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How about psilocybin? One recent article posted here suggested something like one dose every six months had measurable impact on depression.
by jb1991 4y ago
How about psilocybin? One recent article posted here suggested something like one dose every six months had measurable impact on depression.
- asdff 4y agoI support psychadelic legalization but at the same time I wonder how much of the antidepressive effect of psychadelics is just from giving space for thought in your day to day life. For exmaple, the modern human wakes up, starts scrolling instagram, goes to work, goes home, continues scrolling instagram, then sleeps. There is no period of reflection or introspective thought, since every mundane activity where you could be reflecting internally, e.g. washing the dishes or walking to the train, is consumed by a podcast you have playing from your airpods. For some people, taking a psychadelic drug is the only time they give themselves to do nothing but think internally for a few hours. I wonder if they would get the same benefit just setting aside regular designated meditation time where their thoughts aren't being interloped by all these forces in modern society that vie for our attention.
- mathgladiator 4y agoFor my first infusion, I didn't wear an eye-mask and I was kind of incapacitated as I watched people come and check on my vitals. I felt this deep sense of caring that we are all in this world together and love is the most important thing. It's not just time to reflect, but also a new perspective which is hard to allow to enter the mind due to all the anxieties of the world.
- jb1991 4y agoI agree with your general point, but psilocybin does a heck of a lot more than give you space to think. It temporarily (or, as studies suggest, perhaps more long-term) also changes quite a bit about how you think.