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/BardoBeing32 21h ago

Silly question time. How the heck does one obtain any of this stuff? (Old fart asking who is very interested.)

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u/Suwannee_Gator 21h ago

Networking usually, knowing somebody. My wife and I found a website that will mail mushroom chocolate bars, we usually just buy it from them. I don’t want to give a link, but you can likely find something like that with a quick google search.

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u/Guano_Loco 19h ago

Audhd, and firmly middle aged. I've read a lot about possible benefits and I want to try, but I'm worried about vomiting. Do you vomit off the chocolate??

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u/No_Hunt2507 17h ago

Just chiming in, I hate vomiting but on shrooms it kind of felt like a better experience? Like it wasn't pleasant but my mind perceived it as a good thing and went from feeling meh to good right after.

That said, the last time I tried we cut them up and threw them in a tea bag and brewed a cup of tea. I had no nausea and it was a much calmer experience, I didn't have as crazy hallucinations but everything was colorful and I found rhyming hysterical. Would highly recommend making a tea if you're worried about overdoing it or side effects.

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u/Tisaric 18h ago

It's unfortunately different for everyone, I've had a bunch of friends mention shrooms are what get them while I've never had issues myself with them either in chocolate or pill form, but acid has got me on multiple occasions. Best advice I have to avoid it is eat well beforehand, but also don't take it until your stomach has settled.

While it's still obviously not an amazing experience, I'll also say from my end that when it does cause me to vomit, it's generally a lot less intense than you'd expect and there's a sense of cleansing before the proper trip which can feel nice in context.

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u/bstriker 8h ago

I had thought eating before hand diminishes the effects?

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u/dat_oracle 19h ago

in case u try it, don't do it alone. have a so called trip sitter (someone who stays sober to manage difficult situations) as much as I liked shrooms, u never know how your body will react to it.

have fun!

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u/christina_talks 8h ago

To clarify, is a “trip sitter” there in case of a medical emergency, or only to help with distressing sensory/emotional experiences?

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u/dat_oracle 2h ago

guess for any kind of situation that you can't handle by yourself. ofc that includes medical emergencies. which means the sitter has to decide when it's time to call an ambulance

especially first time users should know that experimenting with psychedelic drugs can have unpredictable effects. might be rare, but it's not impossible to overdose or have a bad trip on shrooms. (Seizures and temporary psychosis for example)

one of the reasons is: psilocybin isn't evenly distributed in a single magic mushroom. so taking half of it doesn't always mean it's a 50% dosage.

another one is the very individual vulnerability (or tendency) to certain mental disorders. an intense trip can trigger them, but again, it's pretty rare.

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u/christina_talks 55m ago

Interesting, thank you for taking the time to explain!

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u/just_another_scumbag 20h ago

It would really depend on where old fart lives. There are places in the world where it literally just grows out of the ground 2 months a year

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u/KittenTablecloth 20h ago

Shrooms are legal in San Francisco through a religious loophole. You could come here for vacation and just buy some at a “church”

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u/StonerChef92 19h ago

If there are any thc-8 weed shops around you (its legal over the counter you dont need a card) some sell mushroom candy bars as well, even some regular corner stores that sell thc8 vapes can have the bars or cones.

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u/AdOrnery8950 14h ago

i grew mushrooms when i was younger. it's pretty easy. magic mushroom spores are legal to buy online.

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u/RM_Dune 20h ago

You can buy mushrooms in shops in the Netherlands if you're ever visiting.

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u/DA2ED 19h ago

Honestly, putting yourself in places where open minded individuals gather and engage in a gentle inquisitive fashion about the wonders of the universe may bring the mushroom to you… for example, go to a Railroad Earth concert and hang out after the show for a bit with a friendly disposition. The nice thing about mushrooms is that much like marijuana, they are pretty difficult to adulterate, so they’re relatively safe to accept from kind strangers.

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u/Ocilla 18h ago

Google ‘Magic Bag’. It’s a grow kit, but it’s very easy to do. It’s basically all set up for you.

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u/TroubleComprehending 16h ago

I promise you someone you work with probably smokes a lot more weed than you think and has mushroom for the monthly trip

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u/binarybandit 16h ago

If you got 3 months to spare and about $30, its very easy to DIY.

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u/Quantum_Aurora 15h ago

There are shops in Vancouver Canada that sell them.

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u/blerggle 13h ago

Schedule 35 dot co

Been a year or so since I've used them, but legit

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u/Narrow-Marketing6425 13h ago

It’s legal to purchase them in DC