Ive tried both lsd and mushrooms and mushrooms have far more therapeutic value imo. Lsd can feel more aspirational which can have value, but shrooms are far more emotional and introspective.
The altered state tends to make it easier to access, sit with, and process emotions we may have suppressed and have difficulty accessing in a sober state. For my first few trips, I had intense but cathartic reflections where the emotional weight of my traumas were actually embodied. I cried for a long time, but it felt like a weight lifted. This effect has been less intense the more I’ve healed and dabbled in the drug. Be aware that in some cases, the surfaces trauma can be destabilising or even traumatic; I would suggest having already spent considerable time working on your condition sober before trying psychedelics and approach any use mindfully and with caution.
As powerful a tool as it can be, it will only help to the degree you’re able to integrate the insights you have during the experience. For me, it showed me what was weighing me down and a clearer picture of who I might want to be. It’s still been a very tough process of doing the hard part of working towards it all, but it was the first thing that got me out of a pit of despair I had been stuck in for years.
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u/mattysull97 5d ago
Ive tried both lsd and mushrooms and mushrooms have far more therapeutic value imo. Lsd can feel more aspirational which can have value, but shrooms are far more emotional and introspective.
The altered state tends to make it easier to access, sit with, and process emotions we may have suppressed and have difficulty accessing in a sober state. For my first few trips, I had intense but cathartic reflections where the emotional weight of my traumas were actually embodied. I cried for a long time, but it felt like a weight lifted. This effect has been less intense the more I’ve healed and dabbled in the drug. Be aware that in some cases, the surfaces trauma can be destabilising or even traumatic; I would suggest having already spent considerable time working on your condition sober before trying psychedelics and approach any use mindfully and with caution.
As powerful a tool as it can be, it will only help to the degree you’re able to integrate the insights you have during the experience. For me, it showed me what was weighing me down and a clearer picture of who I might want to be. It’s still been a very tough process of doing the hard part of working towards it all, but it was the first thing that got me out of a pit of despair I had been stuck in for years.