From my research into the topic I've labeled microdosing
under "cool homeopathy".
Paul Stamets on the interrelationship among mushrooms, consciousness, and nature
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#142Obligatory video of Stamets on the Joe Rogan Experience (it's not terrible!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ6Ym719urg
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#143The problem with psychedelics is they only make you "more" of what you are. It's the spotlighting effect multiplied. Especially when "bad" people take them they just become even more of an asshole, or dare I say when stupid people take them they just revel in the intoxication. You just have to read the old research literature on LSD like stuff from James Fadiman to understand that these are extremely dangerous substa…
> Especially when "bad" people take them they just become even more of an asshole Is this true? I have not partaken, but everything I have read is that people see the interconnection and interrelatedness of all things, which would seem to cause a “bad person” to become less of an asshole. Am I wrong on this?
Personally, I have never seen a person become a worse person after a psychedelic trip, and I've been around this a lot. I have seen many selfish and hateful people seeing outside their perceptions for the first time and finally realizing that they are a human just like everyone else, not some perfect saint free of flaws, or whatever else they had concocted in their head through the lens societal norms.
There are people, particularly among the younger, that take the drugs to "get f'd up". And I've seen those people have great times and come back more grounded and with more respect for reality, and I've seen those people have horrific experiences, in which their ego's are stripped and they are forced to see the impact their behavior has on the whole. Those experiences usually affect for much longer and are more immediately negative. But from what I've seen of those, the people who change most for the better are the ones that have the most to change, and the one's that have the most to change usually have the more intense/difficult realizations. There are such things as bad trips and there are people that come out worse, I won't deny that. But what I've seen is that the difficult experiences end up being the most valuable. It usually hurts to realise your whole life has been meaningless chasing of someone else's dream, or that you've been an asshole to everyone and making the world a worse place. But you can't intentionally change what you don't know exists.
Re: Paul Stamets on the interrelationship among mushrooms, consciousness, and nature
#144The problem with psychedelics is they only make you "more" of what you are. It's the spotlighting effect multiplied. Especially when "bad" people take them they just become even more of an asshole, or dare I say when stupid people take them they just revel in the intoxication. You just have to read the old research literature on LSD like stuff from James Fadiman to understand that these are extremely dangerous substa…
Have you ever taken psychedelics?
Re: Paul Stamets on the interrelationship among mushrooms, consciousness, and nature
#145Earlier quoted context omitted.
His mushroom-based products are well known for containing only trace amounts of the active ingredients. They are a scam and beg question of Stamet's claims and motives.
Could you provide some evidence of this?
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#146I received some very helpful wisdom on this topic, many years ago in my early teens, from a random guy I met on a beach. He said "if you are interested in tripping, you'll almost surely do it. Just be sure to never feel pressured to do it at any one time - it'll always be there. When you do, just be sure you feel comfortable, not tense, and are in a good situation, among friends, and so on. ", basically how to avoid…
I think that because psychedelics are illegal part of why people do them is to satisfy their need for danger. This is the person who thinks “why the hell not!” when taking acid for the first time from a stranger at a party. They’re in this rule breaking mindset already, so stuff like “set and setting” is just one more rule to break. It’s like if scuba diving was illegal. I’m doubtful that people would do it as carefu…
yup, peer pressure is probably the worst reason to do anything!
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#147I've been microdosing psilocybin daily for the past six months during quarantine as a bit of a cognitive experiment. I feel a lot more switched on and focused in my work. Reading these posts I wonder what other diseases such as Parkinson's, seizures, PTSD, depression, anxiety have yet to be studied and require more research. Can anyone speak to this? Anything else I should add to my stack?
Nice to have such a steady access to psilocybin. Why not LSD, by the way? > I've been microdosing psilocybin daily for the past six months, [...] I didn't get COVID. Made me laugh.
Easier to grow in the cupboard :)
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#148I've been microdosing psilocybin daily for the past six months during quarantine as a bit of a cognitive experiment. I feel a lot more switched on and focused in my work. Reading these posts I wonder what other diseases such as Parkinson's, seizures, PTSD, depression, anxiety have yet to be studied and require more research. Can anyone speak to this? Anything else I should add to my stack?
I started microdosing psilocybin since 3 years, sometime every day, sometime once every 1 or 2 weeks. When I take it the morning, I am very focused on my work, but also I am less stressed and anxious. I had a Tinder period with lot of date and psilocybin really help to build confident with women.
Interesting, when I was microdosing LSD I was much more social: less social anxiety, more outgoing and more friendly. (A nicer person, as far as I can tell!) Also I was able to consistently keep an early bedtime for the first time in my life.
The most interesting effect for me was that it became impossible to procrastinate. (I normally spend 99% of my time procrastinating.) I would go on YouTube or Reddit but the whole time I was just consciously aware that I was trying to distract myself from something... so in the end it was easier to just go ahead and do the damn thing to get it off my mind. Very productive time for me.
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#149i don't like this argument at all. protecting the environment is an immense responsibility that we all share, so the argument veers close to implying that choosing not to take psychedelic drugs is morally wrong -- willfully choosing to inhibit "evolutionary intelligence". i've noticed that in the last couple years, psychedelic advocates have shifted from advocating for legalization and increased research (very good i…
I have to agree with this and have noticed the same thing in my circles. It’s like travel. It should make you more open-minded and more well rounded, and yet ... there are people for whom it does just the opposite ...
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#150Earlier quoted context omitted.
I started microdosing psilocybin since 3 years, sometime every day, sometime once every 1 or 2 weeks. When I take it the morning, I am very focused on my work, but also I am less stressed and anxious. I had a Tinder period with lot of date and psilocybin really help to build confident with women.
Do you take the psilocybin specifically before the date? Or just in general, the microdosing has made you better with women
Every morning of the day of the date, but surely in general too, I feel like upgraded in every field possible with a long terme cure.