Magic mushrooms found to lift severe depression in clinical trial
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Re: Magic mushrooms found to lift severe depression in clinical trial
#2From personal experience in my youth, I can definitely say that psychedelics (mushrooms in particular) can help you think in different ways that make your problems seem trivial and imminently solvable. Those changed patterns of thought seem like a revelation at the time -- like the clouds opened and an answer came down from the sky. So I'm not at all surprised with this.
That said, this study had only 12 participants with no control group -- so it's hard to draw any meaningful conclusions. But as a canary study, it says that there might be something here, so further, more rigorous studies are warranted.
Re: Magic mushrooms found to lift severe depression in clinical trial
#3It worked for me in my 20's, but I think if I tried it again in my late 30's, it might make things worse. Mushrooms don't let you hide problems from yourself.
Re: Magic mushrooms found to lift severe depression in clinical trial
#4Does anyone know what species is in the picture? Someone on the Flickr page asks if they're Cyanescens. My guess would be Allenii just based on the fact that they were found in San Bruno, but I don't have a good species concept for either.
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#5It worked for me in my 20's, but I think if I tried it again in my late 30's, it might make things worse. Mushrooms don't let you hide problems from yourself.
Then how exactly did it work for you in your 20s? Did it help you realize that you didn't have problems?
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#6This is more excellent work by ICL and the Beckley Foundation. Science is rapidly changing in this area.
Check out their publications list from this year alone, a few world firsts in there:
http://beckleyfoundation.org/resources/science-publications/
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#7When I am finishing a mushroom experience I usually have overwhelming feelings of love and am excited to start the next day. My brain is racing with all the possibilities of life and ways I can make things better for myself.
People should be coached in how to have a good mushroom experience and what to expect. Nature + fresh fruit + good music + comfy place to sleep has always been a winning combination for me.
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#8When I am finishing a mushroom experience I usually have overwhelming feelings of love and am excited to start the next day. My brain is racing with all the possibilities of life and ways I can make things better for myself. People should be coached in how to have a good mushroom experience and what to expect. Nature + fresh fruit + good music + comfy place to sleep has always been a winning combination for me.
Fresh fruit? How are you hungry let alone craving fruit on shrooms?
Re: Magic mushrooms found to lift severe depression in clinical trial
#9When I am finishing a mushroom experience I usually have overwhelming feelings of love and am excited to start the next day. My brain is racing with all the possibilities of life and ways I can make things better for myself. People should be coached in how to have a good mushroom experience and what to expect. Nature + fresh fruit + good music + comfy place to sleep has always been a winning combination for me.
Fresh fruit? How are you hungry let alone craving fruit on shrooms?
vitamins
Re: Magic mushrooms found to lift severe depression in clinical trial
#10When I am finishing a mushroom experience I usually have overwhelming feelings of love and am excited to start the next day. My brain is racing with all the possibilities of life and ways I can make things better for myself. People should be coached in how to have a good mushroom experience and what to expect. Nature + fresh fruit + good music + comfy place to sleep has always been a winning combination for me.
Fresh fruit? How are you hungry let alone craving fruit on shrooms?
For some reason eating fruit while on mushrooms is very satisfying to me. It makes me think about how the earth provides delicious fleshy fruit that literally grows on trees, and all of the other trippy thoughts that come with conceptualizing what a piece of fruit actually is.
Also, increased vitamin C.