• EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Anecdotal, but it seriously saved me from my old habits of thought, helped me learn to meditate and feel present, showed me what it’s like to be okay for a little while.

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      1 year ago

      I usually do shrooms at least once or twice a year, whenever I feel like I’m stuck in a shitty thought pattern and can’t seem to get out of it. Although I did some like 2 weeks ago after over 2 years of not doing any because I was scared I was going to have a difficult experience. (Surprise, I did and I’ve never suffered so much in my life before. Still worth it.)

      It’s super weird how for at least a week after, no matter what kind of experience I get, my thought process is so much more… flexible I guess? Really don’t know how to describe it but it is such a blessing.

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        1 year ago

        Increases brain plasticity so it makes sense to change how flexible your thought processes are.

        Apparently a bad trip is better for depression etc than a good one, and my first bad trip I agree was the worst experience, but it actually helped me shift perspective and feel there really was a ‘worse’.

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          but it actually helped me shift perspective and feel there really was a ‘worse’.

          Yuuup.