Same experience but while I was in college, and I was not a casual or recreational user. I fully bought into the whole psychedelic mythology, poured of Erowid t

Same experience but while I was in college, and I was not a casual or recreational user. I fully bought into the whole psychedelic mythology, poured of Erowid trip reports, read books by Timothy Leary, kept trip journals, trip-sat for friends, tripped in nature, tripped alone, experienced ego death, etc. At one point I even backpacked a short portion of the Appalachian trail with a friend and ate mushrooms each morning before setting out. The "insights" I gained certainly felt profound at the time, but they were kind of silly in retrospect. I'm actually cringing a bit right now remembering what I was like back then. I remember going on a first date with a girl the day after a particularly intense mushroom trip and trying to share my "wisdom" with her. She must have thought I was completely insane haha. Sitting here now almost a decade since my last trip, I can't say it permanently changed my outlook on anything. I still dealt with a lot of depression and confusion in my 20s, just like anyone else. The things that really ended up moving the needle for my depression and anxiety were: quitting alcohol, lifting three times a week, therapy, getting married, and having a kid.