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Re: Psiloscoby: Psilocybin Brewed by Kombucha

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Post by pampa »

Pelic4n wrote: post #56
blodkorv wrote: post #45

I have three friends who all have or have had hppd. I find this lax attitude of psilocybin worrying especially when nobody seems to warn about the dangers of hppd. One friend of mine had it for 6months and was lucky that it passed away, the two others are in a living hell and will never have a normal life again. I know its supposed to be rare, but the amount of people i read of having some form of it is too many for…

>The two others are in a living hell and will never have a normal life again. With that degree of seriousness it can be not HPPD but underlying psychosis or schizophrenia that has been activated by the drug. It happens with cannabis too. I hope they are followed by a psychiatrist and on proper medication. I agree with you. I believe psychedelics open a door in in the brain that can never close back. A lot of people h…

> It's not technically an hallucination I don't think it's hppd, but it's something.

I think you just learend to pay attention to nuance in color and color combinations. I had similiar experience without psychedelics after taking a course on color and color composition by a graphic artist. The course was a combination of traditional color and composition theory with art therapy.

My perception was never the same after, i learned to find joy in stopping for a moment and contemplating the things i see. Even if it is a trashcan with peeling layers of fading paint.

Re: Psiloscoby: Psilocybin Brewed by Kombucha

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Post by ourcat »

moistly wrote: post #29
PragmaticPulp wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a neutral opinion on Psilocybin in general, but beware the selection bias in internet comment sections. Positive comments get upvoted and praised, negative experiences get dismissed with a mix of victim blaming (usually "set and setting" comments) or explained away as exacerbating pre-existing underlying conditions. Eventually those with bad experiences give up on participating in discussions. It does appear t…

In performing due diligence, I discovered several of the stock exchange listed shroom startups are paying pump-n-dump “analysts” to promote psilocybin across speculator, investor, and general social media. Not coincidentally, their penny stocks valuations have seen a remarkable rise over the past couple of months. I expect that we’ll soon see the dump part of the pump.

Sadly, the pink sheets thrive on those kinds of "articles" about companies to 'pump' them up. Sure, some people will make money, but it's an absolute farce.

Re: Psiloscoby: Psilocybin Brewed by Kombucha

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Post by ourcat »

wavefunction wrote: post #22
LilBytes wrote: post #13

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Don't try it outside for the first time unless you've previously tripped. After which, yes. r/Outside trips can be so incredibly rewarding If you are going to try it for the first time, and for most I feel you should at least consider it. Please first do it in the comfort of your own home before venturing to r/Outside. This way if you're not familiar with the experience, and you get to a place of discomfort. You can…

I can only offer an anecdote but it's fine outside your first time as long as you're comfortable with yourself and your life and setting. I wouldn't do it around other people who aren't part of your adventure though.

I would only do psychedelics around people I trust completely.

Strangers and, as you say, people who just aren't in to it will just raise the likelihood of having a bummer.

Re: Psiloscoby: Psilocybin Brewed by Kombucha

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Post by dkdbejwi383 »

AntiImperialist wrote: post #43

Cool! But even if it turns out to be practically possible, I wouldn't do it because I'm against GMO.

What do you eat then? Not being funny, but practically all food stuffs are GMO. Over centuries, farmers have selected the "best" crops (whether that be for hardiness, fast-growing, large fruit bearing, etc).

Re: Psiloscoby: Psilocybin Brewed by Kombucha

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Post by AntiImperialist »

dkdbejwi383 wrote: post #64
AntiImperialist wrote: post #43

Cool! But even if it turns out to be practically possible, I wouldn't do it because I'm against GMO.

What do you eat then? Not being funny, but practically all food stuffs are GMO. Over centuries, farmers have selected the "best" crops (whether that be for hardiness, fast-growing, large fruit bearing, etc).

"Artificial selection" (which is just a terrible name for coevolution with humans) is different. It happens in a longer time period of time so the rest of the eco-system (including humans) gets to coevolve with it.

I know there is a lot of propaganda that goes into it, mostly to paint the opposition as uneducated irrational village idiots so you can dismiss anyone who brings this up... or you feel the urge to educate them about the basics, so let me frame it another way which may be easier to understand:

Are you familiar with the problem of invasive species (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_species)? It's when certain species of plants or animals are introduced into a different eco-system that hasn't evolved with that particular animal or plant... and the whole eco-system goes out of whack. All GMOs are potential invasive species to all eco-systems. This problem does not exist (or is negligible) with artificial selection.

Re: Psiloscoby: Psilocybin Brewed by Kombucha

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Post by kstenerud »

AntiImperialist wrote: post #57
Pelic4n wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well I hope you don't get diabetes because that's how insulin is made. If you'd like to educate yourself: https://www.tga.gov.au/guidance-21-medicines-produced-geneti...

I won't get diabetes, because I don't eat shit food that the "scientists" want me to eat in the first place.

Diabetes is one of the oldest diseases described in written form (circa 1500 BCE in Egypt). Just how long have these "scientists" wanted us to eat "shit food"?

Re: Psiloscoby: Psilocybin Brewed by Kombucha

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Post by kstenerud »

AntiImperialist wrote: post #66
dkdbejwi383 wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you eat then? Not being funny, but practically all food stuffs are GMO. Over centuries, farmers have selected the "best" crops (whether that be for hardiness, fast-growing, large fruit bearing, etc).

"Artificial selection" (which is just a terrible name for coevolution with humans) is different. It happens in a longer time period of time so the rest of the eco-system (including humans) gets to coevolve with it. I know there is a lot of propaganda that goes into it, mostly to paint the opposition as uneducated irrational village idiots so you can dismiss anyone who brings this up... or you feel the urge to educate…

Which GMO species are invasive? And how do you know which genetic coercion methods pose a greater danger of mutating a non-invasive species into an invasive one?

Re: Psiloscoby: Psilocybin Brewed by Kombucha

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Post by Wirerack »

AntiImperialist wrote: post #57
Pelic4n wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well I hope you don't get diabetes because that's how insulin is made. If you'd like to educate yourself: https://www.tga.gov.au/guidance-21-medicines-produced-geneti...

I won't get diabetes, because I don't eat shit food that the "scientists" want me to eat in the first place.

I hope you don't get Type 1 then...

Re: Psiloscoby: Psilocybin Brewed by Kombucha

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Post by noneeeed »

saiya-jin wrote: post #59
Pelic4n wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>The two others are in a living hell and will never have a normal life again. With that degree of seriousness it can be not HPPD but underlying psychosis or schizophrenia that has been activated by the drug. It happens with cannabis too. I hope they are followed by a psychiatrist and on proper medication. I agree with you. I believe psychedelics open a door in in the brain that can never close back. A lot of people h…

> it can be not HPPD but underlying psychosis or schizophrenia that has been activated by the drug This is crucial part - tons of folks are a mess inside, and either it will never manifest fully (but they won't be perfectly normal balanced happy human beings either, just some grey zone), or it will with some shock - be it car crash, heavy alcohol use, tough breakup, death in close family or psychedelics for example.…

That's one of my low-key worries in life. People go through life apparantly happy and healthy, and then bam some event unlocks or triggers something and they spend the rest of their life with crippling, life changing mental illness.
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