Your Brain on Psilocybin 

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DMT, LSD, and psilocybin mushrooms are truly remarkable. A few years back, I was grappling with severe depression and mental health issues, and was diagnosed with BPD. It wasn't until a friend suggested psilocybin mushrooms that things began to change for me. It was a lifesaver, and I've been completely clean for 6 years now.

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.

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

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.

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 :)

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.

Magic mushrooms. Best shrooms I’ve ever had! Had some amazing trips when I first started taking them. Now I micro dose every few days before work and it has literally changed my life completely for the better.

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.

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.

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

My recovery journey was supported by the therapeutic benefits of mushrooms.

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

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.

I have mush love for psilocybin 🍄🙏🏼❤️

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

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.

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."

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Thank you for educating people on psychedelics!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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! 🍄❤️

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

"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.

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.

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 🙏🏻 ❤️

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Psychedelic therapy is just one of those great leaps in the mental health space . It's wonderful and the fact that they serve recreational use and health as well. I can't deny tripping is fun every once in a while.

Psilocybin has actually kept me from un-aliving myself

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

I think the trip is neccessary. I've only done psychedelics a handful of times, but they have been very helpful. I think the challenges you experience are important because you are forced to overcome whatever issue it is, and that ability translates to real life, at least in my experience. I am sure this is common, but one of the first paranoid thoughts I had was, "what if I am stuck like this." In the tripping state I was able to accept that if it were so, I would just have to figure it out. I think accepting that you don't have control of a situation allows you to find what you do have control over. As Hunter S Thompson said, "Buy the ticket, take the ride.

Imagine a fungi that could potentially take billions of dollars in revenue away from big pharma. Super dangerous bro

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.

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, RU-vid, why... 🤦‍♂️

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

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.

As someone with cluster headaches and frequent depression I have high (lol) hopes for further research on this. It could help so many people.

It's funny how you instantly get that those researchers that try to get those positive benefits without actually tripping are blissfully unaware of how the experience itself links to those positive effects, which seems so obvious when you have experienced it for yourself

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.

I smoked a lot of weed in my life, due to that I was unable to have dreams. I ate one tiny mushroom, 1, and I have normal dreams again as I did before smoking weed. I am so much better overall since then. Stopped smoking as well and never felt better overall. Life's great!

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

Had one of the most profound experiences in my life thanks to psychedelics. While they are not for everyone, if you are mentally stable I recommend you try them.