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Littlemuffn t1_japw3wb wrote

Reply to comment by Yourbubblestink in Seeking psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy by [deleted]

I’m 30 years old and can tell you this is not a recently emerging field by a long shot and I encourage you to do some reading into it. I got my degree in psychology, which required a heavy amount of research. There were SO MANY scholarly articles that were published which have shown that psilocybin has had overwhelmingly positive outcomes on those with depression alone. It has also shown to be effective with those who have anxiety disorder as well.

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Yourbubblestink t1_jar94fq wrote

I’m twice your age and I know that it’s been around forever and a curiosity to people, especially those who are inclined to do recreational drugs. There’s always been this hope that we can find magic in the things that make us feel good, like on our days off. There’s still needs to be a lot of research. Keep in mind that the United States went through a period of time where we felt like cocaine was medicinal.

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[deleted] OP t1_jas8kvc wrote

It’s showing very good promise in trials. I would never prevent someone with a potentially terminal illness (treatment-resistant depression) from using a drug that has shown promise in trials but is not yet fully approved.

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mw1219 t1_jat1vq9 wrote

> I’m twice your age...

Whoop....there it is. Put down that boomer mentality of "all drugs bad" and understand that medicine has many forms. Mental as well as physical well-being can be improved through new means.

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Littlemuffn t1_jatty0r wrote

Yea, I wasn’t even bringing my age into my comment as a way to say ‘I have been here longer than you and therefore know more than you’ but to give some context that I’ve undergone traditional treatment my entire life with many different providers and have tried so many medications since I was a child, that I’ve lost count.

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