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Most effective treatment for depression = psychedelics. They have been used by shamans for eons for this reason. A lot of modern research into this (including 1

Most effective treatment for depression = psychedelics. They have been used by shamans for eons for this reason. A lot of modern research into this (including 1000s of research studies from the 50s and 60s) confirms it. It was only because Nixon didn't like the fact that kids were not going to war, that the war on drugs was started.

MrDresden 4y ago
Psilocybin has done wonders for my anxiety and depression in the past.
DFHippie 4y ago
> It was only because Nixon didn't like the fact that kids were not going to war, that the war on drugs was started. Was it this or that he saw asserting dominance over youth culture as a political winner? Judging from the present moment, bullying the less powerful seems to have a lot of political juice. People want to keep the uppities down.
woevdbz 4y ago
I'm not sure we know about the side effects very well yet though?
sneak 4y ago
Please do not assert pet theories as established scientific consensus or fact.
- pineconewarrior 4y ago
  Lack of citation does not make it a "pet theory". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6767816/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6767816/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01744-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01744-z Go search it before being rude
  - wkearney99 4y ago
    Or, include the links yourself when making such claims? Unsupported comments are perhaps just as rude?
meijer 4y ago
Book recommendation: "How to Change Your Mind" (Michael Pollan)
tsol 4y ago
Not everyone wants to trip in order to feel alright, and not everyone can handle it. Children and the elderly come to mind
- multiplegeorges 4y ago
  When used for treatment, you don't "trip" in the recreational sense. The medication is taken in a very controlled environment with a highly trained mental health professional. There are also pre- and post-sessions to help people prepare for the experience and come out from it with positive outcomes. Agreed that children probably shouldn't be given such strong drugs. I don't think you'd find a professional advocating for that. As for the elderly, the drugs have been used in near-death therapy with elderly terminal patients. It has helped people overcome their fear and anxiety around dying and come to terms with their situation in a peaceful way.
  - olyjohn 4y ago
    It's just too bad that most people can't get access to this treatment. It's extremely difficult to get into, and impossible for most people.

MrDresden 4y ago

Psilocybin has done wonders for my anxiety and depression in the past.

DFHippie 4y ago

> It was only because Nixon didn't like the fact that kids were not going to war, that the war on drugs was started. Was it this or that he saw asserting dominance over youth culture as a political winner? Judging from the present moment, bullying the less powerful seems to have a lot of political juice. People want to keep the uppities down.

woevdbz 4y ago

I'm not sure we know about the side effects very well yet though?

sneak 4y ago

Please do not assert pet theories as established scientific consensus or fact.

pineconewarrior 4y ago
Lack of citation does not make it a "pet theory". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6767816/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6767816/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01744-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01744-z Go search it before being rude
- wkearney99 4y ago
  Or, include the links yourself when making such claims? Unsupported comments are perhaps just as rude?

meijer 4y ago

Book recommendation: "How to Change Your Mind" (Michael Pollan)

tsol 4y ago

Not everyone wants to trip in order to feel alright, and not everyone can handle it. Children and the elderly come to mind

multiplegeorges 4y ago
When used for treatment, you don't "trip" in the recreational sense. The medication is taken in a very controlled environment with a highly trained mental health professional. There are also pre- and post-sessions to help people prepare for the experience and come out from it with positive outcomes. Agreed that children probably shouldn't be given such strong drugs. I don't think you'd find a professional advocating for that. As for the elderly, the drugs have been used in near-death therapy with elderly terminal patients. It has helped people overcome their fear and anxiety around dying and come to terms with their situation in a peaceful way.
- olyjohn 4y ago
  It's just too bad that most people can't get access to this treatment. It's extremely difficult to get into, and impossible for most people.