Your Brain on Psilocybin

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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[roarodneal]

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.

[savannahwoods]

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 :)

[WilliamsMadison-jh]

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.

[WilliamSok-ibms]

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

[stevenolson]

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.

[huwguyver]

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.

[royperry]

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.

[brooklynbaywatch]

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.

[Nuke_Skywalker]

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

[JohnDoe-xpiy]

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.

[nicolereed]

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.

[bigsoftgrizzly]

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 much better. So much happier about life

[brazenbull]

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

[martialwoods-gytb]

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

[elizabethwilliams]

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.

[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."

[Kevinarthuryoutube]

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

[calliope]

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.

[TimTalley]

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

[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!