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Journaling, Exercise, Sunlight, Socialization.
They might not cure all cases of depression, but if you can bring yourself to have a healthy amount of each every single day then you’re FAR more likely to feel better.
Also your diet should be healthy but that’s way harder to quantify so just think twice before eating junk and you’re probably going to be fine
What are the general contents of a typical journal entry for you? I hear the concept bandied about frequently, but I’ve never understood the relation between journaling and better mental health.
The toxicity I bring to the table is that it feels, to me, indulgent at best, egotistical at worst. Which is its own kettle of fish I need to do something about, but, hey, one issue at a time.
I’m no advocate for it and rarely journal except for in specific circumstances that have a clearer goal; however, I would think it to be therapeutic, a way to introspect a little before moving on.
Meditation, writ?
Molly, shrooms, LSD, weed
Only works if you keep doing it lol ive done all of them and still feel like OP.
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A really strong mushroom trip permanently cured my depression and I haven’t felt any sadness or dread in 5 years
Money. Lots and lots of money
Gummies and weed have been doing a great job so far. All is fine and relaxed.
Meth will make you feel like all of your problems are completely solved and you’re a massive success. Then about 3-12 months later you will have destroyed all of your relationships, your life will be ruined, your brain & body will be wrecked, your muscles gone, and you might be in prison. Don’t fuck with it.
LSD
Step 1: take LSD Step 2: have profound experience Step 3: realise it takes around two weeks minimum for tolerance to reset Step 4: realise eight months later that you’ve been knitting for a while and your cat has more cardigans than yourself.
Tbh, taking lsd more than every few weeks sounds exhausting. Trips are great, but they go on a while and can be challenging spiritually. But lsd has definitely helped me with some mental pain.
I’ve done both. Tripped well over thirty times so far, in my life.
I’d most certainly use the advice of Prof. James Fadiman, and take the approach with caution when treating conditions therapeutically. Doing it as soon as my tolerance reset, for a few months, dulled any possibility of a journey beneficial to my psyche (as they just blended together and became meaningless).
Most definitely not overdo it. As you stated it can be a wonderful tool, when respected for what it is and that’s not through frequent use.Yeah. Honestly, once or twice a year is enough for me. Because it’s just a lot to process and I’m basically out of commission for 2 days anyways.
lol. i’ve tripped so many times it’s basically like a past time activity now. i still don’t do it much more than once or twice per season, but at 50 that’s a lot, and when i was in my 20’s psychedelic mushrooms grew in my back yard.
Don’t abuse any of them.
Just take psychedelics.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-psychedelic-drugs-may-help-depression
Single dose of LSD provides immediate and lasting relief from anxiety, study says
I took one hell of a dose of shrooms and it wasn’t a calm or gentle experience. It made my depression go away for like 6 months though.
Shrooms are definitely the ones that take you on a trip instead of you tripping on them if you take enough. I’ve found that I’ve been incapable of having a bad time on acid generally, although I’ve heard of bad trips so I remain cautious taking it.
oh trust me, you can have bad trips on acid way easier than shrooms. acid gets pretty intense and is very mental, whereas, mushrooms are generally a good vibe. i recommend both though.
i could tell you some bad trip stories, though.
I mean it’s definitely up to the person. Every time I’ve taken acid I’ve had the realization “oh yeah, it’s impossible to be sad on acid” again, maybe that will change, I’ve heard the stories.
Whereas part of one of my best mushroom trips involved me thinking about an ex and allowing the emotions to overwhelm me and allowing myself to sob and wallow in the memory.
Maybe it’s that when an acid trip is “bad” it’s generally a bad time and the fun is over for the rest of the trip, where bad feelings on a mushroom trip can be therapeutic and don’t necessarily sour the overall experience.
yes. intense emotional trips can very much be a thing on mushrooms, and that can be very therapeutic. bad trips on acid usually involve some kind of logic breakdown, where some kind of delusion enters into your mind and dominates your thoughts. i’ve had delusions of grandeur and also paranoid delusions. they all made me stronger as a person, but the paranoid delusions were pretty intense and also fucking terrifying.
I had a similar experience. Acid was chill. Felt great, music was wonderful. Snapped me out of my depression enough to make an appointment with my psychiatrist and get back on treatment. Downside was how long it lasts, mostly after you’ve come down and are unable to sleep for ages.
Shrooms, on the other hand… I remember rolling on the floor, chewing on my desk, and completely forgetting who I was - but I could sort of remember a friend of mine who had amnesia from a bad motor accident, so I reasoned that I must be them. Plus I felt nauseous the whole time. Maybe a lower dosage would have been better but it’s not like I was trying to take enough to see god or anything. People react differently to everything, after all.
Wasn’t traumatic or anything, but wasn’t helpful either. It was an interesting experience to have but I would not want to repeat it.
Have you tried the Lemon Tek for shrooms? In my limited experience it seems to help with the nausea.
Shrooms.
This is the correct answer.
I can’t agree more honestly. I am still awaiting ego death
Like, right now or are you trying to get to it.
And why?
Ego death is fake and stupid.
Charity and service.
It’s hard to stay depressed and unmotivated while helping someone else up.
I don’t always have the energy or resources, but when I do, it can be a hell of a high.
Can’t help yourself, help someone else
Yep! This is the secret to happiness in life. Helping other people! Plus it doesn’t take huge amounts of time either. A couple of hours per week can have carryover effects that last a long time.
Hobbies are also great. The big hobby I’m learning is gardening. Planting seeds, taking care of them, watching them grow: somehow this activity is just immensely satisfying for me. Plus I get to try some delicious food (which probably tastes even better due to the emotional investment). It’s also really cool because seeds are quite cheap and you can grow varieties that you’ll never see in a grocery store.
This right here. Volunteering and helping others has helped a ton with addressing my depression and nihilism.
Not alcohol, that’s for sure. Waking up on the sofa again is a real pain in the arse.
Yeah, alcohol is a pretty insidious bastard. It’ll sneak up on you.
Mood control. Scientists have determined that specific serotonin receptors in your brain might be responsible for specific moods.
Depression and irritability. Low serotonin in the brain can lead you to be frustrated more quickly than you used to be. A lack of serotonin also depletes your energy so you’re quickly wiped out. When you do things that used to give you pleasure, you might find they don’t give you a boost like they did in the past.
One ecstasy please
Do MDMA not that ecstasy pressed pill trash
It’s called one milion dollars
Billionaire blood
