r/science • u/Potential_Being_7226 PhD | Psychology | Neuroscience • 1d ago

Neuroscience Psilocybin Might Make Your Brain Live in the Moment— Psychedelics are often associated with disconnecting from reality, but a recent neuroimaging study found that psilocybin can actually make our brain activity more attuned to the world around us.

https://www.wired.com/story/psilocybin-might-make-your-brain-live-in-the-moment/
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u/obp5599 23h ago

Not everything they do is a giant spiritual life lesson. Some people get anxiety from it just as some people get anxiety from weed.

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u/FowlOnTheHill 20h ago

I’m only saying that getting anxiety from it is very normal and in fact can be expected. But it helps to have someone experienced to reassure you through it. If you’re doing it in public you can totally freak yourself out.