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The New York Times reports on possible medical use of psilocybin

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felicidad

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/science/12psychedelics.html?th&emc=th

“All of a sudden, everything familiar started evaporating,” he recalled. “Imagine you fall off a boat out in the open ocean, and you turn around, and the boat is gone. And then the water’s gone. And then you’re gone.”

Today, more than a year later, Dr. Martin credits that six-hour experience with helping him overcome his depression and profoundly transforming his relationships with his daughter and friends. He ranks it among the most meaningful events of his life, which makes him a fairly typical member of a growing club of experimental subjects.

What are your thoughts?
 
I can only share my personal experience. Several years ago I was clinically depressed (for various reasons that I won't go into).

You don't want to live, there's nothing to live for, every thought is worse than the last. The feeling of utter futility is constant. You don't see a reason to get out of bed in the morning, and the night ushers in thoughts of ending it all.

I opted not to take any anti-depressants. Responsible use of cannabis and certain psychedelics have not only got rid of any depressing thoughts (ask my friends, I'm annoyingly optimistic), but also they have increased my confidence tenfold, and I mean when not on drugs (I use them very irregularly), but all day every day.

Was it recreational? Was it self medication? Well I enjoyed every moment and I have come out the other side a kinder, happier person. You tell me.

Political and social dogma has denied us research into what could be the biggest psychological breakthrough of this century...

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In fact I think this would be a good thread to discuss the theraputic potential of psychedelics. I know for me, it worked far far better than any pharmacutical could have.

Does anybody else have any experiences they'd like to share? It can be anything, but I don't want any non-specific hippie psychobabble, lets have cases of genuine, quantifiable psychological improvement.
 
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As many of you probably already know, my username signifies the effect mushrooms have had on my life.

A brief synopsis: I was struggling with minor depression, a major case of ennui, and general apathy towards life. I nearly failed out of college my sophomore year for lack of motivation/depression. I was studying (or not) something I utterly despised. I discussed possible psychoanalysis with my psychologist mother-- we also talked about medication. We both agreed that medication only leads down a slippery slope, so I simply decided to wait things out.

Suffice it to say: I took mushrooms in my dorm room, had a transformative experience, switched my college major to something I liked, and totally turned my sense of ennui into a vest for life. This was some four years ago and I still feel transformed by that first trip. No depression, no sense of ennui, only a burning desire to extract the most from life while I'm alive.

I believe Terrance McKenna has a quote pertaining to this subject, but I cannot recall it right now...
 
I love hearing that other people had the same experience that I had. In fact, that's why I posted it. I strongly believe that when used responsibly, psilocybin (and cannabis) can and does heal.

For the past seven years, I've been constantly prescribed Prozac for depression. This is after trying my luck with: Zoloft, Cymbalta, Wellbutrin, and Lexapro. About a year ago, my friend gave me a chocolate and I immediately felt relieved of all of my negative emotions. I loved it. It was two months before I tried it again, but this time I did it solely for the purpose of self-exploration. I did it on the beach, and everything was beautiful. My emotions were beautiful. Everything, down to the last thing on this earth. I realized that everything helps each other, whether they try to or not. Since then, I have honestly been changed. I'm happy. I have control. It was almost like the negativity inside of me died. I'm not on any antidepressants anymore. I love my life.
 
Years before I was diagnosed as having moderate/severe depression I also found that a very good and intense Psilocybin experience really did help with my depression.
 
It's always nice to see an article in a mainstream news-source that DOESN'T demonize the responsible use of psychedelics! Thanks for sharing felicidad! I only hope that someday everyone will have the opportunity to experience what we all have, without the fear of negative governmental repercussions. Hopefully I'll get to see it during this lifetime! :D
 
I too had suffered from depression prior to psychedelic use in a non party atmosphere. MDMA was the first to give me new perspective but salvia made me appreciate everything more, both good and bad, while 2c-e got me out of my lazy unmotivated ways. Last, 4-aco-dmt helped me get over resentment wwith my mom and now me and her are close again.
 
BUMP.

Anymore for anymore? I'm really interesting in getting real life psychological self help "success" stories out there.

A few people have already posted theirs, I really think this is the tip of the iceberg. For every LSD horror story out there, I would put money on there being thousands of success stories. Unfortunatly we have a tendency to focus on the negatives...
 
About a year ago I was depressed, rebellious, and doing shitty in school. Smoking weed everyday, experimenting with pills, and not really giving a damn about the consequences. All of that changed after my first trip. I was convinced that I could do school work without a problem, and that I was just being lazy, that I had no reason to be sad, and that my parents had already been through enough.

The next morning I woke up, got a shit load of work done, and was in a great mood. This continued for a long time, and now I barely smoke and I take pills make once every 1-3 months. Mushies and LSD is all I really care for anymore.
 
As mentioned in the article, psychedelics can be very useful for people having cancer. I used 4-HO-MET to decide if the risks of doing a chemotherapy would justify its possible benefits and I used LSD in my third and last cycle to face my fear of death and it was definately the right decision. It´s a shame that such useful tools are banned without a plausible reason.
 
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As mentioned in the article, psychedelics can be very useful for people having cancer. I used 4-HO-MET to decide if the risks of doing a chemotherapy would justify its possible benefits and I used LSD in my third and last cycle to face my fear of death and it was definately the right decision. It´s a shame that such useful tools are banned without a plausible reason.
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I agree, there's such a wealth of potential with these chemicals.

I think the establishment is beginning to come to terms with this, recently we're seen research into cannabinoids and various other psychedelics. Only recently are drugs such as these becomming socially... I don't want to say acceptable, but justified.
 
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