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Anecdotally, I've also noticed the most profound lasting positive effects on my mood after the worst trip I ever had- an absolute nightmare for no good reason (

by nverno 5y ago

Anecdotally, I've also noticed the most profound lasting positive effects on my mood after the worst trip I ever had- an absolute nightmare for no good reason (same people I'd tripped with before, familiar places, etc), but the following couple weeks I was on cloud 9. There are so many confounding factors, but at the time I was completely convinced the trip was responsible for the following positive period. The experience was sort of like an extremely intense workout, or emerging from a sweat lodge- it was painful, but led to a sort of rebirth. It may be simply, when you're already in good spirits prior to tripping, the results are just less noticeable afterward.

sharadov 5y ago
Did you see lasting changes? Or they were mostly temporary.
- nverno 5y ago
  I've never made it enough of a habit to feel like I've had long-lasting changes, but I do have one friend with serious life-long depression, who has approached psilocybin use methodically, as a means of treatment along with periodic ketamine dosing, and it seems to be working quite well. However, I'm not sure about long-lasting effects after quitting these drugs entirely. There are so many life-factors influencing 'depression'. Everything is just strange when tripping, from the things you see to human interactions to life in general- whether the strangeness is beautiful or terrifying depends on the trip, but afterward it can have a lasting (at least long after the drug has worn off) child-like appreciation for things that might've been mundane, boring, or tedious. How long this break from monotony, or revitalization lasts, is hard to say.
rrrrrrrrrrrryan 5y ago
~70% of people who have "bad trips" don't regret the experience. The terminology is actually being phased out, especially in the medical community. "Good" and "bad" might be appropriate descriptors if you're just trying to get high and have fun, but they're not quite right if you're trying to work on yourself and your mental health. Some trips are easy, some trips are difficult, and just like in real life, it's often the difficult journeys which cause us to learn and grow most.

by nverno 5y ago

sharadov 5y ago

Did you see lasting changes? Or they were mostly temporary.

nverno 5y ago
I've never made it enough of a habit to feel like I've had long-lasting changes, but I do have one friend with serious life-long depression, who has approached psilocybin use methodically, as a means of treatment along with periodic ketamine dosing, and it seems to be working quite well. However, I'm not sure about long-lasting effects after quitting these drugs entirely. There are so many life-factors influencing 'depression'. Everything is just strange when tripping, from the things you see to human interactions to life in general- whether the strangeness is beautiful or terrifying depends on the trip, but afterward it can have a lasting (at least long after the drug has worn off) child-like appreciation for things that might've been mundane, boring, or tedious. How long this break from monotony, or revitalization lasts, is hard to say.

rrrrrrrrrrrryan 5y ago

~70% of people who have "bad trips" don't regret the experience. The terminology is actually being phased out, especially in the medical community. "Good" and "bad" might be appropriate descriptors if you're just trying to get high and have fun, but they're not quite right if you're trying to work on yourself and your mental health. Some trips are easy, some trips are difficult, and just like in real life, it's often the difficult journeys which cause us to learn and grow most.