand? You need a good friend to be a cosmonaut, Tantric monks never travel solo. You need lots of time and headroom not to worry about work in the morning. Its better when you're wasting time for FUN with friends instead of an isolation chamber like an "Altered States" clinical mindset. Its the difference between Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters as compared to his novel "One flew over the cuckoos nest": there are two sides of a coin. You can flip the coin and enjoy the ride or stress out about it landing on "heads". Or you can have nightmares, its entirely up to you. It can't decide that for you. and "harm reduction" is much more a psychological issue, in my observation. ( erowid.org ) This plunge demands several hours of your time and there is no '"off" switch or narcan. That fact alone spirals into several hours of whatever you feel. So its too bad you were lost in that pain because the experience is profound. Friends would not let you languish in that state. And as painful as it was, and for as long a time that you were suicidal, your sanity prevailed nevertheless. It better to be in pain when you hurt than it is to be dead. It isn't fun, but you build you develop calluses. I'm not certain it should ever be approached in the way you describe. It seems much safer in the hands adolescents. Those old enough to go to Coachella with friends, but really, if you haven't gotten around to it by the time you've got an MD then it doesn't look like fun to you, so maybe just skip it. If you don't want to get on the bus with a bunch of clowns then you should not. Nor should you wrap yourself in a straight jacket either like Jack Nicholson. It only makes sense to trip if it seems like fun. If it seems like taking a plunge in a cold dip because you've run out of antidepressants to try, then your negative spiral seems to be a very sane reaction to your experience. Its best not to douse yourself in gasoline and light a match, but that was your approach, albeit unintentional. Relief and relaxation is about having fun, preferably with friends, and there is no pill for that. It takes communion with fellow souls, to share in the experience, the vulnerability, creativity, and the silliness. It takes stamina to go backpacking 8 miles in the sierras with friends. But the exertion feels good afterward. That's how a trip should be - a long climb into reality. You can do it alone, but there is hazard, and bears, oh my, and its more fun not to be alone when you're off to see the wizard. I think that was Ken Kesey's point as well. One can be inclined to the hilarity or the horror that surrounds us. It really has absolutely nothing to do with the substance, or the fucked up world, or nurse ratchet. Experience is our own, where the buffalo roam. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. You've had your amateur hour, and it was real, without the fun. A+ 100% you are a better person for it. "He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man" HST. erowid.org

[@natecote1058]

They are a gift. Thank you for covering them!

[@SuperiorIntellectual]

On God the VA center in Spokane did me the exact same way. I went home an my wife had to call the ambulance to take me to providence where they told her I had almost died. Thank God to all the medical staff that save me that night 🌙 🙏

[@ObakuZenCenter]

Great that you came through that and are with us Kabo.

[@zonzoqswiss4746]

Your comment is too vague to understand what happened. What did you do? What drug did you use and did you overdose? Please don't create fear with your one experience.

[@kaemincha]

@@zonzoqswiss4746 Dude, he's talking about what the other veteran mentioned in the video. Not about psychedelics, but about the mistreatment of mental health care in veterans.

[@allym2787]

At the part about the VA's "treatment" of suicidal thoughts, and I can't help but think of what several soldiers once told me their motto for the VA's attitude is. "Delay, deny. Wait 'til I die."

[@nobodyimportant7804]

That was an Army hospital, which has nothing to do with VA.

[@JachAnen]

@@nobodyimportant7804 Seems to fit

[@nobodyimportant7804]

@@JachAnen You can't say something bad happened at organization A and then blame organization B. Especially when A and B are separate and independent from each other.

[@JachAnen]

@@nobodyimportant7804 I was talking about the motto fit either

[@allym2787]

@@nobodyimportant7804 Um, I was specifically talking about what soldiers had said about dealing with the VA. I don't know enough about army hospitals to have an opinion. If the video mixed the two up, go yell at Oliver.

[@bubbakush4315]

Thank you John Oliver team, for your attention to detail, and articulation for a call to accountability all around ♥️🔥♥️

[@lainey7985]

I wish the research was further ahead. There are so many people who could benefit from this. While the rates of PTSD in veterans are of course awful, there are many non-veterans who still have PTSD from things such as childhood abuse and trauma. I wish I could try it. I’ve heard that even micro-doses can help, which is probably how I’d want to start because I’m a scaredy-cat.

[@justinebpheartss]

My partner has spent years, attempting ending himself and thinking about it. I've been there, having to prevent it, and having to worry. It's heartbreaking. It absolutely destroys you, watching your loved one want to harm themselves so often. After working with psilocybin, I never saw such a spark in their eyes. I've seen them laugh more and their thoughts have drastically changed for the better. In the psychonaut's terms, a hero's journey is about 5mgs and it's the usual dosage for "life changing results". Currently, they have been accepted to be in a clinical trial to do a similar dosage on ketamine, which also has great potential. I was able to get through most of my issues through talk therapy and time. He can't. It's been several years of keeping him alive and it's only now that I have hope that maybe there's a long term solution. I already saw so many good results from lower doses with him and God, I just want to make sure he makes it with me when we're older. Psychedelics is a God send to people like my partner, who have went through hell and medication and therapy doesn't help them.

[@Adoogin]

That's a beautiful story, thanks for sharing. Happy he got into the clinical trial.

[@giaccommander7474]

IDK. .. but whenever I think about the accident that killed my parents, I fall into a deep hole of sadness. They were suddenly gone and I had to search for them for weeks because the accident was not entered into the database. So every day I continue to bury what hurts me. But if there is a way to overcome this deep sadness once and for all, I would be .... very grateful.

[@HeatherMcKay]

In my opinion, you sound like the perfect person to use these for healing all the deep layers of that loss. Crying out the pain, abandonment, and also shifting the bigger picture perspective can all happen with plant medicine. My heart goes out to you. Wish I could trip sit for you. 🥰

[@innnews6299]

Let thr power of nature and mother earth heal you. The magical effects of psilocybin are real.

[@b33thr33kay]

Rather than waiting for psychedelics to be approved, I would suggest starting with therapy.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

@@b33thr33kay Absolutely, there are tons of variations on therapy, with varying degrees of scientific support, by the time that somebody starting now runs through the available options and programs, these sorts of treatments likely will be there Also, it's probably going to be a while before it gets covered by insurance, so this is a good time to start saving up for it. Worst case there's money for a vacation to celebrate the results. Some people can and do make it through significant mental illness with the tools we've got. So, there is little reason to wait for these to be approved. Start with what we've got now and hopefully get at least some benefit. I've personally been diagnosed with several of the generally regarded as worst mental illnesses to have, as in extreme rates of self-murdering, hospitalization and worse. And, I'm not like cured, but with the right group therapy I function, even when I'm in a bad situation generally. It may be that in the case of @giaccommander7474 more is needed, but trying requires hope and if you haven't got any hope, then you're at an extreme risk for self-murder (BTW, there's a reason why I use the term self-murder, sanitizing it to a euphemism or even just suicide hides just how ugly the act is. I hope that others will stop whitewashing it so that people will take it more seriously)

[@innnews6299]

Go to a place where you can get magic mushrooms to consume. They will help to heal you.

[@user-hn7lm2lf2b]

That’s exactly why he always wins the Emmy!!

[@mattsena7708]

MDMA helped me get off of painkillers and benzos a couple years ago. It wasn't a therapy session, I was by myself in the backyard on a summer night and just sat there thinking and feeling everything that had defined my life for years before that. It helped me connect to myself and realize why I was abusing drugs so heavily and I've stayed off the hard drugs since then. Every 6 months or so I'll take some mushrooms and once a year I'll take MDMA just to evaluate where I'm at more openly with myself and because, well, it also feels nice

[@tiffbeevachou108]

I have been a mental health therapist for almost 17 years and I am excited to see where this goes for treatment. So many people are suffering and if this can be used therapeutically, I fully support it.

[@ednabeckwith8185]

Love you so much John

[@firstlast8258]

Drugs are bad mkay

[@suesjoy]

I went to a holistic practitioner to help me with weed withdrawal (i suffer from anxiety and depression) and he was all, “well, but didn’t pot help?” Uh, not if you’re stoned 24/7! Plus it’s quite illegal where I live! In Asia.

[@peanutbutterjellyfish2665]

I have a genetic disorder, where I live in fight or flight. I micro dose mushrooms with therapy. I stopped having seizures all of the time. I’ve quit using marijuana after thirty years of use. I am no longer angry. I was able to mourn my wife’s death, and move on. I tried a heavy dose, and I don’t like tripping on mushrooms.

[@iamdanielle22]

@@peanutbutterjellyfish2665 Micro dosing is far more healthier if you ask me

[@xcoder1122]

I once had a depressive phase in which I felt that nothing in my life was going right. By chance, I came into possession of some shrooms. I had never tried anything like that in my entire life, but I thought, what the heck. It wasn't a fun trip, didn't feel like a party drug, but one night changed everything. I realized that all the things that were dragging me down were completely irrelevant. I was focusing way too much on little things and ignoring the big picture. Just one week later I made some radical decisions and changed some things fundamentally in my life and since then I have never been even remotely that depressed again. It was as if this experience opened my eyes and made me look behind the curtain. It made me realize that I was only hurting myself by dragging myself down and that it was up to me to pull myself out of it, and that's exactly what I did. The result was a new career, a new girlfriend and a completely different direction in life. Admittedly, these were hard cuts, but it was like a reboot; everything back to the beginning and not repeating the same mistakes a second time.

[@name5876]

When I looked behind the curtiain I was horrified to see the real faces of people. I was depressed af but still happier before.

[@MikeJohnson-rm9eo]

Exactly what it’s intended for- I did the exact same thing and realized the woman I was chasing.. chasing wasn’t the right one.. where I lived was wrong what I did for work was wrong.. funny thing when I left all that behind especially the woman.. she chased me down for about a year… I never looked back

[@joanndavis1450]

John Oliver you are my hero. Forty five years ago I enjoyed a few trips and that was quite enough. Good experience, enjoyed the mind expansion.

[@GreatBallsOfAcid]

Please John, do this forever.

[@Grimspear05]

I have been waiting for you guys to do a main story on this. You're right John there is so much potential and we can NOT afford to screw it up again.

[@nikolasmokalis3425]

Psychedelics have given me some of the most emotional, enlightening, and beautiful experiences. I hope they become controlled and readily available for people in the future

[@christophlieding734]

15 grand a trip? Long live big Pharma. Used to pay 5 bucks for yellow sunshine and healing music was for free. I am in Germany/ heard they doing some proband trails in the Swiss but I will go to Holland and get me some clean LSD or some MDMA. Pretty sure with a little luck and gods help I will get some. Good luck to you and peace/ love & Gesundheit from Germany. Ps. John Oliver is the best and so are Psychedelics.

[@themisfitowl2595]

As someone who had one acid trip, a bad trip where I was alone in a dark room literally watching myself dying over and over again for several hours, looping and unable to eat or sleep all night long, I will say this... even I would not trade that experience for anything. Not for ANYTHING. It was the most incredible, profound feeling of my life. Simple objects like my watch or my phone sparked profound concepts about time or communication, and as I watched myself die over and over, I also watched myself be reborn over and over, until the fear of death had almost totally vanished. Yes, it was a hell realm, but in surviving that, I felt amazing!

[@MeghanBean]

2nd+ing the life-changing.. feels like finally got best of me back & all of me back. it is a miracle

[@seancascanet1420]

I did shrooms as a teen. One time I had a bad trip. It was the scariest thing in my life. But it was the most profound thing to ever happen to me and I'm grateful for what happened. You'll never look into your soul deeper than you will on shrooms or lsd

[@sarahappleby1800]

Had a couple great rides, and a couple ruff ones.... all helped me for the better

[@Ryan88881]

Erm, not exactly. Shrooms/Ayahuasca/Iboga are at least a step (if not several steps) above LSD in that department. LSD definitely goes deeper than mescaline and many other things, but to act like it's on the level of shrooms is pretty objectively inaccurate.

[@sarahappleby1800]

@@Ryan88881 settle down neckbeard... Actually

[@Ryan88881]

@@sarahappleby1800 Settle down in what sense? Did you not see OP's last sentence? It's obviously a false claim. Stop projecting "neckbeard".

[@sarahappleby1800]

@Ryan88881 I think it was your well actually... Typical response that sparked it So actually maybe it's you

[@Arabic4Beautiful]

Psilocybin (mushrooms) changed my life! It felt like 10 years of therapy in 6 hours but it's important that people know it's not a magic pill. Psychedelics provide much-needed insight, acceptance, optimism, and energy so you can begin building new habits and making different decisions. After the trips, it's important to go to therapy and/or learn to integrate your insights into your daily life. This combination is what leads to long-term changes. Oh and join a community of others who are also healing with this medicine so you don't feel so alone.

[@Davidweedlove]

And liver damage

[@somethingsomeone4359]

This. It makes things that wouldn’t have been feasible before, doable in real life.