I've been microdosing and taking full trips upwards of 300ug over the last year and turned my life around. I've been able to conquer my inner demons , learn to love development again and break ground on personal motivation and roadblocks and problem solving.<p>I was prescribed vyvanse and tried modafinil for a while and found they harmed more than helped in the long run , based all around getting me to enjoy mundane tasks rather than chase the excitement of challenges that acid gives me
The idea that drugs and drug experiences are <i>so</i> bad that they should be denied to all, and even the dieing should only be bludgeoned out of their pain with opiates, is one I find fairly disgusting.<p>There is a cornucopia of mental states to be experienced. If LSD and/or psilocybin offer lasting relief from the terror and darkness of imminent death, they should be embraced openly. As should any and all other drugs that may ease someone's passing.
I think using hallucinogens and other drugs is absolutely what we should be giving to those who are terminally ill. Doping them all up so they just sit around drooling is inhumane. This may sound way out of the bounds of normalcy, but I think cannabis should be provided to everyone in a nursing home. Dying, and waiting to die, for all things considered, seem like a very painful, depressing, stressful process. Anything that can be done to let terminally ill patients float off into the afterlife in peace and without pain is a good thing, and anything we can do to improve end of life care we should consider.
It's worth noting that there is a risk here. LSD can put you in a mental state prime for significant changes to your psyche - in either direction. It's vitally important that the right scenario be crafted or the trip could spiral into a tramautic experience, especially if they have a terminal illness to dwell on during the trip. LSD is an amazing drug with potential to help people, but let's not forget that it can be dangerous and administer it carefully.
There is existing clinical evidence that Psilocybin is helpful for treating anxiety and depression in cancer patients.<p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/12/the-life-changing-magic-of-mushrooms/509246/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/12/the-life-...</a>
Imagine a world where a terminally ill patient has a dedicated medical practitioner. Now imagine that practitioner is also a psychedelic shaman who guides a patient through twelve hours of intense LSD-induced hallucinations.<p>Now imagine that you are the owner of this bridge I am selling, for a very reasonable price.
The key is this: Substances such as LSD, psilocybin or DMT can put the brain into a special mode of functioning which can in turn enable capacities which can be described as "psychic" in certain circumstances (this is also linked to the "mystical experience" which is often mentioned by users). These experiences make people aware of the fact that there is a whole invisible world (or spiritual dimension) which has nothing to do with our material experience. This understanding leads to a much higher degree of freedom for the person experiencing all of this. For obvious reasons, such a person can be much less manipulated by negative emotions such as greed, hatred and fear. It leads to less war and less consumerism. But both of these components make up big parts of the US economy, which represents a small percentage of very wealthy people who are afraid of losing their dominance. This is probably the most important reason why these substances which have so much potential have been suppressed for so long, without real and valid justification.