Anybody who thinks it’s okay to lock people in a cage for picking something that grows out of wood chips and cow manure when it rains, should be hung.
It's ridiculous how society is. In some places they'd deem you more dangerous if you picked a mushroom than if you raped someone. Maybe because rape is somewhat of a "predictable" crime that happens often, but it doesn't challenge the society or pillars of authority. These drugs threaten to rip off the veil perhaps.
I think big pharma has so much to lose by millions of people who have your story. They lose on sales of valium, Ritalin, oxycodone, etc. It's time we put pharma out of business, they are one of the biggest criminals. Hats off to you sir for finding a cure the natural way.
I'm not sure if I found a cure per say, although it does sound like that's the narrative I'm purporting. As much as I expound the benefits of mushrooms, I don't think they're as magical as some people think they are. Definitely an extremely helpful tool in the right context. The vast majority of people I've met who have done them benefited.
The "cure" I found was bitter sweet, but I was able to make more sense of my issues.
I've often wondered what the experience would be like for someone who has sensory processing difficulties. I imagine that happens frequently, but until your post I never thought to seek out an account.
I feel their senses would be heightened for sure. During one of my last trips my toe was hurting, which I jammed into a door frame a week ago. I forgot I had hurt it until I took the mushrooms. A lot of little nagging pains I learned to ignore start to hurt again on mushrooms. It's not a pleasant experience for sure. I also feel a sharp pain on one particular side of my stomach every time I take mushrooms. It makes me wonder if I should get it checked.
I am happy to hear stories of how it helped people face depression, PTSD, etc. I want to take some, but I don't have anything. There is nothing to cure. How can it benefit me? I'm jealous I have nothing to cure.
A lot of people think they have nothing to cure until they realize they do. Before I didn't know depression was a thing and thought having suicidal thoughts was just a normal thing until I started going to therapy to make sense of my misery. I know a quite a few people who engage in extremely toxic behavior and very obviously have issues they need to work through, but they themselves are oblivious to it. Everyone can benefit from some sort of mental help no matter how well they seem. And even if you are completely happy and content in life, mushrooms can still give you an experience. It will show you a different realm of reality that is difficult to access sober, or at the very least it will be a fun experience.
Here's an anecdote I heard from a guy I know. He has a friend who comes from a wealthy family and the guy basically spent his entire 20s partying, drinking a lot, focused on making a ton of money (and flaunting it) and trying to bang as many chicks as possible. He was a giant douchebag and not very nice to people. This guy apparently took mushrooms once and had a trip where everyone in his life was chastising him for being a shitty person, afterwards he did a 180 in his lifestyle and now works with charities and is super nice to people. A guy like him probably never even thought he had a problem until he realized he did.
Are there any long term negative effects?
I'm talking specifically about psilocybin, and as far as I know, there is no known evidence it causes any negative physiological health effects. It's not toxic and is not addictive.
It can definitely rewire your brain, or rather, unwire your brain to an extent. Whether that is a negative or positive depends on what you deem negative or positive.
It can trigger schizophrenia, but schizophrenia is something you are already wired for if you have it, and it can be triggered at some point in your life anyway. It is said not to take psychedelics if you have family history of schizophrenia.
You hear stories of people permanently losing their minds and not being the same afterwards because they took too many or too often. It may be schizophrenia, or it may be that what one considers "losing one's mind" might actually simply be a difference in perspective. I certainly seem like I've lost my mind to some people I've known in the past. It should also be noted that because psychedelics "unwire" your brain and leave you open to accepting new ideas, it can be potentially used as a brainwashing tool. What you take in before during and after the trip also affect you. Which is why it is important to still "do the work" of bettering yourself if you're taking them for depression. If you're talking acid and then reading some incel forum for days after, you might become entrenched in incel ideas who knows.
If people take too many psychedelics over a period of time and "go crazy," it may be that they're being influenced a certain way.
I also want to note that from my experience, psilocybin also has a message of it's own. I was the opposite of a spiritual person before the first time I took mushrooms and I wasn't in a spiritual environment when I took them, but my experience was definitely spiritually.
Not generally for time to time use. Don't eat 97 grams daily for five years straight, you're never coming back from that vacation. 3 grams or less every now and again can be a good experience. I'd start with one so you have an understanding of what it is you're dealing with.
I can't speak for how it may benefit you, the experience is yours and yours alone. Sharing it with a like minded person can enhance the experience. I always preferred being alone, but that's in my nature, anyway. One thing is certain, most people are amazed by the effects and the perspective it can give. The experience is spiritual for most.
That doesn't corroborate with what I've read. Humans develop a tolerance for psilocybin very quickly. Taking them for multiple days consecutively would be pointless because you wouldn't feel anything. It's also why it's incredibly non-addictive.
