As I understand the effects from previous papers I've read, it has an immediate change to neuroplasticity which allows you to be present for a time after dosing. So I thought this went without saying. But, glad for any codification that might help relieve anhedonia, depression or even PTSD in some cases (though Ketamine seems to still have better results for PTSD).

I keep waiting for it to be legal so I can buy some. Haven't had any since college, decades ago. It's so annoying because I really think it would help my mental. Fuck.

Shrooms are some of the most healing medicines. Sometimes it takes just one macro dose to literally cure you of something.

I smoked for like 15 years then vapes for 15, and hardcore. Quit completely after one 5g trip, and haven't smoked for years since.

I’m not sure why this has to be said. You’re experiencing a completely altered reality. How could you not be in the moment? That’s like saying visiting a new place makes you more present.

Nom nom!

Its funny seeing all the stories about research into psilocybin because it pretty much always ends up confirming what people who use them already know. It absolutely has therapeutic applications in terms of mental health. I have had good trips and bad trips, but the clarity of mind and reduction in depressive symptoms afterwards is always very apparent to me. It is far beyond time to decriminalize (and legalize) the ownership of fruiting bodies of psilocybin. What is so absurd is that you can buy, own, and transport the mycelium of psylocybin; the actual organism which produces the mushroom. Its just another one of those things that happens when lawmakers jobs become lining their own pockets and cowtowing to corporate interests instead of tending to keeping the law functional and sane.

Everything I've read confirms my experience with psilocybin. I had two psychiatrists who not only supported me in adding microdoses to my drug regimin, but helped me fine tune the dose to manage depressive symptoms. Like the article says, it quiets the noise and makes me feel more present in my thoughts.

However, this was in British Columbia, and after I moved to a different province I could no longer obtain psilocybin because it's still criminalized here.

It's so strange to move from one place where my drugs are decriminalized and supported to another where I'm advised not to do them in case I get caught.

I love it. It’s great for mindfulness.

Michael Pollan has written some good stuff about it too.