• Addv4@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Shrooms. Started tripping, and within a month I actually was beginning to handle my depression, anxiety, subsequently got a good paying job (was burnt out for around a year after college), feel pretty decent about life, and am still kind of going through some aspects and improving my life. I kind of am of the opinion that if you you don’t have to worry about psychosis, trip at least once in your life (I’ve become that friend that recommends drugs, but for a reason). For some people, that can make an amazing amount of difference either in their personal life, or how they actually react to others. The biggest takeaway I got was how to actually listen to other on more than a just surface level without really trying.

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      1 year ago

      Psychedelics can be a game changer, for sure!

      I’ve dabbled - and I am happy to say one lasting benefit is the little voice that said “God I wish I could just shoot myself right now”, several times a day, for years, is gone.

      Integration is key, though - but it sounds like you’ve got that on lock. Life’s the real trip, but tripping can help remind you of that (at least, sometimes, for a lot of but not all people).

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        Oh, absolutely. It took a bit until the tripping actually got the whole integration of the experience down. I actually went to interview for my current job about 2 days after a trip, still had that sense of perspective and it made it a much easier experience where I was able to keep myself rather calm, and I suspect that might have been one of the things that made everything work out in the end. Just to note, I’m not saying the psychodelics will solve all of your problems (still fixing quite a few I made over the last year while severely depressed), but they will often help you stay on the right track.