Your Brain on Psilocybin

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Humans have been taking psilocybin-containing mushrooms for centuries, but there has been recent research into the therapeutic possibilities of this molecule.
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[@jesipohl6717]

I believe treatment-resistant depression is the state of a sensitive person understanding our society as it is and having been psycologically injured by it. there is no need for a synthetic, microdosing works well enough and psylocin is already a very selective molecule. it's got less side-effects at micro-dose levels than most pharmaceuticals used to treat depression or addiction. the stigma of legality is a dark dark cloud obscuring science and reality.

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Love this host! He does a great job and has very clear pronunciation and pacing :)

[@neesan9962]

What is “a dose of psylocibe” though? Are they eating it or is it a refined form?

[@tymill9603]

@@ccriztoff how or where do you get it from?

[@thiagopatrick5293]

@@tymill9603 from an online store

[@savannahwoods3222]

ive struggled with alcoholism for 6 years or so. After 4 failed rehabs, im finally celebrating 5 MONTHS SOBER after an extremely impactful mushroom experience edit: just hit my 9 month milestone :)

[@jamesjohnson4708]

I'm 3 months in, we can do this!

[@captainbeard3323]

@@jamesjohnson4708 i believe in you

[@WvlfDarkfire]

That's good. But fighting addiction is the real war. True sobriety is hard. Stay ever vigilant and question everything you put in your body and the consequences of all actions. Stay frosty and stay safe.

[@Oak_Gray]

Can I ask if your experience was like flipping a switch chemically? Or did you have an introspective experience that changed how you viewed your addiction?

[@savannahwoods3222]

@@Oak_Gray good question! I wouldnt be surprised if something changed chemically, but the most profound part was the ability to see how poisonous it was for me, as if the mushrooms gave me a brand new perspective with a brand new clarity; I could finally see the reality of the toll alcohol had taken on my life

[@stevenolson6576]

Psychedelics have been one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I’m excited to see the future of these wonderful little helpers.

[@zadraking]

They really are a wonderful gift from the Earth. They helped me through a very rough time in my life.

[@jeaniebird999]

Me, too! Best antidepressant I've EVER tried, with ZERO negative side effects! Thanks, Mother Earth! You're the best!

[@justinblake420]

Ill bet ya always thought drug users were scum! All drugs are great

[@shawnhartmann4581]

My own experiences have been purely recreational, but the data presented jibes with them. After eating mushrooms, one of the primary effects (on me, at least) was enhanced pattern recognition, in the leaf/branch patterns of trees, dispersion of grass in a lawn, and other things that ordinarily seem random. I did have the minor and temporary side effects of "cold-crotch" and time dilation, but that's it.

[@jasonbrown372]

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[@george.beard2409]

Psychedelic therapy is a significant advancement in mental health treatment. It's remarkable because it benefits both recreational and health purposes. It helped me overcome depression and anxiety.

[@claire.morales9884]

I'm interested in experiencing magic mushrooms. Does anyone know where I can find some?

[@johntnguyen9917]

Doctor_coxx is the person you want. He's the most knowledgeable about psychedelics that I know.

[@ValfredoPouchard]

He's on instgram??

[@realisticlife647]

Yup

[@roarodneal3390]

Golden Teacher mushrooms has been quite therapeutic for me and I’ve been using PE for spiritual and mental gratification.

[@royperry1165]

Psilocybin mushrooms saved my life honestly. They helped me see the pure beauty in life, and made me realize how dumb it would be to take myself out.

[@brightstone7493]

I've been looking to try some recently, but I can't find anywhere to get them, anyone?

[@loganallen2225]

doc.jeanne is your guy. Got all kinds of psychedelics stuff. Guided me through my first ever experience

[@Christian-lz5bu]

Is on Instgram?

[@loganallen2225]

Yess.

[@seanwood9463]

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

[@JohnDoe-xp4iy]

My last trip 5 months ago changed my life. I was having negative thoughts I couldn’t control, just talking so much negativity into myself (while on lower dose). Then after an hour or so in, I had a thought along the lines of, “I need to treat myself better”. After that, no negative self talk in 5 months.

[@aprildawnsunshine4326]

Are you/were you microdosing?

[@JohnDoe-xp4iy]

@@aprildawnsunshine4326 No I haven’t microdosed before, but I have thought about it a lot. That particular trip was probably 2.5-3 grams of a weak strain. Very low visuals.

[@kounkieinc3714]

@@JohnDoe-xp4iy ive noticed with shrooms even with just barely any visuals ot can still have a big emotional impact

[@ethanb5513]

@@kounkieinc3714 exactly, some of my most impactful life changing trips have had low visuals even if i took a moderate dose, feels like they are inversely related sometimes because other trips i’ve had with crazier visuals seem to be less impact and life changing and simply just a fun time instead

[@JohnDoe-xp4iy]

@@kounkieinc3714 I agree, I recall a trip where things were a bit brighter visually, but emotionally I was on a higher level. That particular strain was really weak, though. I just wasn’t in a good place mentally. I didn’t have any unique/“out of the ordinary” thoughts or emotions like I get with LSD, just mildly exaggerated what I was already thinking and feeling. Don’t know how else to explain it.

[@Nuke_Skywalker]

it's a shame that the war on drugs has poisoned so many minds and also bodies through all it's consequences.

[@K31TH3R]

Specifically that the war on drugs depicts a false image of the effects of many mind altering substances. When you discover that you have been propagandized to for your entire life about what the effects actually are, it's a natural progression to begin to question other laws established "for your safety" and the validity of the reasoning behind those laws. The apparent problem isn't that the substances and their study have been made illegal, but that the reasoning behind the illegality are often blatant and easily demonstrated lies fabricated by people whom experienced the effects secondhand, thirdhand, or even not at all.

[@Nuke_Skywalker]

@@K31TH3R you are right

[@ShopSportSport]

> the war on drugs poisoned minds. Ironic

[@acidsteve9837]

@@K31TH3R Or in Terrence Mckennas words :"Psychedelics are not illegal because the government cares about you. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve thought structures, provoke critical thinking and open your Mind to the possibility that everything you know might be a lie" It is dangerous for the tyrants of this world if too many people wake up from their sleep.

[@jasonbrown372]

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[@JackMadison-gl7jr]

Psilocybin mushrooms have definitely had a positive impact on my mental health. They've been really helpful for me in dealing with anxiety and depression.

[@DiegoPatrick6274]

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

[@declanh5434]

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

[@HalieBennett-rr5hz]

He's on instgram??

[@Connorgibson-ts2dq]

Yes

[@JustinBrown-jz2of]

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

[@user-hf4kg3qo3b]

Psychedelics have the ability to induce profound altered states of consciousness.

[@Ronscott-sg5xe]

True, it helped me in facilitating deep emotional processing and introspection.

[@Ronscott-sg5xe]

I got mine from dr.stolly

[@user-hz2jo1gd8f]

Is he on Instgram

[@Ronscott-sg5xe]

Yes. Dr.stolly saved my cousin from bipolar disorder and some addiction. It has a lot of potential benefits

[@user-hz2jo1gd8f]

Does he deliver worldwide, I need mine sent to Italy.

[@huwguyver4208]

Psychaedelics as therapy are long overdue. Taking LSD was one of the best things I ever did for myself and it's clear from other comments that there are many others that feel the same way. It's not just a fun night out like alcohol. Used appropriately it can lead to profound changes in the way you see yourself and the wider world. Of course there still should be some level of regulation to mitigate the risks, but I really feel it would be a massive net positive for society if psychaedelics were more widely available.

[@chloegreen3152]

But then people would be far more open to the possibilities beyond this current societal system and realise that reality is nothing more than a thin veneer, probably start refusing to play ball and go to work for the man, at which point the economy would collapse and the 1% would lose their money and power. Anarchy I tell you!

[@evilsharkey8954]

@@chloegreen3152 they’ve started figuring that out even without psychedelics, hence the current worker shortages.

[@AndreaCrisp]

@@chloegreen3152 this is EXACTLY why they were banned. The free loving tripping hippies literally scared the crap out of the government and they put a stop to LSD and any of the natural psychedelics. They saw the potential of "them" losing control.

[@9elypses]

I really was going to unalive myself 2 yrs ago but my roommate convinced me to trip with her. I spent the whole night cry laughing because I hadn't experienced joy and euphoria like that in nearly 20 yrs. Now I maybe trip once every 6mo to chill out and recenter. My depression isn't fixed but I dont think of disappearing more than 20 times a day either. Now its more like 4 or 5 times which is a massive improvement.

[@oldtobyii7740]

**psychedelics LSD inspired the creation of PCR and fuels our modern understanding of genetics!

[@WilliamSok-ib1ms]

I got f**cked up with drug addiction for over 8 years. Also suffered severe depression. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. I will be 2 years clean after trying out a psilocybin treatment. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms. Saved my life honestly from addiction and depression

[@FrankWade-np8er]

Microdosing helped me get out of the pit of my worst depressive episode, a three year long episodeenough to start working on my mental health

[@gefferystones2814]

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 Russia. Really need

[@carolinafrancisco7662]

Dr.raymycology is your guy. Best shrooms and psychedelics guy I know

[@CanamyLots]

Hey! Yes I'm very sure of Dr.raymycology . what's helped me more personally is micro dosing. I don't take a lot at all I'll only eat a cap or two and I'm good for the entire day. It just helps to clear your mind and cleanse your soul. Very hard to explain... It's like trying to explain colors to a person who's never been able to see

[@ScottDelgado-vv5wu]

Dr.raymycology is the best. He's been my go to for anything psychedelics and shrooms. He's very good

[@nicolereed578]

Although many of us think of psychedelics as dangerous drugs, it's time for a rethink. They are non-toxic, non- addictive, have very few side effects, and could help heal the wounds of those suffering from reoccurring anxiety/depression and bring healing to their consciousness.

[@popkanchinlobos9634]

It's hard to put the transformation in words. Incredible amounts of healing occurred. I'm still processing the beauty.

[@jimt9095]

Did you fight it off successfully?​@jeffsilverberg7108

[@Joe-bh7pf]

When taken under supported conditions, psilocybin mushrooms can cause self-described spiritual experiences that generally result in positive changes in the person's attitude, mood and hehavior

[@jordanlewis5666]

Psilocybin mushrooms can help us break down the barriers between ourselves and others and foster a sense of empathy and compassion.

[@dorathyfoster1459]

Hello! It appears I have interests, I want to get some.. where do you get from?

[@RrDls]

Research has shown psilocybin to have potent to treat a range of psychedelic and behavioral disorder.

[@RostislavLavrov]

I used mushrooms ONCE and it changed my mind for the better FOREVER.

[@JacobRobbins-kg1xr]

Shrooms are the only drug I've ever taken that I didn't have a bad trip.

[@Benpugh78]

Where do you fetch from?

[@JacobRobbins-kg1xr]

dr.wheelershrooms

[@JacobRobbins-kg1xr]

𝕴𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖒

[@Thingsyourollup]

Yeah man, shrooms changed my life. I got into a deep deep depression back in 2008 after i lost my job at the beginning of the financial crisis that i couldnt pull myself out of for almost a decade.... Until someone gave me some shrooms. I took them, and while on my trip the cause of my depression became so obviously clear I couldn't understand how I hadnt realized it before, and it inspired me to start playing violin which has added so much joy to my life since. Shrooms will destroy your wall of inner objectivity, show you who you really are, and let you see problems from a completely different perspective with a whole new range of solutions. I remember the next three or four days after my shroom experience I had such a warm feeling of inner peace. Some have told me that's the shroom "hangover."

[@randomness4989]

That inner peace my dude is the happiness inzyme,that was produced because your body thinks you're happy but you are not,you are dilluding yourself thinking shrooms "helped you" figure out stuff when in reality all you got is that you were so chill you figure it out your depression+a life long addiction,in reality you could have meditated and got if not the same result or better without an addiction

[@ReptileKing999]

@@randomness4989 it doesnt have to be an addiction, these things do really help a lot of people, myself included, we legalize alcohol and tobacco, fact both of these are immensly damaging to your bodies health and your mental health far far more so than LSD or shrooms, yet they are legal, ask your self, why? Why is it that we have let our governments poison us all. Ill tell you right now. MONEY POWER CONTROLL This is what the goverments cannot afford to lose, yep we will tax your booze and ciggaretts/tobacco and you will be happy with it and we get the desired pacifying effect we want. OR we are gonna ban psychedelics because we dont get that pacifying effect we want so we can make more money and keep power over you all. THERE IS A BETTER WORLD AND THIS ISNT IT!

[@shawnvera4924]

@@randomness4989 the man said he took shroom once and it helped him not everyday when he needs a fix lmao

[@kgmo_1525]

Lol foe said he started playing The Violin 🤣🤣🤣

[@Thingsyourollup]

@@kgmo_1525 and if someone gave me some shrooms today, I'd play violin ON shrooms.

[@brazenbull636]

Had a 7g trip a couple months ago. The second day following (post afterglow day). The moment I opened my eyes in the morning. Instantly it hit me: " I wanna get back into lifting weights/exercising and stop feeling lethargic..". This was an ongoing thought ive been having that hadnt built up sufficient motivation. From that day on, 30mins on the exercise bike daily and weight lifting 4 days a week. Haven't stopped. Once in done smoking my morning pipe right now. I have a barbell, weight plates, and bench to unbox and assemble. Been feeling great. Straight mind medicine

[@0SH0o]

I’m happy for you man, keep going.

[@TheNess667]

Thats a great way of explaining it. A lot of people dont seem to understand that and are skeptical that a molecule can somehow lead to positive personal change. The molecule doesnt make you a better person, just helps make it easier to make healthy changes that a person has already been trying and struggling at.

[@brazenbull636]

@Big boss DEA? Is that you? 😆

[@knockhello2604]

@@brazenbull636 Nah it's just some impoverished scammer

[@disorganizedorg]

7g is fairly heavy, but when I use mushrooms for migraine prophylaxis I use a descending dosage schedule of 7g-4.5g-2.5g at 3 to 4 day intervals (conveniently totally to ½ ounce) and reliably achieve complete remission for 2 to 4 *years*. I arrived at that through trial and error over about 8 iterations starting in 1988 when I first noticed the effect. The last time I had difficulty locating a supply and went on Topiramate. Huge mistake... it worked but I was beholden to a drug that required careful weaning upon discontinuation (seizure risk) and after 10 months I developed the characteristic speech difficulties and Todd's syndrome. I discontinued that crap and if I can't find psilocybin I'll try propanolol... much as I hate something I'd need to take daily. On the plus side for Topiramate though I also lost my taste for alcohol... also a well-known side effect. I've gone from drinking too much on a nearly daily basis to being able to enjoy a cocktail or two on special occasions.

[@JamesThomas-zl8ub]

Psilocybin, LSD, shroom and ketamine are absolutely life changing substance that have so much potential to help people with mental health issues

[@GorkemHernandez]

Does anyone know where I can source them?

[@MorrisKetchum]

Yes, dr.laryshroom.

[@DanielK.Brindle]

is he on lnsta?

[@JanOlivier-ny1lr]

Sure he is dr.laryshroom

[@WilliamPope-vs4gw]

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

[@TimTalley6388]

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

[@RonenDalton-pk7bj]

Psychedelics should only be used with great care and respect, I would love to feel same man , how do you source em

[@RobPendy]

dr.perryshrooms is your guy. Got all kinds of psychedelics stuff. Guided me through my first ever experience

[@JayGleason1556]

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

[@CastroTristen]

dr.perryshroom is your guy. Got all kinds of psychedelics stuff. Guided me through my first ever experience

[@JamesHinkle-lu9yy]

YES, dr.perryshroom. There's a lot of potential in psychedelics

[@JuneLemmon]

I have struggled with depression and anxiety for 15+ years. In 2017 I began to take LSD every few months and I still do it. I can say this is one of the best decisions of my life. I feel much better now!

[@JB52520]

Lucky you. I'm too depressed and anxious to meet people, so I have nowhere to get medicine from. At this point I need treatment, love, or death. Guess which ones are available.

[@charliecrome207]

@@JB52520 go to therapy. If you cant afford it there are loads of charities that offer it for free.

[@sandrastreifel6452]

There’s less data about the psychiatric benefits of LSD, because trips are so long-lasting, professionals aren’t interested in participating. Having seen the mood benefits from mushrooms, I would be interested in trying LSD.

[@JuneLemmon]

@@JB52520 Don't give up. I send you lots of love!

[@JuneLemmon]

@@sandrastreifel6452 The thing I like with LSD is that you know exactly the quantity you have in a piece of blotter paper. I don't like the randomness of mushrooms.

[@astorybykevin]

After struggling with a pretty bad cocaine addiction for 4 years, I was able to stop cold turkey and never look back after a really deep psilocybin experience. My life has improved radically ever since

[@realiteatimeforall]

No doubt. Currently weaning off suboxone, down to a very low dose and mushrooms have been tremendous in helping with the depression and anxiety associated with the mental parts of withdrawal. I have only been microdosing, but the results have been amazing in helping with my mental health. And MMJ helps with the physical side of withdrawal symptoms (insomnia, aches and pains) Mother Nature knows best.

[@ReptileKing999]

Good for you man, im glad for you :) I tried it once, a very small bit on my gums, for the next two weeks I was getting mild to moderate cravings, its tough to kick if you are doing more I bet.

[@psvv8512]

How many grams did you take?

[@astorybykevin]

@@psvv8512 Not a ton, I think about 500mg, it was combined with some cannabis at the same time though

[@max-fj7np]

Same here man. Took shrooms 2 weeks ago and it opened my eyes up to the obvious that I wasn’t seeing: coke has consumed me and fucked up my life. Shrooms showed me that my current priorities are nothing but instant gratification that do nothing but prevent my own personal growth. Was almost laughing at myself for wondering why I have been depressed for so long after it became so obvious to me. Haven’t taken coke since

[@bigsoftgrizzly2149]

Psychedelics made me realize the damage I was doing to my body from overeating. Since my first trip I’ve lost over 100lbs and I feel sooooo much better. So much happier about life

[@jennyjohnson5428]

That's amazing! I bet your joints are singing! I lost 60 pounds at one point & it seemed like a whole new world of energy & enjoying the little things.

[@Julienbeaudry89]

keep up the good work!

[@hakimyall866]

same here dude i lost 85 pounds and no longer boredom eat

[@brentunderwood9698]

Awesome!!!

[@kirstinstrand6292]

WOW CONGRATS !

[@calliope720]

Taking a large dose of mushrooms allowed me to have a really healing experience recently. I was by myself, and I walked in front of the full-length mirror in my bathroom, and whatever part of the brain is responsible for telling you "hey, that's just your reflection, it's just yourself" was turned off and I felt one-hundred percent like I was looking at a separate human being in the mirror, looking at myself from outside myself. Even though intellectually I KNEW it was my reflection, my brain was telling me that it was a second person in the room. And because I wasn't immediately seeing her as just my own reflection, I was able to look at myself as a stranger would - and I noticed that all the things I am usually self-conscious about were not even noticeable to someone else. I have pretty severe body dysmorphia and dysphoria (not trans, just traumatized), and when I see my reflection I tend to fixate on a few areas that I hate about myself, and obsess over them. But when I looked at her, the other me, with the fresh eyes of a stranger - she looked fine. Literally nothing wrong with her, just a person. I didn't even notice the things I hate. And the relief that washed over me, when I realized how other people actually see me, was life-changing. I put my hands up to the mirror and she did the same, and we were two people for a few minutes, saying to each other in unison, "We're going to be ok. We're going to be ok." And I've never felt more empathy for myself in my life.

[@Acidspat]

This is beautiful

[@adrianblackberry9327]

My name is Joy, and I am smiling with joy at this amazing experience and life change.

[@checklucas_shroomsoninstag8628]

@@adrianblackberry9327 🚀

[@checklucas_shroomsoninstag8628]

@@Acidspat 🚀

[@roddy.m]

❤

[@thejesuschrist]

I have mush love for psilocybin 🍄🙏🏼❤️

[@ashanijasper7815]

How tf are you verified as Jesus...

[@JB52520]

Dear Jesus, thanks so much for the severe treatment resistant depression that you could have fixed with a thought. The excruciating loneliness is wonderful. Also, thank you for allowing our government to make psilocybin illegal so I can never escape the torment. I enjoy grieving the loss of my best years as I decline toward the grave, alone and useless. Amen.

[@PeterBove]

@@JB52520 wanna play some ps4 bud?

[@jasonbrown372]

?retaw no klaw uoy depleh tahw taht sI

[@zzzz1192]

i mean you did live in a desert for years only eating "manna" .... pretty sure you were high on mushrooms and you called them "little crosses"... even in paintings of the last supper, youre slicing into mushroom caps and distributing the cap to your disciples ....

[@Giatros89]

"Fantastic Fungi" is also on Netflix in case anyone is interested Edit:name fix

[@geezybop]

Fantastic fungi, but yep

[@spencer6225]

I watched it last night, definitely would recommend it.

[@Pauline_mrt]

Also, "The mind, explained" on Netflix, season 1 episode 5 is about psychedelics =) And also the TV show "Nine Perfect Strangers".

[@JamesE.Holmes]

Psychedelics have gained attention in the field of mental health due to their potential therapeutic benefits.

[@Williamgregory-zb6et]

Psychedelics definitely have the potential to deal with health issues like anxiety and depression, would like to try them but it's just hard to source out here.

[@PaulRoberts320]

I'm feeling the same way too. I put so much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels

[@Robert-wp2nd]

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

[@RichmondChris-it1km]

Is he on insta?

[@RichmondRiches]

Yes @Doc.Coby

[@JerryKson]

Psychedelics are just an amazing discovery , it's quite fascinating how effective they're for depression and stress disorders . Saved my life

[@ELON-lu3jj]

0:07 Psychedelics definitely has potential to deal with health issues like anxiety and depression , I would like to try them but it's hard to source them here

[@JohnStela]

​@@ELON-lu3jjdr.johnsonshroom is your guy, best shrooms and psychedelics guy I know 0:05

[@TracyJake-wt5zn]

​@@ELON-lu3jjMy first shroom trip was really awesome , it felt like I was deep into the sea

[@Alex-ik9pd]

​@@TracyJake-wt5znShroom microdosing help me overcome my life long addiction to cigarettes and alcohol 0:04

[@JoshuaChristian-df1uf]

​@@JohnStelaplease where can I locate him ? Is he on insta?

[@fen4554]

I can tell you after fighting anxiety and depression for almost 35 years, it was a last ditch shot using Golden Teacher that finally got me going down the right road. This stuff needs a lot more eyes on it.

[@zzzz1192]

beautiful ... ive had the golden teacher give me a few lessons on life an love.

[@antielfimationleague231]

I used golden teacher and n2o last week and I'm truly convinced that we live in some sort of simulation now.

[@COSMICCFREQUENCY144]

@anti elfimation 😂😂😂 welcome to reality

[@JonnyParker-]

Have you heard the computer blips and synth noise beeps when people talk when tripping i was thinking years ago what if thats what part of our voice sounds like in this matrix kind of simulation. Who knows if its true though its so hard to find good stuff with that subject so much disinfo crap to sift through.

[@angrypastabrewing]

The most evil thing that the government did to us besides making us wear a mask was making some drugs that are good for us illegal. Anyway, congrats on your success , dude

[@MacetazzOpina]

Used cocaine, meth, and heroin for more than 5 years, was on a path of self destruction and of destroying everyone else alongside me. It took me to discover LSD to finally understand how wrong I was. Now I don’t even smoke or drink. Quit cold turkey by myself and have been sober for 2 years. I also changed most of my toxic behaviors and just want to find my chance of redemption now

[@bueb8674]

If that's not a success story I don't know what it. Good on you and best of luck

[@MsJPDowneast]

Congratulations!

[@SkylarGrey777]

I’m so desperate to microdose. I’m struggling with alcohol abuse, treatment resistant depression and PTSD. So many hours of research into micro dosing and mushrooms in general. I feel like this is a natural cure for me. Please wish me luck on my journey.

[@robertkidd2449]

Good luck man!

[@fionaroberts1585]

How are you now? ❤

[@WillCarrot]

You got this!

[@pinecedar180]

Get a flight to Oregon

[@muhyadindahir3188]

Hello, have done this? If yes what is your experience?

[@Jennifer-bw7ku]

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

[@APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU]

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 Australia. Really need!

[@elizabethwilliams6651]

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

[@steceymorgan814]

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

[@APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU]

Is he on instagram?

[@elizabethwilliams6651]

Yes he is. dr.sporessss

[@EliSantana]

Took a heroic dose about a month ago and feel forever transformed for the better. Ego Death was the most terrifyingly wonderful experience of my life.

[@bueb8674]

That's a great way of putting it lol

[@mockatu]

What was your dose?

[@EliSantana]

@@mockatu 8 grams. Made the classic mistake of taking more since it wasn't kicking in. Words don't do just to the experience. 5 grams is enough to shake hands with God and dissolve into pure consciousness

[@mockatu]

@@EliSantana thanks Eli! I've done five grams but I felt like I could have used more. I think I'm going to try 8 next

[@Cheese-is-its-own-food-group]

I tried mushrooms a few months ago and I wasn’t even trying to get rid of my depression but that became a positive outcome for me. I’m still amazed at the fact that I still don’t feel depressed and I don’t need medication now.

[@jasonbrown372]

!!naiga praW emiT eht od s'teL

[@Cheese-is-its-own-food-group]

@@jasonbrown372 it’s just a jump to the left…

[@jasonbrown372]

@@Cheese-is-its-own-food-group .right the to step a then And

[@gregorymalchuk272]

@@Cheese-is-its-own-food-group How much did you take, and did it return your desire to engage in work, education, hobbies, social life, etc.?

[@Cheese-is-its-own-food-group]

@@gregorymalchuk272 I took 5 grams. It did help with those things. All of my depression symptoms were either gone or they decreased a lot. I’m very happy I took them. If you try them, make sure you have an experienced sober trip sitter who cares about you. Also, don’t resist what is happening during your trip. Embrace what is happening. They change your perception of things. Put on some soothing music and either close your eyes or put on a blindfold and relax. I decided to watch some David Attenborough nature documentaries for a while when I was tripping. Nothing violent or too intense. It changed the way I see the world in an awesome and profound way.

[@user-zn6kx9ez6k]

I got to know about psychedelics long before it came on out, I had severe depression and cancer, had to micro dose in order to connect with my inner being and I never had a bad trip.

[@moniquesacks2953]

Before psilocybin, my life had no meaning. I didn't care if I died or not. I guess I was sorta sticking around because my mother would be sad if I were gone. After psilocybin, I had one of the noetic experiences and found meaning in why I want to live. It was so powerful and wonderful, and I look back thinking I could have ever wanted to end it all. I can't even remember why I was so sad, I simply was.

[@MarthaGiacometti]

Where did you get them.?

[@moniquesacks2953]

dr_xzavier_

[@MarthaGiacometti]

On IG?

[@moniquesacks2953]

Yes, dr_xzavier.

[@waystaff76]

Suffered a pretty bad brain injury back in high school. After two months of microdosing, I've not only regained some capacity to remember but, long term memories came back as well.

[@adrianblackberry9327]

Thanks for sharing your microdosing experience. Regards Tassie Joy

[@Grace4ever22]

Wow really, please do share more info, thanks in advance 🙏🌷

[@waystaff76]

@@Grace4ever22 1.5g three days a week before bed. Has cleared much of the fogginess and reduced the instances of just forgetting what I am doing by 60%.

[@Superman-cy9sn]

So does it also help to improve memory skills?

[@Superman-cy9sn]

​@@waystaff76 so it really improve memory skills?

[@MikePaez]

Thank you for educating people on psychedelics!

[@jasonworks1454]

Misleading information is a step up from lying.. but it is not educational.

[@jasonbrown372]

.flesen0 etacude ylurt yln0 nac en0

[@anth8234]

@@jasonworks1454 how is this misleading?

[@Snowcrash777]

@@jasonworks1454 you obviously have the least amount of education on this topic it would seem. What a broad and ignorant statement. Do you not see the pattern of stories of people's lives changed for the better?

[@jasonworks1454]

@@Snowcrash777 the issue I take with the video is the referencing the ancient use of "magic mushrooms" 5,000 years ago which is largely about the use amanita muscaria. Amanita muscaria and A. Pantherina don't contain any psilocybin. The compounds are ibotenic acid and muscimol. I have personally used psychedelic mushrooms to quit meth, cocaine, and opiate addiction. I still use a psychedelic mushrooms for PTSD, insomnia, arthritis, and pain management.

[@Hito--chan]

I'm not sure a tripless psychedelic would work, in my experience it's that altered state and how you interact with your own mind while in it that helps you process things that the depression is blocking you from doing that give you the lasting benefit, it's like it's forcing you to face what's making you depressed and find a way to deal with it yourself rather than just altering your brain chemistry to make it easier to function like anti-depressants do

[@K31TH3R]

I'm absolutely with you on this, and you worded that very well. The trip is exactly what pushes you into that relentless and tireless pursuit towards the very root of your thought process. It's the fiercely strong driving force behind the deepest introspective thoughts that you will ever have, and it would seem to me that omitting the "trip" induced by psilocybin would be omitting the most important therapeutic aspect of it.

[@flamencoprof]

Saved me a lot of typing. The "psychedelic experience" is what is therapeutic.

[@karlharvymarx2650]

I agree. It is like the lights come on in all the basements and attics in your mind. You can't hide yourself from yourself in that state. It also throws you outside of the "box" so you see many things from many new angles which is useful for creatively solving your problems. There may also be beneficial chemical/physical changes, but I don't think those alone would be as helpful as gaining a bunch of new perspectives on pretty much everything, including your deepest darkest fears. Over time though, life continues to happen and new things might move into the hidden recesses of the mind. So it probably is something best repeated every few years. It has been too long for me, would take a hallucinogen again in a second if I had access to any. I think in an ideal world, tripping would be a yearly holiday for me.

[@icannon6611]

The idea is that Psychadelics change the wiring of your brain to a degree, and that's what microdosing does. Personally it didn't change anything but I think it could work.

[@ReptileKing999]

To an extent I agree with you, I have tripped on a frw occasions and they were immensly enlightening, however more recently I have been micro doseing every other day, 150mg shrooms works for me, and I am seeing a lasting effect, I practicall went from using weed once every 3-4 hours, daily, to maybe 2-3 times a day, and now out of the country, I havent smoked in 5 days solid, cold turkey with very minimal withdrawal, mild shakes day 3, it doesnt HAVE to be a trip to get lasting effects, in my case at least.

[@tack3411]

Love how every time we find something wonderful and magical we try to change everything about it so it’s just some weird pill you take without a trip. Lol

[@user-lb8oj5qo4r]

👆👆👆he shipped my orders and i find his products perfect for my trips

[@misschels975]

Not everyone wants to go on a trip. With microdosing, you can gain a ton of benefits and still have the convenience of implementing it in to (almost) daily life. There are major advantages to both micro and macrodosing.

[@Travoid]

People with debilitating or precarious psychological conditions might be too leery of something as disruptive as a full-on psychedelic trip, though they could see benefits from a pill without that effect.

[@ricardoduarte8709]

Kids, people with autism, etc, can't go on trips, for their own safety

[@shifterscribbles]

They straight up said for some patients experiencing the trip has better therapeutic results!! I wish they would acknowledge that in more studies 😩

[@reggie8370]

I can say ive only done it twice but its a fresh reset everytime. Yet to do any big doses but the small effects have deep and healing impact. Not to sound cheesy but Its not a drug, its a ticket to your soul and mind. Sometimes its scary, but always a learning moment. Its a beautiful thing it exists

[@AllisonGavi]

Grabbed a couple grams of shrooms from a reliable source, they're reliable and ship discreetly anywhere

[@AllisonGavi]

They’re on telegram & instagram as

[@AllisonGavi]

*@Devontrips ©*

[@skyemccuien2998]

You have to have a healthy relationship with LSD and shrooms, sure you may not get physically addicted but in access use life can seem dull without them. I would have considered myself addicted to LSD a few years back when the high was more enjoyable than my own relationship. Just be honest with yourself when you consume them, why you are doing it, what you are looking to get from them, etc. I’ve tripped well above 100 times and the last 4 years alone. You can learn a lot about yourself. Also if you have ADHD be mindful when taking any sorta drug, because things are already so much more pleasurable it can only make you gravitate to it more. Everything has balance.

[@eroraf8637]

+1 for the ADHD caveat. Brains are weird.

[@Aleo_Nightawake]

I've used mushrooms a bunch of times (tripped once and then switched to microdosing). And the time I was tripping, one of the insights I had was that I did it mostly because I was bored with my life, not because I wanted to resolve my problems. I wanted a quick fix solution, not constant hard work, but life just doesn't work this way. That experience humbled me, and since then I couldn't even imagine how it's even possible to get addicted to psychedelics

[@james2396]

Were you not put off by bad trips? I completley agree everything has a balance, but I think it would be very impressive to have good experiences for all 100 of those trips, and one bad experience can put you off for a while pretty easily

[@mimszanadunstedt441]

If you ask me shrooms can be used to work on problems aside from the self. Like learning a discipline, another language, music, etc.

[@EctoMorpheus]

@@mimszanadunstedt441 how? I love learning to play instruments and do it sober all the time, and have also tripped before. I get that it's nice to play music before the trip is so intense you just want to lie down, but I don't really see how the psilocybin helps with learning an instrument? If anything it takes away focus. Unless you're talking about microdosing, I guess that's the sweet spot

[@406Style]

I like how you actually showed active mushroom species in your video. As a mycology enthusiast, it always kind of bothers me when people talk about "magic mushrooms" and have some random, none active species shown in the background. Great video

[@mandyconnecteddogs]

agree here. I am learning about mushrooms and realized that I had been given wrong ideas of what magic and other shrooms look like all round lol. quite a lot to learn and daily fun though. love it. fungi gave me a give of being able to help my dog live almost 4 years longer than we were given as prognosis and I became a believer in fungi!

[@shmockette7158]

Fly agarus is actually active, but it's a different type of active.

[@StevenMichaelCunningham]

I do not. Flora, Fungi & each (bread..) are not life forms nor the remains of any or derivative of nutritional intake & output per any other or same species. Flora & fungi is the result of raw energy made material in the world of flesh & blood. You will notice flora & fungi that get infested by bacteria seem as if they are one life form instead of many.

[@FadedViridian]

I (32m) struggle with Borderline personality disorder. My emotions have always felt out of control and it has ruined my life. Years of therapy, audio books, and self reflection have helped but nothing significant. One trip where I was set on understanding my emotions, I got to connect with some past traumas on a level I have never been able to. After that was literally the first time I've ever felt like I can see through the thick fog of my emotional extremes and its improved my relationships and how I communicate and work through things. Psilocybin changed my life.

[@admin4405]

I have invested in psychedelic research- a good portion of my net worth after experimenting with Psilocybin myself, the positive impact it had on my addiction and depression can’t be over emphasized imo.

[@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.

[@user-zn6kx9ez6k]

Psilocybin trips happen to be some of the greatest experiences of my entire life. It is underrated which shouldn’t be.

[@AlexEliotte]

Where can I get them?

[@user-zn6kx9ez6k]

@@AlexEliotte I can recommend to dr_xzavier_,* he’s good.

[@AlexEliotte]

Does dr_xzavier ship?

[@pigcatapult]

we've come such a long way from that one Forensic Files episode where the cop described the perp at the end like "he's a murderer, he's a pedophile, he's taken psychedelic drugs" as if those are all similarly depraved.

[@InfectedChris]

These are very special mushrooms and have so many benefits from PTSD treatment and counseling to accepting who you are as a person.

[@Hollylivengood]

So glad to hear this. I know several veterans who have been strugling with PTSD for years, and they started using psilosybin and have control over their emotions, and even the thoughts that cause the emotions.

[@matttgriffis]

I took a handful with friends on the 4th of July. Just for fun. Big dose. Excellent trip. I realized many things about myself and what’s important to me. I quit smoking on October 2nd. My lifelong crippling depression has subsided. My drinking has slowed dramatically. And I can stand here and tell you, it all started with a bag of mushrooms.

[@ayhanyucel1792]

Can I ask you the amount you took? I started with 0.5 g previous week ( first time), didnt feel anything of course. So I am increasing the dose each week.

[@AliPAioubi]

@@ayhanyucel17922.5 g and upward

[@MRG978]

Sometimes when I trip, my emotions become anthropomorphic and I am able to communicate with them individually as if they are totally separate people from my self. I've spoken to my anger, my sadness, and my happiness individually. It's a wild feeling man.

[@youngknowledgeseeker]

My brain has always been like that. Just like a muscle it’s something you have to exercise, it’s basically a way you can have honest conversations with yourself. The more you do it, the more you take your time with it, the more sincere and earnest and honest you are when you do it, the easier it becomes to do overtime and it will become natural and even automatic. I don’t know what level of anthropomorphism your emotions took, but mine we’re simply voices in my head that I also completely understood were me, or represented parts of me. All of this without any drugs

[@9elypses]

Psilocybin more than likely saved my life 2 years ago. I was planing to unalive when my roommate invited me to trip. I cry laughed all night because I couldn't remember the last time I felt okay but right then and there I felt the most okay and balanced I had in nearly 20 yrs. I used to think about different ways to unalive more than 15 times a day and some days its all I would think of. Now that I trip twice a year I still have those thoughts but its like 4 or 5 times a day and not like 20 or 30 which for me is a massive improvement. I have clinical depression and SSRIs make me physically nauseous and make my skin hurt so you bet your sweet booty I'm taking shrooms lol

[@nordicfalcon]

This comment section is so wholesome and positive. This is nice for a change.

[@johnassimakopoulos8954]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@Stephanie56739]

I can't find a source anywhere for any good psychedelics in my area. I suffer some pretty bad depression and i got a chance to try K and man it was a miracle substance, I felt free, the only high or euphoria was from the relief of my vices being released, that's exactly what it did

[@Brodyalan562]

The psychedelic experience is temporary but many people have permanent results first shrooms trip was really awesome, it felt like i was deep into the sea

[@ONVODKI-ON-IG]

Magic mushrooms don't only help with mental health, they help amplify your empathy, if people were more empathetic the world would be a better place

[@Lisa78843]

/da_shariff/ Got psych's

[@Ameliagrace812]

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

[@Stephanie56739]

@@Lisa78843 is he on Instagram or what?

[@elizabethwilliams6651]

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.

[@patriaciasmith3499]

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

[@patriaciasmith3499]

@Micheal Harris Is he on instagram?

[@Jennifer-bw7ku]

The Trips I've been having have really helped me a lot,I finally feel in control of my emotions and my future and things that used to be mundane to me now seem incredible and full of nuance on top of that I'm way less driven by my ego and I have alot more empathy as well

[@Barbara-jx4ru]

Shrooms was the best trip I had. It was an amazing experience.

[@jeffsmith2447]

Dr.spores is the best, he's been my supplier for anything psychedelics.

[@johnjohnson8575]

I spent the majority of my adult life suffering from depression until I ate some mushrooms of the magical variety and I've been depressionless for the majority of the time afterwards. A few flair ups have occurred but they were always short lived maybe a day or two but never longer. And it's been years since my last dosage. Not only did it help with my depression it also helped with my general anxiety but hasn't really helped with instances of sudden stress or anxious moments. As an example, I was recently not accepted for a job I interviewed for and I spent the rest of the day in a state of anxiety.

[@djdeemz7651]

Think that level you get is normal , them feelings in certain situations are normal and healthy and part of getting over the feelings and doing whatever it is your doing is the true growth

[@Hot4Thot]

Anxiety as an acute reaction to a negative experience isn't a bad thing. We're supposed to feel the full range.of emotions What's bad is when negative emotions get amplified beyond what is appropriate to the situation Glad to hear that shrooms helped sort out the inappropriate reaction. They helped me too

[@jamessential]

That's healthy though, without feeling that you wouldn't care about personal development and goals.

[@painappledad1352]

As a handicap dad who was tortured and killed. I use psilocybin 🍄 as a therapy for PTSD. I can say that not just help me with that for at least 6 months, but it also help me with my stutter (who was a side effect of my brain damage). So in my humble opinion, psilocybin are an excellent medical treatment.

[@nickromo8195]

Do you mean you were killed and then brought back to life or was that a typo? And was this part of a military career?

[@painappledad1352]

@@nickromo8195 No, I die cuz and old lady was driving and chatting over her phone, and she drove me over. I arrived death at the hospital. The I was tortured in the same hospital by other people working there. Why? Dunno I didn't get and answer, I couldn't even make legal actions, cuz corruption. I'm from South America, Chile to be precise. I haven't surrender to pain cuz I'm a dad, and I try to be the dad I didn't have. (Sry about the bad English, I learned by seeing "Friends" on the Warner channel) (and I have proofs of everything that I just said)

[@JB52520]

@@painappledad1352 I'm always amazed when someone learns a second language. It's literally impossible for me. Then I remember that I'm just dumber than most people. It's not amazing, it's human, which is a standard I can't meet.

[@Primalxbeast]

@@JB52520 I think you just need motivation and perseverance, which I unfortunately don't seem to have. Although it probably doesn't help that the language I'm interested in is Japanese.

[@painappledad1352]

@@JB52520 I use a method. Just trying to see some series you like and try this. View the first chapter with subtitles, then repeat the same chapter but without subtitles. This is a little boring at the beginning, but your "brain" will start to make the connections to understand what are you hearing, cuz you already know more or less about the context. This method have help me with English, Japanese, and Hebrew. (I know ma English isn't perfect, and I literally can't read a single Kanji, but I can communicate)

[@sethp1780]

As someone who microdoses psilocybin mushrooms every other day, I can affirm it’s absolutely amazing. I’m glad Colorado has changed their stance on mushrooms and you can buy spores legally.

[@voskcoin9770]

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[@voskcoin9770]

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[@voskcoin9770]

They sell the best mushroom, DMT, LSD and other psychedelic products. They ship to all locations

[@katicasey4610]

Fun fact: You can buy spores in almost every US State except for CA, ID, and GA.

[@fukcensorship5762]

@@katicasey4610 how?

[@good-questions]

I have had three major trips. They have all been absolutely life changing. One, my first, was absolutely the deepest, and completely shifted my perception of myself and the way I could ‘organize’ my thoughts which tend to be overwhelming. The others were similar but I can simply describe them as totally full of healthy joy. Healthy. Not manic. Not a “junkie” getting off on a high. I experienced the joy I rarely do and which most (if not all) humans do deserve.

[@Saplingbat]

Once again wanna congratulate Drugs for continuing to win the war on drugs~

[@chaerodactyl]

when I was early on in my transition, psilocybin was hugely helpful in allowing me to a step back from the rigid and skewed self-perception that had been forced onto me through complex compound trauma, and reexamine which aspects of my identity and presentation felt true to my authentic self and which were simply survival mechanisms that had long since outlived their utility.

[@naftalibendavid]

Thanks for saying so.

[@Danboi.]

Gee.. U sound like u wrote this while still on them😂 only joking. I hear u and also had similar experiences.

[@MrDarren690]

Yeah, hallucinogens seem to break mental rigidity by offloading communication from the default mode network and to alternative parts of the brain.

[@briannawarren4174]

I think I might go through something similar. I don't think I'm a woman but I'm not sure I'm completely a man, I'm hoping the next trip I take I can look inward and figure out something that fits me more, or even if I need a fit

[@chaerodactyl]

@@briannawarren4174 I wish you all the joy in exploring the expanses of your identity! by no means do you have to fit into the arbitrary boxes of man or woman. follow the gender euphoria to your truest self, whatever that ends up looking like for you 💜 you deserve it

[@glovenchkirielen4229]

It helped with my anxiety so much. I was freezing cold and wondering why I’m anxious then I knew I was the cold. I got a grasp of my emotion and the trip blossomed soon after

[@shirel.a8421]

I got into them and it's honestly helped things from my self esteem, anxiety, depression, to helping me accept myself and come out of the closet and my ADHD. I've been able to be more myself without squirreling out

[@johnbush5325]

The awnser is you might get a "different benefit" from "tripless" psychedelics, but the psychedelic experience of the trip is the point of how psychedelics benefit you. It's not just the "effects", it's the experience that is transformational. This is the biggest problem with medicine today, it thinks we are just a machine lacking proper chemistry, rather than a conscious, experiencing, perceptive organism capable of intrapersonal and interpersonal transformation

[@SamA-xi8qj]

You're talking out of your ass if you don't have a background in this or sources to back up the claim that microdosing isn't effective as a treatment. The experience is just ONE aspect of the healing aspects of this chemical, you shouldn't discount the effectiveness of prolonged microdosing based on your personal experience.

[@johnbush5325]

@@SamA-xi8qj you obviously didn't read my comment because I already acknowledged that these "tripless" psychedelics could have benefits.

[@myriambalahe9917]

You are so right

[@Jefuslives]

sounds like it temporarily returns your brain to what it was like in infancy.

[@thecloud3656]

Essentially. Too surreal if I’m to be honest. In a beautiful way lol

[@fernandomescalito5307]

It's like looking at the world through the eyes of a child, the world has this magic to it again. You realize how beautiful life is, it's a miracle that I'm here and alive, out of all the living organisms out there I am experiencing the human experience.

[@MonsteraFairy]

I've had severe mental health issues during a period of 12 years, and I felt my brain was destroyed in old ways of thinking and old habits. Now I have microdosed for a bit over a year + taken 2 trips and I can easily say Psilocybin has saved my life! 🍄❤️

[@tack3411]

I love stories like this 🙏🏻 I’m so happy you found healing through this amazing fungus ! ❤️

[@purpose6113]

What dose do you take and how often? Do you take something else?

[@genuinepessimist5185]

Psilocybin has changed my life. I had ptsd from abuse as a child and psilocybin has radically changed my perspective and has allowed me to move on and live a better life. I haven’t had nightmares in years and panic attacks are rare. So grateful for this sacred substance

[@Mastermindyoung14]

In my circle of friends, I've always been known as the wild one that loves psychedelics. It's good to see more friends being curious about it and dabbling with good results.

[@timperman9883]

Thanks for covering this! I strongly believe psilocybin may be exalted to the ranks of penicillin when it comes to mental health in due time.

[@zzzz1192]

x2... same with mdma ...

[@ReptileKing999]

I hope so too, for a wide rang of currently illegal drugs.

[@PsilocinValleyDotBiz]

My life crumbled 2 years ago after years struggling with depression, anxiety, and family trauma. I wanted to fight it but couldn't find the push, or answers. I began trying microdosing as a way to get me out of bed, and a few good strong trips in a comfortable setting for the outlook. It gave me my life back, I tear thinking about the pain I escaped. It made me fed up with our government's ban on a clearly beneficial tool to people's well being, and inspired me to start my push to give everyone access. I hope everyone finds their strength, I know you're capable of so much!

[@Manuel-dh3ch]

👆👆 He sells psychedelics, shrooms. He's got you covered for sure

[@TheGIGACapitalist]

Medlife Crisis did a great interview with David Nutt on the previous research and some of the recent developments on the therapeutics. Highly recommend it.

[@bytefu]

Yes! I've seen it, and it's a great interview indeed. I wish Russian government (actually, all governments) stopped being so backwards and at least decriminalized psilocybin and other psychedelics, so people like me could have better treatments for depression. Antidepressants are not very effective, they only suppress symptoms for a while. The more interviews like this are published, the better for all of us.

[@1jotun136]

The powers that be don't want us to be mentally well. It's easier to control us when we're anxious or depressed. May they all fall.

[@poorplayer9249]

@ Bret Sander It's not your choice, it's Spacer's Choice.

[@ReptileKing999]

Let them burn in the pits of hell for they have commited an atrocity on our society.

[@Megadextrious]

This is awesome! I totally believe in the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin tripping. The very first time I tried it was also the first time I realized that the reason I always felt awkward around people was because I legit didn’t know how to talk to people. I was with my best friend/bf and he talked me through the problems and questions I had. I’ll never forget that experience. Another time I was tripping with my sister at the beach, and we were in the water; the sky was overcast and the ocean was reflecting back the same gray color and it was so beautiful. It was like that line in Forrest Gump when he says, “I couldn’t tell where the earth stopped and heaven began.” My sister would try to say something and little waves kept hitting her in the face, I swear it felt like the sea was playing tricks on her. Good times.

[@Megadextrious]

☝🏻What the hell lol 👆🏻

[@mosdoperiding5494]

I love the feeling of the overpowering feeling of the trip coming .. something you can't control so you HAVE to relax. Ive done it about 8 times.. and I don't regret it one bit. I'm 29, my first time was 7 months ago and I think I'ma a better person inside and out.

[@betterlivingthroughdxm3854]

Psilocybin has actually kept me from un-aliving myself

[@SBelawski]

"Researchers have been exploring the possibility of a non-hallucinogenic psilocybin like molecule to get the benefits without the trip" Me: whoa whoa whoa! lets not be too hasty here.

[@jaywhite6922]

Exactly what the medical/pharmaceutical industry is pushing for as it’ll be patentable. I am willing to concede that there may be some efficacy, but to remove the profound insights people typically experience from the psychedelic state seems foolish to me. I hope this model is not pursued for the sake of reducing costs of administering the drug in a clinical setting, and to reduce the practically non existent (in a proper clinical setting eg using the Johns Hopkins protocol) risk of a severe adverse reaction, such as psychosis. The ‘magic’ is in the experience, which is of course underpinned by neural mechanisms such as a reduction in activity of the default mode network and the subsequent psychological malleability leading to hyper connectivity of brain regions that typically don’t communicate - effectively breaking the shackles of repetitive patterns of thought that keep individuals depressed or anxious or addicted.

[@sinxsideways5900]

@@jaywhite6922 ahh yes a fellow educated mind

[@immortalsofar5314]

Criminalise the natural form to boost profits on the manufactured. F*ck you, big pharma! Microdosing doesn't send you on a trip anyway so you can take your pick depending on circumstances.

[@TitaniusAnglesmith]

@@jaywhite6922 Idk I know some people who do not handle trips well. If they csn get some of the benefit without being a paranoid wreck for the next few days I call that a win

[@drlifebloom]

Yeah the trip is the teacher…

[@gabriellar9576]

Microdosing has been THE GREATEST life choice I've made for myself. I've been through the wringer when it comes to benzos and addiction, ptsd, traumatic events, and I'm only 24 f, I began 3 months ago and I am so thankful.

[@ragefilled]

do you fear of overdosing? i don’t even know if you can overdose on it so idk if that’s a dumb question

[@gabriellar9576]

@@ragefilled actually, that's absolutely a great question! I was worried about the same thing when entering the world of psychedelics. I looked that up myself when it came down to the day of doing my first full dose day (1g of psilocybin in a chocolate). When it comes to microdosing, I actually have never found it's effective enough to produce enough of a "high" or this sort of "addiction" to take more. In fact, I was pretty intimidated by psychedelics in the first part of my microdosing experience so it was hard for me to even think about it during the first few days. The results become MUCH clearer after a few weeks that it just helps. You become more efficient, your brain has become excellent at memorizing things, remembering all sorts of things; things I used to forget all the time if I'd space out, etc. My brain feels like it's been revitalized. It's pretty wonderful since I've had addiction history in the past I was clearly unaware of when comparing my current pattern of medication with my old ones. I find my perfect amount with a clinical psychiatrist who works with me. My best advice, as with all things, enjoy it in moderation. There are never any dumb questions and I hope that this can help :) sending mush love!

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

it made me feel like crap.. gave me anxiety and heart palps.

[@stevenguihan4992]

In so happy that this is finally getting attention, tripping saved me from Heroin addiction.

[@JeffinBville]

Microdoses (a dose too low to feel effects) taken daily has shown remarkable improvements in those with severe depression.

[@Clearycolin3011]

Microdosing 2 days on 1 day off with a dose of .15 grams has really helped me with my anxiety. It was a completely unexpected effect, but it was a drastic one

[@matthewcollins1748]

Just started the same dose! How has it been for you ? .15 this morning. I've seen 4 days on 3 days off, but this is my first time microdosing so might do 2/1.

[@Clearycolin3011]

@@matthewcollins1748 last year around December I started doing 2 days on 1 day off. I originally did so for energy and creativity but the biggest change I noticed was in my anxiety. Where it was once ruining my day to day life now it was almost non-existent. The crazy part is after a few months I stopped microdosing and I found that just having the option of microdosing would alleviate my anxiety because I knew I had an option that worked if I had a panic attacked. Recently I haven't been doing it because I ran out of medicine but I was going strong about 8 months.

[@matthewcollins1748]

@@Clearycolin3011 thanks for replying 🙏 Glad its helped your anxiety and I hope It reliefs mine to but only just started my journey 😊 Did you every up your microdose ? .3 let's say.

[@chromedeluxo4278]

just took 2.2 grams for the second time and i’m so exited to just let things happen, been sitting here for abt 40 mins and i’m starting to feel so calm and nice. colors are so much more saturated. and ik in like 30 mins imma be fucjing freaking out but, this feels so nice so far, i really think i’m boutta have a really nice trip :) sleep well everyone 🙏🏻 ❤️

[@lunamarie7931]

after a decade dealing with PTSD, i can see how mushies have had such a positive impact on me. im now able to live a normal life with joy and calmness rather than constant anxiety. im so grateful for Earth and all her healing elements, truly miraculous.

[@supperpuppy8]

As someone who has been dealing with depression for as long as i can remember and dealing with a eating disorder, shrooms changed my whole perspective. I could only think about how beautiful my life could be if i treated myself better and felt an immediate difference the next day and haven’t looked back since. I was on a very low dose that had no visuals but i think that allowed me to get more comfortable with my thoughts and really deconstruct myself. Those lil funky dudes changed my life

[@LordOfDhara]

I rarely get intense visuals with mushrooms. You really have to take like 5gs+ to make the world melt. A 2-3g dose is super therapeutic though that's one really nice thing about it. Don't totally have to rip reality in two to get healing benifits.

[@hankwheels]

Governments: Alcohol? HELL YEAH, everybody keep drinking!! Also governments: Mushrooms? Hell no, that stuff is dangerous!!! Jail for you!

[@realtalk4994]

Well...kind of...but it's actually more that alcohol is legal now because there's a wider public demand for it, and because there's money to be made. Same reason why marijuana is more mainstream now and on the cusp of being legalized completely. A large portion of the public demanded it and fought for it, and then states started getting revenue from it, and they don't want to let go of that revenue.

[@robertcarhiboux3164]

man this was so interesting! so much valuable information in such a small amount of time! great work!

[@irreverentbard7322]

I was experiencing acute depression, and had severe ptsd. After a year of therapy to no avail. After 2 experiences with this substance, I had an emotional breakthrough, and the subsequent talk therapy afterwards was so transformative. I no longer have self-harming tendencies.

[@ssiddarth]

Really well made video- Interesting topic, appropriate length, great host with a clear voice, relevant text & pic displays and a quick sponsor plug which was again of a service that's relevant to this channel & it's viewers; Amazing work Scishow team, thank-you 👏❤️

[@nerdette314159]

11 grams of magic mushrooms allowed me to come off of my SSRI and no longer do I have depression. They truly are magic.

[@jessamynspain1466]

Awesome Savannah! Keep up the good work!

[@Jerryberger9235]

Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it’s just so hard to source here

[@zoeywinston6826]

Psychedelics are the reason why i didn’t take my life when i was at my end. I was stripped of my ego and saw the beauty of life and interconnectivity and even though i still battle anxiety and depression, I’m doing better everyday and will never think in such a self destructive way again.

[@georgewilliams1062]

@@zoeywinston6826 LSD and mushrooms completely changed my whole outlook on life. I became a better version of myself

[@sarahh321]

@@georgewilliams1062 [_James_tray] Reliable source for your psychssssss

[@petramatejkova6735]

@@sarahh321 How to find??

[@sarahh321]

@@petramatejkova6735 ig

[@the-cleric4821]

Thank you SOOOOO MUCH for this video!!! Psychedelic science needs to be explored by rational minds

[@XenoTravis]

I just made an appointment for iv ketamine therapy after being approved. I am not excited as it isn't something to smile at. But my high dose mushroom trip was by far the best therapy experience I've had.

[@alexl5368]

I've heard tons of great things with Ketamine therapy.

[@natetheg8]

Been doing the ketamine infusion therapy for maybe 4-5 months. Honestly hasn’t done much for me. It makes me feel really sick. Probably going to stop.

[@K31TH3R]

As someone with experience with both ketamine and psilocybin, my feeling is that ketamine provides nothing near the deep introspective and thought provoking attributes of psilocybin. One of the fundamental properties of ketamine is dissociative in nature, which is fine for putting distance between yourself and the negativity in your life by numbing your mind to external stimulation and giving you a few days of respite from your normal outlook. However, psilocybin does not dissociate you from your negativity, it offers you a pathway towards confronting it directly, and gives you a tool to dig to the very root of your negativity, and often leads to a series of thoughts which removes your harmful thought processes altogether. But I hope your experience is different than mine, substances have a funny way of having unexpectedly different impacts on different people.

[@ynalak7]

Everyone is different, my friend who has tried both k and psilocybin found the k massively improved her depression while psilocybin had a very weak effect. Best of luck

[@Heothbremel]

Ketamine did help me, but it definitely needed to be paired with therapy during the trip to work, with a theralist who was very experienced in specifically psychedelic trips and i deeply trusted. I truly hope that you find whatever treatment that will help you. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@tundrafire2590]

I've never experienced hallucinations from psylacibin, only a strong sense of nostalgia, feeling like a kid again

[@MindNow]

*Oh magic mushrooms… you are truly magical* 🙏❤️

[@sety409]

Can confirm. Cured my depression a few years back in Mexico ;). Paradigm shift. To this day I can’t imagine achieving my personal growth without it.

[@CatFish107]

The only legible notes I took during college were from that one day I had some powerful iced tea for breakfast. Microdosed, and feeling like I could connect concepts one or two steps ahead of what the prof was speaking about. There's potential there, and hopefully in the future, a more responsible way of using this for enhanced learning.

[@ellybooboo]

Great video and nicely explained. Thank you.

[@sabinajoh]

I hope all studies come out well because I’ve been depressed for years and it’s still there just dampened by my antidepressants and it keeps coming back. If it becomes an actual treatment I’d be down to try it Update: They have a phase 2 trial in my country and I’m a potential candidate so hey I might get in

[@fridaygoodnews8698]

godtripy got psych* You will get them there

[@floorskin1]

My bro, if you are keen, find a friend that has experience, and get them to take you foraging, find your own, and trip sit you. Don't wait.

[@erad05]

Do it! Go for it. It only can get better.

[@incollectio]

Btw, it really bothers me that I can't see the number of dislikes, nor even the like-to-dislike ratio. I'd be really curious what the overall sentiment is on a topic like this. Why, KZbin, why... 🤦‍♂️

[@bn1142]

I can still see it, that's weird

[@bn1142]

(It's currently 531 up to 3 down, so pretty excellent ratio)

[@ruby11]

@@bn1142 and it’s now 723 up and still just 3 down. There seem to be people that go around downvoting everything, no matter what.

[@Fomites]

@@ruby11 Probably Evangelicals or other religious types.

[@davidsalazar13]

👍1.3K 👎8

[@OliverCaesar]

I love microdosing. I usually do it monthly. Sometimes a few days in a row. It's really helped me in a lot of ways. Helps with depression, anxiety, and clarity.

[@09BRX]

I would love to try it. Sick a tired of SSRI intake for years. Where did u get yours and whats the microdosu u used

[@DemitheDaredevil]

I love your passion when talking about the potential supplement being created

[@jamesnurgle6368]

the one innaccuracy is that it's supposed to be a good trip. the trips induced for therapy are very difficult, taking the patient to the heart of their trauma or issues and is an incredibly difficult time for most, that's a big part of why on trip day a therapist sits by, only talking to the patient when asked something.

[@jamesnurgle6368]

@Paul Gauthier I definitely see your point, and I'm not saying for a moment that these compounds can't be helpful for people without that. however it does seem to be much more direct and much less risky with the proper support, for some people this is shamanic rituals, for some it's doctors and some can process and implement themselves. the thing is that a lot of the research on mushrooms for example uses the equivalent phsilophybin dose to around 8g of dried golden teachers, which for an inexperienced person could be... a tad dramatic. I think if people do try to self treat they need to build experience and do their research but I still worry that some people would get lost in the wrong search. As for the privileged elite, I think (especially in a nationalised healthcare system) the relatively short treatment period would dramatically reduce costs and make it far more accessible, which is one of the aims of researchers like David Nutt. I know they're also trying to work on guides that would help people who can't access services at all, but that all needs to be based on clinical research with patients where they can be hands on.

[@MAJ0ROCEL0T]

I suffer from genuinely debilitating Cluster Headaches and there has been a lot of links between microdosing of mushrooms leading to total or long periods of remissions. I really hope the government loosens restrictions

[@dumbbitch5386]

I tripped for the first time recently and I would seriously recommend it to ppl with depression and intrusive thoughts it rlly helped

[@JohnLee-nj9pw]

I'm on shrooms as I type this. I NEVER tripped at all. I instead experienced ENLIGHTENMENT, AWAKENING, I have NEVER experienced before. I felt like I grew 10 feet tall. The house became smaller. I feel like I can do ANYTHING if I put my mind to it. Not egotistical or delusional but very confident with no cockiness or "I'm the shitness." Just an even balance of confidence and lack of fear. Connecting with the spirit of the world and seeing beauty in everything. Once again I did not trip AT ALL. For example, I smoked a loose tobacco cigarette and began wondering why. It did NOTHING for me. I felt like smoking is beneath me, not in an arrogant way but in a way that I don't need it. The smoke looked cool, I'll admit but it did really nothing for me. So confident that it didn't affect me. I felt so good that the smoke actually bounced OFF of me ON THE INSIDE and really couldn't touch me, not affecting me at all. Great experience, as I am a person who has battled depression for over 20 years now. All of that time with depression was erased in my mind after the first hour and whatever affects the depression had on me left me, completely. It's more like I needed confidence and self assurance and since I didn't have it, depression consumed me. However, on shrooms, the depression and its effects, evaporated almost like I never had it. Amazing, it's like my true essence and spirit grew and destroyed any negativity, without it being negative itself. I can't stop smiling, not just on my face but on the inside. I ate my salad in 5 minutes, like it was the best meal I ever had in my life. Now I understand why the government (DEVILS!) made this illegal. If people used this, there would be no need for the government and they would probably be overthrown, in a POSITIVE way. I mean that SERIOUSLY. I took this as a way of curing my depression and in less than 2 hours, it did just that. I can't believe how naturally powerful I feel right now. Once again, not tripping just calm, peaceful but strong confidence radiating, almost as if you can see it shining through my skin. I truly now believe you can do ANYTHING you put your mind to. Not like jumping from a roof and expecting to fly. No. That's silly. I'm talking about figuring out your problems and finding out a way to conquer them, for good. Taking on a task and growing WITHIN that task to getting it done, knowing there are NO LIMITS to what you can accomplish. I Thank The Most High I took this mushroom just 3 and a half hours ago of typing this. It's like a warm blanket of happiness, engulfing me in positive vibes and a confident spirit that isn't afraid of anything, even death. I don't want to die but feeling as if I do, my essence continues despite the ceasing of the physical body my spirit is in. My senses are heightened in a way I can't even describe right now. I hear and see everything on a spiritual level. This is NOT AT ALL A TRIP but an AWAKENING, AN ENLIGHTENMENT, BEYOND AN EPIPHANY. I'm glad I took it. The strain is called p envy. Very strong and I would recommend it to ANYONE who suffers from depression and anxiety as I once did. Again, as I ONCE DID. Peace to ALL who read my honest and pure testimony of this first time experience.

[@JohnLee-nj9pw]

@andygriffin1543 What tag? I don't see it. I typed yours but nothing came up.

[@Imitatechrist]

You my man, just experienced what is Christ. What is meant my the wholy (holy) Spirit. Let's delve deep. Thanks for the report. I may ask what mass of dried ones you had yourself?

[@h7opolo]

no cap, mushroom caps cured my long-term, chronic depression