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Far out dude...

I am super interested to see how this goes. I've heard studies from western states have shown encouraging results in some people.

It only took 50 years to circle back to considering these things might have benefits beyond getting high or hearing colors.

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[โ€“] redfox@infosec.pub 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] remotelove@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

Thank you.

Alcoholism usually comes with a ton of baggage, as do most other addictions. Some find thier peace in AA or other kinds of activities like that.

I found my solice by facing my problems head on and unleashing the psilocybin equivalent of a nuclear bomb inside my head. My brain needed some major rewiring, TBH.

Also, science. Psychedelics are known to introduce a degree of neuroplasticity, neurogenesis and dendritic growth. Psilocybin is also suspected to function as an extremely potent and highly effective SSRI which is why microdosing is so popular. Some of the recent papers and lectures I have seen show that psilocybin may function better than raw serotonin itself, but that is some really new data, so that analysis may change.

All that stuff means is that you can grow new braincells and possibly rewire existing ones. (Some theories propose that excessive psychedelic use can actually start breaking down the supporting proteins of neurons too much, so there is that. That would require a degree of excess that is far beyond what I am even capable of, though.)