I think I accidentally stumbled into the perfect (for me) solution when I became the 'mushroom guy' in college at the same time that I learned about/became obsessed with meditation. i tripped every two weeks for a stretch of ~6 months while developing a meditation habit and consuming every Alan Watts lecture on youtube.

not saying at all that this like fixed me, it still hits from time to time. we're not broken, just fucked up by our environment, parents, culture, poverty, biology, etc. me cramming shrooms and meditation simultaneously for a year just gave my brain a major reset and helped me develop mindfulness tools for keeping my nervous system on an even keel.

there is some scientific backing to this approach, I've learned about later on. psychedelics can help bump you off mental patterns, and mindfulness can help you create new patterns intentionally.
the key though is in the combo.

[–] dat_math@hexbear.net 5 points 5 days ago

I came here to say mushrooms as well but I think for me it's as much a direct pharmacological effect on my depression and adhd as it is the accumulation of downstream effects on my mindfulness toolkit/coping skills. I say this because I can feel my perception change and the effort required to exert my attention climb around 9-12 months after my last trip and these changes evaporate nearly immediately post trip. Maybe I wouldn't experience this if I went back on methylphenidate but the side effects got rough as I got old

there is some scientific backing to this approach, I've learned about later on. psychedelics can help bump you off mental patterns, and mindfulness can help you create new patterns intentionally. the key though is in the combo.

100%

[–] shath@hexbear.net 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

gunna do this but with m*th thanks

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm gonna do this but with chloroform

[–] shath@hexbear.net 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

hell yeah brother let me get a hit of that

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I know a guy that even get you some diethyl ether. If we can get some opium, we're gonna party like it's 1890 again.

[–] shath@hexbear.net 1 points 4 days ago

let me at it let me at it