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Or a more recent example, the pilot who suffered from depression having a psychotic break after taking mushrooms, because he thought he was trapped in a dream o

Or a more recent example, the pilot who suffered from depression having a psychotic break after taking mushrooms, because he thought he was trapped in a dream or hell, and attempting to crash an entire plane full of people as a result.

cmrdporcupine 3y ago
Mushrooms get this "harmless" reputation because, y'know, they're "natural" etc... There's now a big push to get them legalized somehow here in Canada, and full-on illegal stores popping up around that the police don't seem to be all that interested in shutting down. But having been down that road... I'd say the side-effects from them were always more paranoia and reality-destructuring to me (and not usually in any kind of pleasant way) than LSD or other things I tried back when I was young and unwise. The one advantage I suppose would be that they wear off after 4-5 hours. Not so LSD. Takes days to become normal after an LSD event. No thanks.
- InCityDreams 3y ago
  60 years old - just got back into mushrooms and acid (lsd). After 30 years of only booze, i drink less and regret avoiding the hallucinogenic for so long. YMMV...it's not all doom znd gloom, and the 'out of control-ness', that can happen is nothing compared to getting drunk but a certain amount of time should be allocated for reflection after a sizeable trip. Microdosing, which several of my friends do, seems to work for everyone. I prefer to get fucked up and take a week to think about things.
jhogendorn 3y ago
Yeah thats not what happened, if we are referring to the same incident. He had had a close friend pass recently and he had, within the last few weeks, used mushrooms to help treat the depression/grief. Ie he did not crash the plane mid psychotic break slash psychadelic trip.
- bugglebeetle 3y ago
  I never claimed that he was mid-trip? But by his own admission, the use of mushrooms induced some form of psychosis that distorted his ability to perceive time or understand what and what is not reality. I fully support decriminalization of psychedelics, but I also don’t think they’re free from harms, especially for those with mental health problems.

cmrdporcupine 3y ago

Mushrooms get this "harmless" reputation because, y'know, they're "natural" etc... There's now a big push to get them legalized somehow here in Canada, and full-on illegal stores popping up around that the police don't seem to be all that interested in shutting down. But having been down that road... I'd say the side-effects from them were always more paranoia and reality-destructuring to me (and not usually in any kind of pleasant way) than LSD or other things I tried back when I was young and unwise. The one advantage I suppose would be that they wear off after 4-5 hours. Not so LSD. Takes days to become normal after an LSD event. No thanks.

InCityDreams 3y ago
60 years old - just got back into mushrooms and acid (lsd). After 30 years of only booze, i drink less and regret avoiding the hallucinogenic for so long. YMMV...it's not all doom znd gloom, and the 'out of control-ness', that can happen is nothing compared to getting drunk but a certain amount of time should be allocated for reflection after a sizeable trip. Microdosing, which several of my friends do, seems to work for everyone. I prefer to get fucked up and take a week to think about things.

jhogendorn 3y ago

Yeah thats not what happened, if we are referring to the same incident. He had had a close friend pass recently and he had, within the last few weeks, used mushrooms to help treat the depression/grief. Ie he did not crash the plane mid psychotic break slash psychadelic trip.

bugglebeetle 3y ago
I never claimed that he was mid-trip? But by his own admission, the use of mushrooms induced some form of psychosis that distorted his ability to perceive time or understand what and what is not reality. I fully support decriminalization of psychedelics, but I also don’t think they’re free from harms, especially for those with mental health problems.