A new study from the Journal of Psychopharmacology has found that taking psychedelic drugs does not result in impairment of mental health or an increased risk of depression. From the three drugs that were involved (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide or LSD, Psilocybin and Mescaline), the study declared that there are ‘no significant associations between lifetime use of psychedelics and increased likelihood of past year serious psychological distress, mental health treatment, suicidal thoughts, suicidal plans and suicide attempt, depression and anxiety.’
People who experiment with psilocybin “report it as one of the most profound experiences they’ve had in their lives, even comparing it to the birth of their children.” [Source]
We’ve known for several years now that the psychedelic compound psilocybin found in certain types of mushrooms can cause beneficial personality changes in an individual resulting in a more open personality, which is associated with imagination, art, feelings and general ‘broad-mindedness’. This study was conducted at the John Hopkins University of Medicine in Baltimore and found that even as little as one mushroom can cause these positive personality changes for up to a year. It is noteworthy to say that openness is also associated with larger successes in life, according to psychedelic researcher and scientist Dr. Robin Carhart Harris.
“Psychedelics often elicit deeply personally and spiritually meaningful experiences and sustained beneficial effects.” [Source]
The results of this study are likely no surprise to many, because the idea that taking psychedelic drugs results in mental instability is preposterous. Research on psychedelics has only recently started up again after a multi-decade hiatus under the dictate that this research is unsafe to conduct. This assertion is being contradicted by a growing body of evidence that psychedelics do not cause serious problems like we’ve been told, and now psychedelics are slowly becoming the new mainstream area of research into mental health.
Would try psychedelics as a form of intentional therapy if it we’re legal and safely available?
Did this Resonate with You? Please Comment Below: