I am too square I guess.
For context, when I was in undergrad ~10 years ago, it was accepted as fact that a person only ever had the amount of neurons they were born with, and that new neurons could never be produced endogenously.
In any event, the authors of this study certainly aren't advocating that anyone start using illegal drugs.
Caffeine withdrawal symptoms are up there with a heavy drinking hangover that just won't go away during which I'll contemplate ending it all.
I think it's important to realize "drugs" is so ambiguous and overused it's basically meaningless. Rather than this clear black and white dichotomy of non-drugs vs. drugs, good vs. bad, safe vs. harmful, non-hallucinogenic vs. hallucinogenic, there's a lot of nuance and every substance has its own risks vs. benefits to be considered, understood, and respected. This extends well beyond "drugs", the same can be said of food, exercise, sports, relationships... it's life.
2) Treatment for end of life (it seems to help with some kind of acceptance of the impending death, creates mental states which make for a less agitated ending)
If you aren't needing 1) above, then thats good. Keep not needing it.
If you aren't needing 2) above, you need to remember we all get there...
I sincerely hope the trend that we’ve been seeing where compounds like DMT, MDMA, and Psilocybin are getting the proper scientific attention they severely lacked for over 50 years. I understand why that is, but it’s a shame that it happened at all. Imagine where we would be if we had had that time to study and put these and other substances to good use.
I do appreciate the fact that your post is about self reflection on your decisions rather than the judging of others that do decide to participate.
There has been a ban on exploring certain plants in the last 50 years, and with that ban lifting, suddenly there is a constipated rush of research about these plants that would have otherwise been done slowly over decades.
The ban? Schedule one medicine prohibited scientific research of those plants and chemicals. It wasn't until the presidency changed that, by turning a blind eye to it instead of enforcing it. The idea is if states legalize, then research should be legally allowed as well.
Where I live all of this is legal, so it's where most of the research was happening. It's legal in more places in the US today, so for all I know research is happening now in more places.
What states have done is they legalize in the cities where the research is being done. (Or research follows where cities have legalized.)
I still think they are a worthy subject of study.
And in this context its studying medicinal properties, so its not even a recreational context.
You're not square at all, these are a good set of questions to be asking.
“In 2000, the psychedelic research group at Johns Hopkins was the first to achieve regulatory approval in the U.S. to reinitiate research with psychedelics in healthy volunteers who had never used a psychedelic. Their 2006 publication on the safety and enduring positive effects of a single dose of psilocybin sparked a renewal of psychedelic research worldwide.”
More US states are legalizing possession of so-called magic mushrooms.
I’m not seeing a conspiracy here.
(It’s also worth pointing out that academic research isn’t “the media.”)
A recent relevant example is Purdue Pharma: https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-purdue-pharma-medi...
I don’t know. I’m not seeing any malfeasance and I don’t think research into psychedelics is innately immoral or improper, so I’m not motivated to check the institution’s funding sources. You can probably find this out fairly easily.
Why do you put the word research in scare quotes? Do you not personally approve of the research, or do you have evidence that the research methodology or conclusions are problematic?
With all the above (more uncharitably, since actors have the means, motive, and opportunity), we should certainly be skeptical when we notice this happening and not hand-wave it away.
A bit misleading to say most states or a few states have legalized it.
Sure other states are researching it, but that's a long way from state sanctioned legalization.
I wish everyone in the states had access to it, sadly that's just not the current reality here today. States could benefit economically like most have from legalization of marijuana, billions of dollars to be made.
In addition to Oregon, no states have, but some cities have.
“ The movement to decriminalize psilocybin in the United States began in the late 2010s, with Denver, Colorado, becoming the first city to decriminalize psilocybin in May 2019. The cities of Oakland and Santa Cruz, California, followed suit and decriminalized psilocybin in June 2019 and January 2020, respectively.”
In addition to Oregon, no states have, but some cities have.
“The movement to decriminalize psilocybin in the United States began in the late 2010s, with Denver, Colorado, becoming the first city to decriminalize psilocybin in May 2019. The cities of Oakland and Santa Cruz, California, followed suit and decriminalized psilocybin in June 2019 and January 2020, respectively.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin_decriminalization...
Not really comparable to smoking cigarettes, drinking caffeine or alcohol, which virtually no one believes any similar effect and are usually used for much more mundane reasons.
On the other hand if like many people you suffer from anxiety or depression and find that prescription medicine is ineffective then microdosing drugs can have miraculous effects. THC has helped me deal with anxiety way better than prescription drugs so I now micro dose THC capsules. I’m lucky enough to live in a country where weed and its derivatives are fully legal so I can just go to a store and buy what I need.
The choice is not only between pharma drugs or plant drugs.
Just wondering if you've noticed any improvement from regular exercising?
I'm not the best at "regular" (daily) exercise, but I do notice difference in my mental state when I exercise vs when I haven't for prolonged time periods. I have back problems, my idea of exercise is walking around the block. Which works mostly.
Do you have a particular diet you follow to help alleviate anxiety? (I.e. no caffeine or sugar..etc?)
Just curious about others who suffer anxiety disorder(s) not trying to single you out.
In a safe environment, with people you trust, it will "Change" your life.
Environment seems to be the biggest factor in any successful treatment--drugs, psychedelics, or nothing at all--environment reigns supreme.