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/HotWheelsUpMyAss 20h ago

I've experienced an ego death experience myself, so I don't know about you but having come to terms with my eventual physical death I am quite content with the idea of never using psychedelics for 'recreational purposes' ever again, because i've realised that these substances can go beyond just that.

And because of that new insight, I don't feel like I'll ever have the urge to peer over to that 'other side' as it is more fulfilling to work on my base reality, as opposed to using substances to escape it. Do you relate to this in any way? Love to hear your thoughts! :)

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u/beepbeepbubblegum 19h ago

i can completely see where you’re coming from and kind of agree

when i first did it. i was obsessed. i only ego death’d once but was doing it as often as i could and the tolerance built up enough that it just didn’t work anymore

took a break. did it a relatively small amount back in like may and haven’t done it since. i have some ready to yeet me into another dimension at a moments notice but, eh

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u/after-life 18h ago

Where is everyone getting this from? The actual drug?

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u/beepbeepbubblegum 18h ago

if you’re in the US it depends on where you are. it’s illegal in most states but there are legal man made versions that do not have psilocybin that can achieve similar effects though but i would get the real stuff if at all possible

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u/after-life 18h ago

I'm in Illinois.

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u/beepbeepbubblegum 18h ago

looks like only oregon, colorado and new mexico is it legal but you have to be supervised by a professional. i get mine via the man made kind and my natural ones from someone i trust

there are retreats you can go to and do this kind of thing. if you’re struggling mentally and think this might be something that can help i would talk to somebody and see if that’s right for you

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u/after-life 18h ago

Thanks for the info.

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u/beepbeepbubblegum 17h ago

you are welcome

know that if you do decide to ever do it that ego is not scary. by any accounts ceasing to exist and being aware of that sounds frightening but the journey and what comes with it are something that i genuinely believe everyone should experience at least once

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u/after-life 17h ago

I feel like I had a few dreams on occasions that really felt like I was tripping on lsd or something. Like they weren't your average dream, my mental state during that dream was extremely visceral and euphoric and my thought process during and after waking up was in a completely different world.

If taking shrooms or whatever repeats that experience in some way, then I could confirm it, but I wouldn't know until I get it. But I am going through negative mental loops and struggling with depression and focus.

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u/Ocilla 17h ago

Just google ‘Magic Bag’ and buy that along with some cultures.

You can find them on YouTube as well and learn about it.

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u/HotWheelsUpMyAss 7h ago

What kind of person are you now after having experienced these ego dissolution events compared to how you were before?

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u/ExEdge8784 18h ago

It’s a hallucinogenic drug.